Global InformationCheeki Rafiki information
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Sailboat Cheeki Rafiki |
| Owner | Fast Sailing Ltd |
| Operator | Stormforce Coaching |
| Port of registry |  Shoreham-by-Sea, UK |
| Route | Antigua to Southampton |
| Ordered | 2006 |
| Builder | Bénéteau |
| Launched | December 2006 |
| In service | December 2006 - May 2014 |
| Fate | Lost her keel mid-ocean, capsized and eventually sank |
| Status | Sunken in mid-Atlantic |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Sailing yacht Bénéteau First 40.7 |
| Tonnage | approx 15.54 gross (est.) |
| Length | 11.92 m |
| Beam | 3.78 m |
| Draught | 2.4 m |
| Decks | 1 |
| Propulsion | 1 Diesel Engine |
| Sail plan | Sloop, sail area 74.89 m2 |
| Capacity | 12 |
Cheeki Rafiki was a Bénéteau First 40.7 sailing yacht. The yacht lost her keel about 720 nautical miles Southeast of Nova Scotia and subsequently capsized. Rescue services found her upturned hull before it sank but the crew – four English men – were never found. Her sinking on May 16, 2014 resulted in an extended debate over the safety of modern sailing boats.