ALDEBARAN
Class CHeavy displacementCruiser/Racer

ALDEBARAN — GRE 2040

Model: Comet 850

CometJean-Marie Finot

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ALDEBARAN (GRE 2040) is a Comet 850 designed by Jean-Marie Finot and built by Comet. She has been racing since 2022 and has won 1 race. She sails with a smaller sail plan and a shallower keel than most Comet 850s. Against a typical Comet 850 she is quicker downwind, and slower upwind in light air.

ALDEBARAN GRE 2040 - Jean-Marie Finot - Comet

Racing record

Races with at least six boats

24

Race starts

1

Win

17%

Podiums

68

Race Edge

Comet 850: 8

711.3s/mile

Rating 2026

Race Edge by wind strength: how much she delivers beyond her rating, compared with the other boats in her class.

Under 10 kn52
10–16 kn73
Over 16 kn33
ALDEBARANA typical Comet 850How Race Edge works
Compare with another boat

Length

8.46 m

27′ 9″

Beam

2.87 m

Draft

1.59 m

Displacement

3.0 t

Sail area

38 m²

On the podium

Where ALDEBARAN finishes when she goes racing.

On the podium

17%

of 24 starts · Comet 850 fleet: 21%

Wins

4%

Wins4%1
Seconds0%0
Thirds13%3
Off the podium83%20

Regattas

Every regatta we found with ALDEBARAN on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.

  • Greece"Αγκιστρι 2026"20261726
  • Greece"Νικολαος Σαρικαβαζης 2026"20263
  • Greece¨16ο Athens Trophy 2026¨2026283419
  • Greece"Αιγινα20263221
  • GreeceΚασίδι202614

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Round the buoys, or offshore

A short windward-leeward and a night at sea ask different things of a boat.

Round the buoys

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Not enough data yet: no races of 10 NM or less carry a published distance.

Offshore & coastal

17%

of these races end on the podium

24 races over 10 NM

Who she races against

The boats ALDEBARAN meets most often on the start line. The bar shows how those meetings ended, on corrected time.

ALDEBARAN aheadRival ahead
HARA TON ANGELON IV · Elan 4525%ahead in 4 of 16 meetings
VENTUS · Sun Fast 3720%ahead in 3 of 15 meetings
ALITAKI · Dufour 3027%ahead in 4 of 15 meetings
TOMAHAWK · First 45 (Farr)33%ahead in 5 of 15 meetings
THALASSINOS AETOS · Gib Sea 33421%ahead in 3 of 14 meetings
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ANNA MARIA II · Atlantic 3138%ahead in 5 of 13 meetings
BULLDOG · First 35 (Berret)31%ahead in 4 of 13 meetings
HARA · Dromor 2631%ahead in 4 of 13 meetings
AURA · Dufour 32531%ahead in 4 of 13 meetings
ALMYRA · Sun Odyssey 36.233%ahead in 4 of 12 meetings
ANNA · Gib Sea 40258%ahead in 7 of 12 meetings
ADRA · First 31.717%ahead in 2 of 12 meetings
GIORGIO · Elan 4073%ahead in 8 of 11 meetings
ISIDOROS · First 280%ahead in 0 of 10 meetings
ALHIMISTIS ONEIROU · Melody70%ahead in 7 of 10 meetings
ADRIFT · Gib Sea 31280%ahead in 8 of 10 meetings
JULIANNA · Moody 3460%ahead in 6 of 10 meetings
ERODIOS · Dromor 2630%ahead in 3 of 10 meetings
IKAROS · Dufour 3544%ahead in 4 of 9 meetings
HARIS · Discovery 30044%ahead in 4 of 9 meetings
FIRST LADY · First 3267%ahead in 6 of 9 meetings
ARIADNI II · Discovery 30067%ahead in 6 of 9 meetings
ESCAPE · X-33222%ahead in 2 of 9 meetings
SOTIRIS JUNIOR · Nereis 3067%ahead in 6 of 9 meetings
TO KEFI MAS · Elan 41025%ahead in 2 of 8 meetings
CISSI · Maxi 840%ahead in 0 of 8 meetings
KALIPSO · Bavaria Holiday 3550%ahead in 4 of 8 meetings
Other competitors (122)

Met too few times for a figure.

SUENO (Grand Soleil 39 (Jézéquel), 7 meetings), BLUE LINE (Sun Shine 36, 7 meetings), PHAEDRA (Gib Sea 312, 7 meetings), LYGEIA (Sun Odyssey 32, 7 meetings), SOPHIA (Nereis 32, 7 meetings), SAGINI (Triton 48, 7 meetings), IOESSA (Discovery 300, 6 meetings), FLORANNA III (Hanse 315, 6 meetings), SOUPIA (Bavaria 40, 6 meetings), AGERI (Triton 48, 6 meetings), MARGARITA S (Oceanis 423, 6 meetings), ALEX (Dufour 30, 6 meetings), ARTEMIS (Nek 26, 6 meetings), SELINI (Hallberg-rassy 382, 6 meetings), ILIADA (Sun Odyssey 33.1, 5 meetings), FOXTROT (Dufour 390, 5 meetings), HURRICANE (Gin Fizz, 5 meetings), MARILENA (Fandango 33, 5 meetings), CHRISTINA (Oyster 37, 5 meetings), ANNA KATERINA (Sun Odyssey 37.1, 5 meetings), DESTINY (Atlantic 31, 5 meetings), MANOULI TOO (Sun Odyssey 45.1, 5 meetings), YPSIPYLI (Atlantic 31, 5 meetings), ASSANTE (Bavaria 36, 5 meetings), TRITON (Sun Odyssey 40, 5 meetings), OLYMPIA (Dufour 30, 5 meetings), PENY LANE (Oceanis 393, 5 meetings), SAITA (Sun Odyssey 33.1, 5 meetings), FISKARDO (Oceanis 423, 5 meetings), EINAR (Hanse 470e, 5 meetings), AGIA PARASKEVI (Oceanis 381, 5 meetings), MARSO (Dufour 34 (Dufour), 5 meetings), FILIRA (Grand Soleil 37 (Design), 5 meetings), CRETE (Oceanis 393, 4 meetings), EVITA K (Atlantic 31, 4 meetings), NEUSIS (Condor, 4 meetings), POSEIDON (First 38, 4 meetings), ANEMOLIA (Catalina 320, 4 meetings), NEPHELE (First 30 (Berret), 4 meetings), PANIC (Sun Odyssey 40, 4 meetings), NEFELI III (Bavaria Holiday 35, 4 meetings), SALTY (First 35 (Berret), 4 meetings), ARGO (Oceanis 423, 4 meetings), LAST LOVE (First 30 (Berret), 4 meetings), IRIS (Sun Shine 38, 4 meetings), SIM CAT (Carter 37, 4 meetings), RUTHIE (Oceanis 41, 4 meetings), NAFSITHOI (Discovery 300, 4 meetings), AERIKO (Mirage 28, 4 meetings), VIKOULA (Hallberg Rassy 352, 4 meetings), MARIANNA (Salona 37, 3 meetings), CHAMOGELO (Grand Soleil 34 (Finot), 3 meetings), LEONESSA (Hanse 430, 3 meetings), CHRISTINA (Contest 250, 3 meetings), STAVENTO (Maxi 95, 3 meetings), JEANNE BONNE (Dromor 26, 3 meetings), SIBYLLA (Eygthene 24, 3 meetings), NEXUS (X-402, 3 meetings), NEPTUNE (Sun Odyssey 29.2, 3 meetings), AERIKO (Hanse 400, 3 meetings), DIAS (First 38, 3 meetings), SKY (Atlantic 44, 3 meetings), GALAZIOS ANEMOS (Feeling 920, 3 meetings), FAETHON (Moody 30, 3 meetings), GITANA (Feeling 39, 3 meetings), PECHLIVANIS (Bavaria 31, 3 meetings), GULIO (Canados 37, 3 meetings), TOLMI (First 32, 3 meetings), OUSYRA (X-102, 3 meetings), MYTHOS (Sun Odyssey 35, 3 meetings), SAINT GEORGE (First 41, 3 meetings), APNEA (Oceanis 393, 3 meetings), NIKI (Sigma 33, 3 meetings), SEASHELL-KA (Bavaria 37, 3 meetings), KIARA (Dufour 38, 3 meetings), ELEONORA (Carter 33, 3 meetings), FREEWAY (First 38, 3 meetings), IVANOIS (C&C 383, 3 meetings), EL PRINE (Caribbean 40, 3 meetings), SOFAKI (Dufour 34 (Dufour), 3 meetings), NEMESIS (First 42 (Farr), 2 meetings), KUROSHIO (Dufour 33, 2 meetings), ANDIAMO (Oceanis 46.1, 2 meetings), FILIRA (Contest 250, 2 meetings), ALMA LIBRE (Dufour 38, 2 meetings), EROMENI (Oceanis 351, 2 meetings), SEA PEARL (Elan 34, 2 meetings), HARA (Oceanis 37, 2 meetings), BLUESCAPE III (Oceanis 38.1, 2 meetings), KARMA (Dufour 30, 2 meetings), HELLAS (Feeling 326, 2 meetings), ARIA (Sun Odyssey 33 (Andrieu), 2 meetings), BELL' ANGIOLINA (Brigand 9.5, 2 meetings), BRAVA (Feeling 109, 2 meetings), FREDDO (Hanse 400, 2 meetings), VOLTAIRE (Sun Magic 44, 2 meetings), HOY HOY (North Wind 435, 2 meetings), LOVA (Dufour 33, 2 meetings), MANIA (Sun Fizz, 2 meetings), OKYALOS (Oceanis 393, 2 meetings), KOURSAROS (Sun Odyssey 42.1, 2 meetings), HERMES (Dufour 30, 2 meetings), MARE GREKO (Hallberg Rassy 352, 2 meetings), BANA BIOLETTA 5 (Sun Odyssey 469, 2 meetings), OSTRIA (Bavaria 31, 2 meetings), ANEMOS (Dufour 31, 1 meeting), KAMAYA V (Sun Odyssey 34.2, 1 meeting), ESTERA (Cyclades 43.4, 1 meeting), ONAR (Oceanis 43, 1 meeting), NISTERI (Sun Odyssey 45, 1 meeting), KATE MARY V (Sun Odyssey 32, 1 meeting), PERAN (Najad 320, 1 meeting), MON FLIRT (Sun Fast 40, 1 meeting), ZANTIO (Rush 31, 1 meeting), PILEFS (Hallberg Rassy 352, 1 meeting), KYMO II (Discovery 300, 1 meeting), NAFPARIS (Oceanis 38 (Finot-Conq), 1 meeting), PELISSIMA (First 38, 1 meeting), CHRISTINA II (Dehler 38 (Stadt), 1 meeting), DAS BOOT (Optima 101, 1 meeting), ASTARTE (Gin Fizz, 1 meeting), DENNIS DUE (Oceanis 38.1, 1 meeting)

How ALDEBARAN compares with a typical Comet 850

Her main 2026 measurements against the middle of the fleet: one boat per sail number, the latest full-crew configuration with spinnaker, Comet 850s measured since 2025.

Above the line she is quicker than a typical Comet 850; below, slower. Move the wind: plenty of boats sit on one side in the light and the other when it blows.

True wind
Upwind-0.16 kn
Beam reach-0.02 kn
Broad reach+0.03 kn
Downwind+0.06 kn

Full width is 0.4 kn either way.

At 10 knots she gives away time to a typical Comet 850 on the upwind.

Speed at every angle

ALDEBARAN in blue, a typical Comet 850 dashed.

30°60°90°120°150°WIND

ALDEBARAN in blue, a typical Comet 850 dashed; green marks the closest useful beat and the deepest run worth sailing.

Other Comet 850s racing

Every sister ship with results on TackRegatta, the most recently raced first.

More about the Comet 850

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