Bepox 10.50 Cruiser-Racer – Solo Around the World – Refit 2024
Aqui Lou – 2005
Proposed by Lion Yachting
Exceptional sailing yacht, designed for serious long-distance cruising and solo navigation, fully prepared in 2024 for a solo circumnavigation according to RSO Solo Offshore 2024 rules.
This Bepox 10.50 has just completed a solo around-the-world trip in 225 days (2024–2025), after an initial circumnavigation between 2006 and 2021 via Panama, French Polynesia, and the Cape of Good Hope.
Boat ready to depart immediately for a long-distance cruise project, a passagemaking voyage, or solo / very limited crew racing.
Main characteristics
Architect: David Réard
Builder: Bepox – France
Year of construction: 2005
Hull length: 10.50 m
Overall length: 10.87 m
Beam: 3.52 m
Variable draft: 1.12 m / 2.30 m
Retractable keel 1,400 kg with 1,200 kg lead torpedo
Dual rudders
Light displacement: approx. 3,800 kg
Construction: Okoumé plywood / epoxy
Planing hull with sharp chines and flat bottom
Engine
Lombardini LDW 702 – 18 HP
Saildrive – approx. 1,500 hours
Fuel consumption: 1.3 to 2.5 l/h
Fuel tank: 62 liters
Sails and rigging
New standing rigging 2023–2024
Aluminium mast and boom
Complete set of sails, mainly 2024
Main sail with 4 reefs, genoa, staysail, storm jib, reacher, asymmetrical spinnaker
Configuration suited for solo and challenging conditions
Autonomy and energy (refit 2024)
Katadyn Power Survivor 40E desalination unit (serviced, new membrane)
4 AGM 12V 100Ah batteries (08/2024)
3 UNITECK solar panels (565 W total) with recent MPPT controllers
Watt & Sea Cruising 600 W hydrogenerator (almost new)
Sail-Gen 300 W hydrogenerator
Victron Phoenix inverter
Electronics and communication (2024)
Raymarine Axiom 12” chart plotter
Doppler radar
AIS transponder / receiver
Autopilots (helming bank, redundant)
Fixed and portable VHF
Iridium GO
Starlink (dual 12V / 220V power supply)
Complete NMEA network
Offshore solo safety – RSO 2024
Boat fully compliant with RSO Solo Offshore
Reinforced bow
6 watertight compartments + foam crash box
Internal flotation balloons
Self-righting offshore life raft
EPIRB, PLB, RSO first aid kit, fire extinguishers, complete safety equipment
Recent expertise
Latest inspection: January 3, 2024
This Bepox 10.50 is a rare yacht on the market, tested in real conditions, designed for total autonomy and the safety of the solo sailor.
Complete dossier, history, videos, and reports available upon request.
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