BLACK MAGIC
Class CDisplacementCruiser/Racer

BLACK MAGIC — NOR 14064

Model: First 35 (Farr)

BeneteauBruce Farr

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BLACK MAGIC (NOR 14064) is a First 35 designed by Bruce Farr and built by Beneteau. She has been racing since 2015. Against a typical First 35 she is slower on a beam reach.

BLACK MAGIC NOR 14064 - Bruce Farr - Beneteau

Racing record

Races with at least six boats

1

Race start

0

Wins

0%

Podiums

84

Race Edge

First 35: 86

558.6s/mile

Rating 2025

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

Under 10 kn79
10–16 kn73
Over 16 kn38
BLACK MAGICA typical First 35How Race Edge works
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Length

10.66 m

35′ 0″

Beam

3.64 m

Draft

2.20 m

Displacement

5.6 t

Sail area

71 m²

On the podium

Where BLACK MAGIC finishes when she goes racing.

0

Wins

0

Seconds

0

Thirds

1

Starts

Not enough races yet for a percentage — these are the counts so far. We keep collecting results, so this will fill in.

Regattas

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

  • NorwayHollænderseilasen201517

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Who she races against

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

Other competitors (24)

Met too few times for a figure.

FRI AV FJ?RHOLMEN (Dehler 36 (Judel/Vrolijk), 1 meeting), BARCAROLE OPUS IV (X-35, 1 meeting), FELICIA IV (X-382, 1 meeting), KOOKABURRA (First 36.7, 1 meeting), WASABI (First 35 (Farr), 1 meeting), CEBINA (Grand Soleil 40 (Paperini), 1 meeting), LETHE (First 34.7, 1 meeting), LURINGEN (Finngulf 39, 1 meeting), WENDIGO 2 (Dehler 36 (Judel/Vrolijk), 1 meeting), ZIKKZAKK 7 (First 36.7, 1 meeting), MELGES 24/7 SAILING TEAM (Melges 24, 1 meeting), BILBO (X-35, 1 meeting), BRAVEHEART (IMX 38, 1 meeting), CB`N (Cb 365, 1 meeting), BLUE FOX (First 36.7, 1 meeting), BETTY BOOP (Bavaria Match 35, 1 meeting), MIA MARA (Elan 37, 1 meeting), SONS OF HURRICANES (Bavaria Match 35, 1 meeting), RUNABOUT (X-35, 1 meeting), WILDA (Sun Odyssey 409, 1 meeting), MILELE (Sun Odyssey 49, 1 meeting), LELO (First 36.7, 1 meeting), CRÙX (Dynamic 37, 1 meeting), CAPELLA (Sun Odyssey 409, 1 meeting)

How BLACK MAGIC compares with a typical First 35

Her main 2025 measurements against the middle of the fleet: one boat per sail number, the latest full-crew configuration with spinnaker, First 35s measured since 2025.

Above the line she is quicker than a typical First 35; below, slower. Move the wind: plenty of boats sit on one side in the light and the other when it blows.

True wind
Upwind-0.03 kn
Beam reach-0.15 kn
Broad reach-0.08 kn
Downwind-0.03 kn

Full width is 0.4 kn either way.

At 10 knots she gives away time to a typical First 35 on the beam reach.

Speed at every angle

BLACK MAGIC in blue, a typical First 35 dashed.

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BLACK MAGIC in blue, a typical First 35 dashed; green marks the closest useful beat and the deepest run worth sailing.

Other First 35s racing

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

More about the First 35 (Farr)

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

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