Lightly-used ready-for-sailing example of the beautiful Tofinou 12. IMPERIOSO is the perfect push-button daysailer/weekender capable of hosting guests for occasional weekends.

FURTHER BROKER’S COMMENTS:

Launched in 2011, IMPERIOSO is a lightly used, very well maintained and recently updated example of the popular Joubert / Nivelt-designed Tofinou 12 daysailer/weekender from Latitude 46 in France.

Her specification highlights include:

• Anthracite painted topsides

• Teak laid decks

• Epoxy varnished mahogany-clad superstructure and cockpit coamings

• 2.40m draft lead torpedo bulb keel with single rudder

• Nani N3.30 29hp diesel engine with saildrive gearbox and 2-bladed folding propeller

• RMC retractable swingthruster

• Twin carbon helm wheels

• Carbon fibre mast

• Harken electric sub-deck genoa furler with self-tacking track

• Harken electric primary winches

• Tack Sails black Dacron cruising mainsail and jib

• Asymmetric spinnaker

• 220vAC shorepower with Mastervolt battery charger

• Hot & cold pressurised fresh water supply

• Galley and cockpit fridges

• Gas stove at galley

• Separate heads compartment with manual marine WC

• Extended 200 litre fresh water tankage

• NKE navigation instrument package with mast repeaters and Regatta processor

• Simrad autopilot

• AIS transceiver

• Icom VHF with DSC

• Stereo system with cockpit speakers

• Cockpit cushions and aft deck sunbathing mattresses

• Lewmar electric anchor windlass with retractable anchor fitting

• Pop-up mooring cleats

• Passarelle

• Sun-awning and cockpit covers

IMPERIOSO is offered for sale fresh prepared for the 2026 season and is Spanish registered and taxes paid.

MANUFACTURER’S COMMENTS:

Designed by the naval architecture firm Joubert-Nivelt, the Tofinou 12 is faithful to the spirit of the site combining tradition and modernity. Its refined line, its easy to bring and send sails, make the Tofinou 12. a boat with elegant simplicity.

Keeping the line and the aesthetics of its sisterships, but assuming its 12m, the Tofinou 12 surprises with the sensations of speed and power that it provides, always with the same simplicity. Fast and safe, it combines the beauty of teak and varnished mahogany with the modernity of the inox and carbon. Easy to maneuver, the Tofinou 12. can sail alone or crew.

The Tofinou 12. (class in constitution), offers great opportunities to race. You will be welcomed in particular at the Régates Impériales of Ajaccio, at the Royal Regattas of Cannes and to end the season, at Les Voiles de St Tropez. Other prestigious regattas welcome the Tofinou 12. to the 4 corners of the world.

Tofinou 12 also allows you to have beautiful solo escapades ... Maneuvers whose ease is enhanced by the return of the plays in the cockpit, spacious and comfortable. Everything is there to give sail, to make room for the pleasure of sailing and even to allow for "Class America" tacking!

Whatever the expectations of his helmsman, Tofinou 12. knows how to make vibrate and arouse powerful emotions: it is singular, strong and mesmerizing.

The stylish interior with the well-kept comfort of Tofinou 12. invites you to rest and enjoy well-being.

A cabin with a kitchen, a shower and a separate toilet constitute a living space that satisfies necessity and aesthetics.

You can go sailing alone or crewed with comfortable berths. The subtlety of this boat will give you pleasure of navigation and satisfaction of moments of shared conviviality.

MANUFACTURER’S BACKGROUND:

Latitude 46 is a builder of both sailing and motor boats and has been based in France for the last 25 years on the Ile de Re. From Australia, through Japan to Bresil, many have succumbed to the charms of these boats with their classical lines beneath which lies the hightest standard of modern construction. And it is here that the unique strenght of the compagny lies; preservation of unique French boat building skills, linked to the most modern methods od building with wood and composites. Without forgetting that each of the Latitude 46 designs bears the signature of Joubert / Nivelt, naval architects whose reputations extend well beyond the borders of Europe.

PRESS REVIEW:

“The 40-foot Tofinou 12 is a Joubert/Nivelt design, moderate of beam, lean and low-slung, and drawing almost 8 feet—which would be a drawback in many areas of the U.S. East Coast, but makes for an impressively stiff and precise ride to weather. Hull and bulkheads are lightweight fiberglass/foam composites, and the bare minimum of interior furniture and systems—along with a carbon fibre spar—help keep weight down to a svelte 10,500 pounds—about 40 percent less than a typical 40-foot production boat.

Sail controls are led aft to a quartet of Harken winches in the cockpit, where they can be easily tended by the helmsman. Lines run in galleries behind the mahogany-sheathed false coaming and cabin-top sides, which can be removed and stored under cover when the boat is decommissioned.

The work area is concentrated around the twin carbon-fibre wheels, so guests can take it easy on the long teak-covered bench seats. With the autopilot driving, the skipper can easily trim, reef, raise and drop the sails, as well as tack and gybe the boat. But most of the time, he or she will be standing behind one of the leather-trimmed wheels or reclining against the comfortable padded backrests.

Once the big main was up and drawing, the boat hared off on a tight reach, feeling eager to go even before we unrolled the self-tacking jib and sheeted it home. When all you have to do in a tack is put the wheel over, sailing to windward becomes a pleasure. On a boat such as this, which fairly leaps out of a tack as soon as the sails fill, it’s even more rewarding. Hard on the wind, with 15 knots over the deck, the speed readout on the mast flickered readily into the 8s. With the sheets cracked in a freshening breeze we were soon surging along at 9-plus knots, with grins to match.

Sailmagazine - USA

CONSTRUCTION

RCD Status:

• Our understanding is that the yacht complies with the EU’s Recreational Craft Directive and is categorised CE certification B for up to 6 persons.

Hull, Deck & Superstructure Construction:

• Lightweight fiberglass and foam composites

• Teak laid side decks and cockpit

• Anthracite painted topsides

• Epoxy varnished mahogany clad superstructure and cockpit coaming

• Hull epoxy treated from build

Keel & Rudder:

• The keel has a cast iron fin with a bolted torpedo shape cast lead bulb.

• The top of the fin is recessed into the hull laminate.

• Balanced spade rudder with monocoque foam/glass construction.

• Stainless steel rudder stock

MACHINERY

Engine & gearbox:

• Nani N3.30 3-cylinder naturally-aspirated diesel engine producing 29hp (21.3kw) @ 3,600rpm

• Closed fresh water engine cooling with heat exchanger

• Nanni SP60 saildrive gearbox

• Single lever engine and throttle control

Service & Maintenance:

• Engine hours – approx. 1,200hrs at the time to the listing

• Date of last engine service – April 2026

Propulsion & Steering:

• 2-bladed folding propeller

• Twin helm pedestals with carbon wheels

• 12vDC RMC swing retractable bowthruster

ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS

Voltage systems:

• 12vDC primary domestic system with 12vDC starting circuit and 220v AC via shore power.

Battery Banks:

• 2x 12vDC service batteries joined in parallel to supply ???Ah @ 12vDC – 2023

• 1x 12vDC engine start battery – 2025

• 2x 12vDC batteries to power bowthruster, windlass and genoa furler - 2021

Charging:

• Mastervolt ChargeMaster 10Amp 12vDC automatic battery charger

Alternators:

• 12vDC 120A engine-mounted alternator

Other Electrical:

• 220vAC 50Hz shorepower connection with internal ring main and sockets

PLUMBING & GAS SYSTEMS

Fresh Water:

• Hot & cold pressurised water supply with 12v pressure pump

• Hot water tank with engine driven calorifier and 220vAC immersion heater element

Bilge Pumps:

• 12vDC electric bilge pump

• Manual bilge pump

TANKAGE

Fuel:

• 100 litre fuel tank capacity

• Tank level gauge

Fresh Water:

• 200 litre fresh water tank capacity

Holding Tanks:

• 60 litre blackwater holding tank capacity

NAVIGATION & COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT

On Deck:

• NKE carbon mast repeater displays with keypad control – 2019

• iPad brackets at helm pedestals

• NKE Regatta processor with integrated speed polars – 2019

• NKE HF GPS – 2019

• NKE 3D sensor

• NKE HR carbo wind speed transducer - 2019

• NKE ultrasonic speed/depth transducer – 2019

• Simrad autopilot control head – 2019

• 2x steering compasses

Communications Equipment:

• ICOM IC-M505 VHF radio with DSC

• Class B AIS transceiver – 2019

• WiFi box (for iPad, PC connection, etc.) - 2019

DOMESTIC EQUIPMENT

Galley:

• Single burner gas stove

• Isotherm 12vDC front opening stainless steel fridge in galley

• Isotherm 12vDC top-opening cockpit fridge

• Stainless steel sink with hot & cold pressurised water supplies

Heads:

• Jabsco manual freshwater heads

• Hot & cold pressurised water supply to sinks

Entertainment:

• Stereo system with speakers in cockpit

ACCOMMODATION

Summary of Accommodation:

• Up to 3 berths in one open-plan forward double berth arrangement, plus further single berth aft to port and separated heads compartment to starboard.

Accommodation Finish:

• Teak interior joinery

• White vinyl panelling to exposed hull sides

• Cloth upholstery

• Fitted carpeting

• LED strip lighting

Accommodation layout from Forward:

• One open plan cabin with double berth forward

• Two settees aft opposite to each other

• Foldable galley port side with storage.

• Single berth aft to port.

• Shower and heads compartment to starboard.

DECK EQUIPMENT

Rig:

• Carbon fibre mast – black painted

• 7/8 fractional-rigged, deck-stepped mast with 2-sets of swept back spreaders

• Stainless steel rod standing rigging

• Low-friction battencar track on mast - 2022

• Aluminium boom – black painted

• Sparcraft rod vang – 2021

• Harken electric genoa furler

• Self-tacking jib track

• Harken deck gear

• Split backstay with adjustment at helm

• Fixed point mainsheet led forward and then aft to winches

Winches:

• 2x Harken 40ST electric 2-speed self-tailing primary cockpit winches

• 2x Harken 35ST manual 2-speed self-tailing secondary cockpit winches

Sails:

• Tack Velas black Dacron fully-battened mainsail – 2024

• Tack Velas black Dacron furling Solent jib – 2026

• Asymmetric spinnaker

General:

• Stainless steel pulpit, pushpit and guardwire stanchions

• Dyneema guardwires

• Varnished mahogany bulkwark

• Retractable teak cockpit table

• Retractable bathing ladder

• Teak passarelle

Covers, Cushions & Canvas:

• Cockpit cushions

• Backrest cushions to port and starboard helm positions

• Aft sundeck sunbathing mattresses

• Mainsail cover

• Solent jib cover

• Helm wheel covers

• Winch covers

• Halyard bags

• Cockpit and superstructure cover

• Cockpit sun awning

Anchoring & Mooring:

• Lewmar 12vDC electric anchor windlass

• Retractable stainless steel anchor arm fitting

• Delta anchor with chain and warp

• Retractable mooring cleats

• Warps and fenders

SAFETY EQUIPMENT:

General note on safety equipment: Any safety equipment such as liferafts, Epirbs, fire extinguishers and flares etc. are usually personal to the current owner(s) and if being left on-board as part of the sale of a used vessel may require routine servicing, replacement, or changing to meet a new owners specific needs.

Life saving:

• Offshore 6-person liferaft in container

• Life jackets including two self-inflating harness vests

• 12v searchlight, safety flags, etc.

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