Sixteen boats of eleven designs, all long-keeled and all drawn before 1988. This page takes the sailor out of the comparison as far as a race allows: every boat on her design’s line, and the same designs in the two races before.
Average speed, by design
since the start · at the latest report · gold = the leader
Pär · Rustler 36
4.3 kt average speed, since the start
14th place
Ertan · Rustler 36
4.9 kt average speed, since the start
5th place
Andrea · Rustler 36
5.2 kt average speed, since the start
4th place
Damien · Rustler 36
6.0 kt average speed, since the start
1st place
Mara · Saltram Saga 36
5.0 kt average speed, since the start
11th place
Pat · Saltram Saga 36
5.6 kt average speed, since the start
2nd place
Matt · Cape George 36
4.5 kt average speed, since the start
13th place
Henry · Cape George 36
4.9 kt average speed, since the start
9th place
Etienne · Tradewind 35
5.2 kt average speed, since the start
3rd place
Daniel · Baba 35
5.1 kt average speed, since the start
6th place
Guido · Vancouver 34
5.1 kt average speed, since the start
7th place
Louis · Biscay 36
4.9 kt average speed, since the start
8th place
Isa · OE 32
4.9 kt average speed, since the start
10th place
Gunnar · Hans Christian 34
4.6 kt average speed, since the start
12th place
Guy · Tashiba 36
3.4 kt average speed, since the start
15th place
Selim · Endurance 35
3.3 kt average speed, since the start
16th place
Pär · Rustler 36
4.3 kt average speed, since the start
14th place
Ertan · Rustler 36
4.9 kt average speed, since the start
5th place
Andrea · Rustler 36
5.2 kt average speed, since the start
4th place
Damien · Rustler 36
6.0 kt average speed, since the start
1st place
Mara · Saltram Saga 36
5.0 kt average speed, since the start
11th place
Pat · Saltram Saga 36
5.6 kt average speed, since the start
2nd place
Matt · Cape George 36
4.5 kt average speed, since the start
13th place
Henry · Cape George 36
4.9 kt average speed, since the start
9th place
Etienne · Tradewind 35
5.2 kt average speed, since the start
3rd place
Daniel · Baba 35
5.1 kt average speed, since the start
6th place
Guido · Vancouver 34
5.1 kt average speed, since the start
7th place
Louis · Biscay 36
4.9 kt average speed, since the start
8th place
Isa · OE 32
4.9 kt average speed, since the start
10th place
Gunnar · Hans Christian 34
4.6 kt average speed, since the start
12th place
Guy · Tashiba 36
3.4 kt average speed, since the start
15th place
Selim · Endurance 35
3.3 kt average speed, since the start
16th place
Read with care
Boats a few hundred miles apart sail different winds; a week’s average smooths some of that out, not all of it, and a day’s average none.
Pär’s Rustler 36 restarted after repairs; its figures count only from the restart, so they cover fewer days than the rest.
The comparison gets fairer over weeks. By the Southern Ocean each design will have a months-long record.
By design
this race · speed for the wind and point of sail: model wind, since the start · see Performance
| Design | Boats | Best place | Median speed, 7 d | Speed for the wind | Upwind | Reaching | Running | Best 24 h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rustler 36 | 4 | 1 | 5.5 kt | 41% | 3.6 kt | 4.4 kt | 5.4 kt | 171 nm · Damien |
| Saltram Saga 36 | 2 | 2 | 5.9 kt | 41% | 3.6 kt | 5.2 kt | 5.6 kt | 164 nm · Mara |
| Cape George 36 | 2 | 9 | 5.6 kt | 38% | 2.8 kt | 3.9 kt | 5.1 kt | 180 nm · Henry |
| Whole fleet | 16 | 1 | 5.7 kt | 40% | 3.2 kt | 4.3 kt | 5.3 kt | 180 nm · Henry |
Which design gets round
every start of every design in the three races, and how each ended · from the race’s own record, see Past races
| Design | 2018 | 2022 | This race | All told | How the rest ended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rustler 36 | 3 of 6 · won | 1 of 4 | 4 racing | 4 of 10 finished | 2018: 2 retired · 1 dismasted · 2022: 3 retired |
| Biscay 36 | 0 of 3 | 2 of 2 (1 ‡) | 1 racing | 2 of 5 finished | 2018: 2 retired · 1 dismasted |
| Tradewind 35 | 1 of 2 | 0 of 2 | 1 racing | 1 of 4 finished | 2018: 1 retired · 2022: 1 dismasted · 1 retired |
| Cape George 36 | — | 1 of 1 · won | 2 racing | 1 of 1 finished | |
| Saltram Saga 36 | — | 0 of 1 | 2 racing | 0 of 1 finished | 2022: 1 retired |
| OE 32 | 0 of 1 | 1 of 1 (1 ‡) | 1 racing | 1 of 2 finished | 2018: 1 dismasted |
| Endurance 35 | 0 of 1 | — | 1 racing | 0 of 1 finished | 2018: 1 retired |
| Tashiba 36 | — | 0 of 1 | 1 racing | 0 of 1 finished | 2022: 1 aground |
| Gaia 36 | 1 of 1 | 0 of 1 | — | 1 of 2 finished | 2022: 1 sank |
| Lello 34 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 1 | — | 0 of 2 finished | 2018: 1 retired · 2022: 1 retired |
| Baba 35 | — | — | 1 racing | — | |
| Hans Christian 34 | — | — | 1 racing | — | |
| Vancouver 34 | — | — | 1 racing | — | |
| Barbican 33 Mk II | — | 0 of 1 | — | 0 of 1 finished | 2022: 1 retired |
| Gale Force 34 | — | 0 of 1 | — | 0 of 1 finished | 2022: 1 retired |
| Nicholson 32 | 0 of 1 | — | — | 0 of 1 finished | 2018: 1 dismasted |
| Suhaili replica | 0 of 1 | — | — | 0 of 1 finished | 2018: 1 dismasted |
Finished means the race recorded a finish. ‡ a finish in the Chichester class, after a stop on the way. All told counts the two past races; this year’s boats are still out.
What each design is
as the builder, the designer or the race prints it · hull speed is 1.34 × √waterline, the old rule of thumb
Rustler 36
Holman & Pye · Rustler Yachts, Falmouth (UK)
Length 10.77 m · waterline 8.21 m
Beam 3.35 m · draft 1.67 m
Displacement 7,623 kg · ballast 3,456 kg
Sail area 64.4 m² · masthead sloop, long keel
Hull speed 7.0 kt · displacement to length 384 · sail area to displacement 16.9
In this race: 4 boats · best 24 h 171 nm (Damien), 103% of hull speed
the builder prints the waterline as 26 ft 11 in and 8.08 m, which disagree; 26 ft 11 in (8.21 m) is the figure every other source repeats
Saltram Saga 36
Alan Pape · K. R. Skentelbery & Sons, Plymouth (UK)
Length 10.90 m · waterline 8.61 m
Beam 3.28 m · draft 1.80 m
Displacement 9,500 kg
Sail area 59 m² · cutter, long keel, canoe stern
Hull speed 7.1 kt · displacement to length 415 · sail area to displacement 13.4
In this race: 2 boats · best 24 h 164 nm (Mara), 96% of hull speed
a development of the Colin Archer rescue-boat hull, in the race's words
Cape George 36
Ed Monk Sr., after William Atkin · Cape George Marine Works, Port Townsend (USA) · from 1974
Length 10.97 m · waterline 9.58 m
Beam 3.20 m · draft 1.52 m
Displacement 10,659 kg · ballast 4,763 kg
Sail area 72.5 m² · cutter, long keel
Hull speed 7.5 kt · displacement to length 338 · sail area to displacement 15.2
In this race: 2 boats · best 24 h 180 nm (Henry), 100% of hull speed
Tradewind 35
John Rock · Tradewind Yachts (NL)
Length 10.67 m · waterline 7.87 m
Beam 3.20 m · draft 1.68 m
Displacement 8,980 kg · ballast 4,000 kg
Sail area 67.4 m² · cutter, long keel
Hull speed 6.8 kt · displacement to length 513 · sail area to displacement 15.9
Baba 35
Robert Perry · Ta Shing, Taiwan · 1979 to 1986 · about 72 built
Length 10.67 m · waterline 9.03 m
Beam 3.40 m · draft 1.68 m
Displacement 9,072 kg · ballast 3,629 kg
Sail area 66.5 m² · cutter, long keel
Hull speed 7.3 kt · displacement to length 343 · sail area to displacement 15.5
Vancouver 34
Robert Harris · Northshore Yachts, Itchenor (UK)
Length 10.44 m · waterline 8.38 m
Beam 3.20 m · draft —
Displacement 6,350 kg
Sail area 74 m² · cutter, long keel
Hull speed 7.0 kt · displacement to length 301 · sail area to displacement 21.9
Biscay 36
Alan Hill · Falmouth Boat Construction (UK)
Length 10.95 m · waterline 8.30 m
Beam 3.28 m · draft 1.75 m
Displacement 7,112 kg
Sail area 62 m² · masthead ketch or sloop, long keel
Hull speed 7.0 kt · displacement to length 347 · sail area to displacement 17.0
the 2022 first boat home, Clara, was the sloop
OE 32
Olle Enderlein · Sundsörs Båtbyggeri, Oxelösund (Sweden) · from the early 1970s · about 200 built
Length 9.89 m · waterline 8.50 m
Beam 3.18 m · draft 1.50 m
Displacement 6,220 kg · ballast 2,600 kg
Sail area 46.8 m² · masthead sloop, long keel
Hull speed 7.1 kt · displacement to length 282 · sail area to displacement 14.1
Hans Christian 34
Robert Perry · Hans Christian / Union Ship Co., Taiwan · 1974 to 1979 · 34 built
Length 10.36 m · waterline 8.89 m
Beam 3.35 m · draft 1.68 m
Displacement 8,800 kg · ballast 3,266 kg
Sail area 62.8 m² · cutter, long keel
Hull speed 7.2 kt · displacement to length 349 · sail area to displacement 15.0
Tashiba 36
Robert Perry, design no. 167 · Ta Shing, Taiwan · from 1986
Length 10.95 m · waterline 9.27 m
Beam 3.59 m · draft 1.68 m
Displacement 9,231 kg · ballast 3,964 kg
Sail area 65.3 m² · cutter, long keel
Hull speed 7.4 kt · displacement to length 323 · sail area to displacement 15.1
Spirit's mast was shortened by 1.5 m before this race, so her rig is smaller than the design's
Endurance 35
Peter Ibold · many yards; this hull by Stratimer (France), 1977
Length 10.67 m · waterline 8.13 m
Beam 3.28 m · draft 1.75 m
Displacement 8,414 kg
Sail area 68.4 m² · sloop, ketch or cutter, long keel
Hull speed 6.9 kt · displacement to length 436 · sail area to displacement 16.8
Sources, design by design, are on the Method page. Figures printed in feet and pounds were converted (1 ft = 0.3048 m, 1 lb = 0.4536 kg).