The Class40 #186 by Sam Manuard, a second-generation scow
IBSA is Class40 no. 186, a Mach 40.5 designed by Sam Manuard and built by JPS Production (Nicolas Groleau) in La Trinité-sur-Mer. Technical launch on August 3, 2022, official christening on September 9, 2022. The boat raced under the colors of IBSA (Swiss pharmaceutical group based in Lugano) with Alberto Bona at the helm as part of the Sailing into the Future. Together program from 2022 to late 2024, then was purchased by Sasha Lanièce and has raced since 2025 under the name Alderan with the Les Déferlantes team.
Design and construction
The Mach 40.5 is the evolution of the Mach 40.4 in the lineage of Manuard scows for the Class40 class. The rounded bow (scow bow) increases power downwind without plowing, the cockpit is recessed and protected for single-handed sailing. JPS Production’s construction uses vacuum-bagged epoxy sandwich with high-density foam cores.
Specifications
- Length: 12.19 m
- Beam: 4.50 m
- Air draft: 20 m
- Displacement: 4.5 t (minimum rating)
- Sail area: 115 m² upwind, 300 m² downwind
Boat achievements
- 2022: 8th Route du Rhum (Bona, solo, 15 days 6 hours 19 minutes)
- 2023: 1st RORC Caribbean 600 (Bona / Santurde del Arco, 14 minutes ahead of Alla Grande – Pirelli by Beccaria), 1st Les Sables – Horta – Les Sables in double-handed, 3rd Transat Jacques Vabre Le Havre – Fort-de-France, Class40 champion title (Bona)
- 2024: 5th Transat CIC Lorient – New York (Bona solo, 12 days 4 hours 35 minutes), race marked by rudder damage and hull delamination
- 2025+: second cycle with Sasha Lanièce under the name Alderan.
