2010 Latitude 46 Tofinou 12, EUR 185 000

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


SPECIFICATIONS
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

ELECTRIAL 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.


VIEWING ARRANGEMENTS
Lying Mahon, Menorca

Available to view strictly by appointment

Office Hours Mon- Fri 0900 – 17.00
Saturday by prior appointment

For more information or to arrange a viewing please contact us.

Please Note: Due to the varying locations of our yachts, your travel time and the distances that may be involved, we recommend that you only make arrangements to view if you are actively considering purchase.

Lead Broker: Michele Antonini – Grabau International (Italia)
Tel: +39 333 74 89 281
Email: ######@grabauinternational.com