ASTRA 1
Class CHeavy displacementCruiser/Racer

ASTRA 1 — ITA 12251

Model: Alpa 36

AlpaSparkman & Stephens

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ASTRA 1 (ITA 12251) is a Alpa 36 designed by Sparkman & Stephens and built by Alpa. She has been racing since 2023. Against a typical Alpa 36 she is quicker downwind, and slower upwind in light air.

ASTRA 1 ITA 12251 - Sparkman & Stephens - Alpa

Racing record

Races with at least six boats

11

Race starts

0

Wins

9%

Podiums

658.0s/mile

Rating 2022

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Length

11.17 m

36′ 8″

Beam

3.41 m

Draft

1.57 m

Displacement

9.5 t

Sail area

72 m²

On the podium

Where ASTRA 1 finishes when she goes racing.

On the podium

9%

of 11 starts · Alpa 36 fleet: 9%

Wins

0%

Wins0%0
Seconds9%1
Thirds0%0
Off the podium91%10

Regattas

Every regatta we found with ASTRA 1 on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.

  • ItalyCampionato Invernale di Roma, 42a edizione2022–2362446556655

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Who she races against

The boats ASTRA 1 meets most often on the start line. The bar shows how those meetings ended, on corrected time.

ASTRA 1 aheadRival ahead
NAIDE · Hanse 3110%ahead in 0 of 9 meetings
CICCI VII · Comet 910 (Stadt)33%ahead in 3 of 9 meetings
LYSITHEA · Saffier Sc 811%ahead in 1 of 9 meetings
AKELA · First 31.711%ahead in 1 of 9 meetings
Other competitors (5)

Met too few times for a figure.

GAIA (Comet 36, 2 meetings), TWELVE (Sun Odyssey 45, 2 meetings), UMMAGUMMA (Grand Soleil 37 (Design), 2 meetings), NAUSICAA II (Sun Fast 37, 2 meetings), MILONGA (First 36.7, 2 meetings)

How ASTRA 1 compares with a typical Alpa 36

Her main 2022 measurements against the middle of the fleet: one boat per sail number, the latest full-crew configuration with spinnaker, Alpa 36s measured since 2025.

Above the line she is quicker than a typical Alpa 36; below, slower. Move the wind: plenty of boats sit on one side in the light and the other when it blows.

True wind
Upwind-0.01 kn
Beam reach+0.03 kn
Broad reach+0.08 kn
Downwind+0.19 kn

Full width is 0.4 kn either way.

At 10 knots she is quicker than a typical Alpa 36 on the downwind.

Speed at every angle

ASTRA 1 in blue, a typical Alpa 36 dashed.

30°60°90°120°150°WIND

ASTRA 1 in blue, a typical Alpa 36 dashed; green marks the closest useful beat and the deepest run worth sailing.

More about the Alpa 36

Speed at every angle, Race Edge, the race record of the whole fleet and how the boats are set up.

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