Neo 400+ Upscale
Neo 400 is a fast, light, performance racer, designed and built with a special eye toward being the smallest yacht in ORC A/Class 1 IRC.
The Neo 400+ is a high-performance carbon racer cruiser designed by Ceccarelli Yacht Design and built by Neo Yachts & Composites. Renowned for exceptional speed and comfort, the yacht boasts a spacious interior and a wide cockpit, making it ideal for both exhilarating racing and comfortable cruising.
Constructed from carbon fibre, the Neo 400+ is both light and strong. Featuring innovative design elements, including a lifting keel, reverse bow and a powerful sail plan, combined with a focus on hydrodynamic efficiency, enable the Neo 400+ to achieve impressive speeds both upwind and downwind.
This Neo 400+ has consistently demonstrated its competitive edge in regattas around the world, attracting experienced sailors who seek an exhilarating racing experience.
Upscale, formerly Alemera, underwent a refit over the 2024/25 winter; work included a complete check of the mast and rigging, new antifoul, 2 new B&G Zeus chart plotters at the helm station, new NKE autopilot system, New safety equipment, changing to furling headsails and a pintop main for easier handling. Over the 2025/26 winter, Upscale changed to twin rudders to increase stability when off the wind, further improving her performance.
- Construction
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Carbon prepreg infusion mould
- Electronics / Navigation Equipment
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Autopilot: 2 NKE Gyropilote with Raymarine Type 2 Ram, NKE Sensors, 2 Raymarine Chart plotters at helm stations, 3 Garmin Mast displays, Adrena Routing Software
- Sail Wardrobe
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North 3DI Square Top Mainsail (23) or Pintop Main (25), Banks Furling Jib (25), A1, A1.5, A2 (26), A3 (25), A4, Fractional A5 (26), Furling Code Zero (25), Genoa Staysail (19), Spinnaker Staysail (25) and Storm Jib
- Accommodation
- 8 berths including 2 double cabin aft with pipe cots to sleep 3 on the windward side when racing offshore, 1 heads, linear galley with 2 burner hob with oven, large chest fridge, charr table
- Racing Equipment
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Twin Wheels, Twin Rudders 8 Harken winches, twinning running backstays
- Results
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3rd in ORC 3 in the Rolex Middle Sea Race 2025
- Safety Equipment
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Offshore Special Regulations Cat 3 Safety Equipment for 10: Ocean Safety Ultra Light 10pers Liferaft, EPIRB, DSC-VHF,AIS, Radar Reflector, Inflatable Danbouy, FireExtinguishers
- Builder
- Neo Yacht and Composites
- Designer
- Ceccarelli Y.D.
- Built
- 2019
- LOA
- 12.70 m
- Beam
- 3.99 m
- Draft
- 3.00 m
- Displacement
- 6,080 kg
- Ideal Crew Number (Racing)
- 8
- Professional Crew
- 1
- Region
- Western Mediterranean
Events
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12th June 2026 - 20th June 2026
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1st August 2026 - 8th August 2026
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15th August 2026 - 23rd August 2026
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28th September 2026 - 3rd October 2026
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