{{Short description|Maxi yacht}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}} {{Infobox Sailing yacht |title=Alfa Romeo II |image=Alfa-Romeo-2-First-Sail.jpg |caption=''Alfa Romeo II'' on her first sail. |othernames=''Black Jack IV'' |club= |nat= |type=[[maxi yacht]] |class= |designer=Reichel/Pugh |builder=McConaghy<br>[[Sydney]], Australia |launched=2005 |owner=[[Neville Crichton]]<br>[[Igor Simčič]] |skip= |crew= |wins=[[Transpacific Yacht Race|2009 Transpac]]<br>[[2009 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race|2009 Sydney–Hobart]] ({{tooltip|l.h.|line honours}}) |boats= |P= |displacement= |length={{convert|30.48|m|abbr=on}} (LOA) |beam={{convert|5.19|m|abbr=on}} |draft={{convert|5.08|m|abbr=on}} |sail=mainsail {{convert|314|m2|sqft|abbr=on}}<br>[[Genoa (sail)|genoa]] {{convert|208|m2|sqft|abbr=on}}<br>[[asymmetrical spinnaker]] {{convert|805|m2|abbr=on}}<ref name="jameslistar2">{{cite web|url=http://www.jameslist.com/AdvertPrint/26387 |title=ALFA ROMEO 2 |publisher=JamesList.com |access-date=2009-07-23 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100109025816/http://www.jameslist.com/AdvertPrint/26387 |archive-date=January 9, 2010 }}</ref> |notes= }}
'''''Alfa Romeo II''''' (rechristened '''''Black Jack IV''''') is a [[maxi yacht]] designed in 2005 by Reichel/Pugh for yachtsman [[Neville Crichton]]. First-to-finish in the 2009 [[Transpacific Yacht Race]] ("the Transpac"), she also set a new elapsed-time Transpac race record<ref name="record">{{cite web |url=http://www.alfaromeo.com.au/default.asp?action=article&ID=19269 |title=Alfa Romeo Poised For New Race Record |last=Unattributed |date=10 July 2009 |work=Alfa Romeo Maxi Yacht |publisher=Alfa Romeo Yacht Racing Team |access-date=2009-07-16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091008034432/http://www.alfaromeo.com.au/default.asp?action=article&ID=19269 |archive-date=October 8, 2009 }} This reference clearly points out that it is the {{convert|100|ft|m|adj=on}} boat which raced in the 2009 Transpac. The boat is actually {{convert|98.4|ft|m}} long; its design is called a "Reichel/Pugh 100." For reference to the boat consummating the new record, see [http://www.transpacrace.com/medianews.html?start=15 Transpac race news] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20090705051351/http://www.transpacrace.com/medianews.html?start=15 |date=2009-07-05 }}.</ref><ref name="AR2Transpac">{{cite web |url=http://www.sail-world.com/USA/Sydney-Hobart-favourite-Alfa-Romeo-smashes-Transpac-Race-record/58872 |title=Sydney Hobart favourite Alfa Romeo smashes Transpac Race record |last=Rowe |first=Edward |date=11 July 2009 |work=Sail-World.com |publisher=TetraMedia Pty.Ltd. |access-date=2009-07-17}} Scroll to page bottom; shows ''Alfa Romeo II'' major victories, including 2009 Transpac finish. </ref> for [[monohull]]s.
''Alfa Romeo II'' is a "Reichel/Pugh 100" design measuring {{convert|30.48|m|ft|abbr=on}} overall.<ref>She was designed as a 98ft yacht but was later extended to 100ft to measure at the upper bound of the new 2008 maxi rating rule</ref> She features a {{convert|44|m|ft|abbr=on}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.myalfaromeo.com.au/default.asp?action=article&ID=17972 |title=New Super Maxi 'Alfa Romeo' Set To Smash Records |last=Unattributed |publisher=Alfa Romeo Yacht Racing Team |access-date=2009-07-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090921070623/http://www.myalfaromeo.com.au/default.asp?action=article&ID=17972 |archive-date=September 21, 2009 }} (Shows mast height and other dimensions of ''Alfa Romeo II'') </ref> carbon fibre mast built by Southern Spars, [[Sailing ballast#Water ballast|water ballast]], and a [[canting keel]]. She is thought to be capable of {{convert|35|kn|mph km/h|sigfig=1}} downwind in a fresh breeze.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gizmag.com/go/4432/2/ |title=The technology behind the new superyachts |last=Hanlon |first=Mike |date=14 July 2005 |publisher=gizmag.com |pages=2 |access-date=2009-07-06}} </ref> Some of the boat's systems are operated via [[Programmable logic controller|PLC]]s, automatically stepping up engine speed as power is required to operate the [[Hydraulic cylinder|hydraulic ram]] actuating the canting keel, or disengaging the [[propeller]] when it is retracted into the hull to reduce drag.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.kiwispy.com/Offshore/AlfaRomeo.htm |title = Alfa Romeo II |work = Sail-World NZL |publisher = www.kiwispy.com |access-date = 2009-07-24 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20091014231033/http://www.kiwispy.com/Offshore/AlfaRomeo.htm |archive-date = 2009-10-14 |url-status = dead }}</ref>
==History== ===2009 Transpac Race=== Total crew of about seventeen sailors included Stanley Honey, navigator; Olympian [[Ben Ainslie]], English Gold Medalist [[Finn (dinghy)|Finn]] sailor of the [[2008 Summer Olympics]]; and members of the Ericcson 4 crew, recently victorious in the [[2008–09 Volvo Ocean Race|Volvo Ocean Race]]. According to the 7 July 2009 morning report, ''Alfa Romeo II'' broke the Transpac race record for most miles covered in one day, set in the 2005 race by ''Morning Glory,'' by sailing {{convert|399|nmi|mi km}} in 24 hours.<ref name="AR2Transpac" /><ref> {{cite web |url=http://www.transpacrace.com/medianews/general-transpac-news/174-transpac-fleet-milestones.html |title=Transpac race milestones |last=Fitzpatrick |first=Lynn |date=7 July 2009 |publisher=Transpacific Yacht Club |access-date=2009-07-08 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130204141348/http://www.transpacrace.com/medianews/general-transpac-news/174-transpac-fleet-milestones.html |archive-date=4 February 2013 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }} ''(Distance covered from 6 am day preceding to 6 am day of report)'' </ref> She improved that on both following days; on 8 July 2009, ''Alfa Romeo II'' reported {{convert|420|nmi|mi km}};<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.transpacrace.com/docs/2009racedocs/Standings09/TP09.S08.TXT |title = Daily Standings July 8, 2009 |last = Race Committee aboard ''Alaska Eagle'' communications vessel |date = 8 July 2009 |work = 2009 Transpac Race |publisher = Transpacific Yacht Club |access-date = 2009-07-08 |archive-url = https://archive.today/20130204213612/http://www.transpacrace.com/docs/2009racedocs/Standings09/TP09.S08.TXT |archive-date = 2013-02-04 |url-status = dead }}</ref> on 9 July 2009, she reported {{convert|431|nmi|mi km}}.<ref> {{cite web |url=http://www.transpacrace.com/docs/2009racedocs/Standings09/TP09.S09.TXT |title=Daily Standings July 9, 2009 |last=Race Committee aboard ''Alaska Eagle'' communications vessel |date=9 July 2009 |work=2009 Transpac Race |publisher=Transpacific Yacht Club |access-date=2009-07-17 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130205031005/http://www.transpacrace.com/docs/2009racedocs/Standings09/TP09.S09.TXT |archive-date=5 February 2013 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }} </ref> She was first to finish the 2009 Transpac race, in which she set a new elapsed-time record<ref name="record" /><ref name="AR2Transpac" /> of 5 days, 14 hours, 36 minutes, 20 seconds.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.transpacrace.com/medianews.html?start=15 |title = Alfa Romeo Smashes Transpac Record by a Day |last = Fitzpatrick |first = Lynn |date = 11 July 2009 |work = Finish reports |publisher = Transpacific Yacht Club |language = en |access-date = 2009-07-16 |archive-url = https://archive.today/20090705051351/http://www.transpacrace.com/medianews.html?start=15 |archive-date = 2009-07-05 |url-status = dead }} Alfa Romeo II is a monohull and set a new monohull elapsed time record. She came within about five hours of breaking the [[multihull]] elapsed time record 5d, 9h, 18m set in 1997 by [[Bruno Peyron]] with his ''Commodore Explorer.''</ref> She has been first to finish in at least 140 races.<ref name="ar3">{{cite web|url=http://www.alfaromeo.com.au/default.asp?action=article&ID=18997 |title=Neville Crichton 'Changes Gears' With Mini Maxi Alfa Romeo III |last=Unattributed |date=13 July 2008 |publisher=Alfa Romeo Yacht Racing Team |access-date=2009-07-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091008042415/http://www.alfaromeo.com.au/default.asp?action=article&ID=18997 |archive-date=October 8, 2009 }} This reference cites 139 1st-to-finish races; the 2009 Transpac marks #140. </ref>
===2009 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race=== In 2009, she was the first to finish the [[Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race]].<ref name="sh2009">{{cite web |url = http://rolexsydneyhobart.com/news.asp?key=4593 |title = Alfa Romeo takes line honours |last = Unattributed |date = 28 December 2009 |publisher = Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race |access-date = 2009-12-28 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20091231020100/http://rolexsydneyhobart.com/news.asp?key=4593 |archive-date = 2009-12-31 |url-status = dead }}</ref>
==Sponsorship== The ''Alfa Romeo'' yachts owned by [[Neville Crichton]] are [[Sponsor (commercial)|sponsor]]ed by [[Alfa Romeo#Yachting|Alfa Romeo Automobiles]] S.p.A. of Turin, Italy. They own the ''Alfa Romeo'' name and other intellectual properties such as logos, emblems (used on ''Alfa Romeo III''), and manner of depicting the name as shown on the [[mainsail]] of ''Alfa Romeo II'' in the infobox.
In 2006 the team is also sponsored by [[SLAM (clothing)|SLAM]], an Italian company producer of technical sailing sportswear, that provides the team of technical clothing.
==See also== *''[[Alfa Romeo I]]'' *''[[Alfa Romeo III]]'' *''[[Wild Oats XI]]''
==References== {{Reflist|2}}
==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20110217125322/http://alfaromeo.com.au/maxiyacht/ Alfa Romeo Yacht Racing Team] site *[https://web.archive.org/web/20091007061922/http://www.alfaromeo.com.au/default.asp?action=article&ID=19000 Alfa Romeo Yacht Racing Team news releases] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20090921070623/http://www.myalfaromeo.com.au/default.asp?action=article&ID=17972 Alfa Romeo II build details] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20111005142118/https://event-manager.compete-at.com/Manager/event/entryDetails.do?eid=332&entryid=12521 2009 Transpac race crew list] *[http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-28024110_ITM Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup] Victory in Sardinia *[http://www.regattanews.com/events/107/6_1_P_P_Giraglia_Eng.pdf Giraglia Rolex Cup] promotional information *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUjOuuRND5M Alfa Romeo II demonstrating speed] at Malta Rolex Middle Sea Race 2006 *[https://web.archive.org/web/20091014231033/http://www.kiwispy.com/Offshore/AlfaRomeo.htm Deck layout and detail photos] of Alfa Romeo II {{Alfa Romeo}} {{Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race winning yachts (line honours)}}
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