BLACK SAMURAI
Class 0Semi-displacementCruiser/Racer

BLACK SAMURAI — ITA 17655

Model: Eleva 50

Eleva YachtsGiovanni Ceccarelli

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BLACK SAMURAI (ITA 17655) is a Eleva 50 designed by Giovanni Ceccarelli and built by Eleva Yachts. She has been racing since 2023. She sails with a smaller sail plan than most Eleva 50s. Against a typical Eleva 50 she is slower upwind in light air and downwind.

BLACK SAMURAI ITA 17655 - Giovanni Ceccarelli - Eleva Yachts

Racing record

Races with at least six boats

20

Race starts

0

Wins

0%

Podiums

30

Race Edge

457.8s/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 kn10
10–16 kn80
Over 16 kn70
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Length

15.27 m

50′ 1″

Beam

4.83 m

Draft

2.95 m

Displacement

13.8 t

Sail area

147 m²

On the podium

Where BLACK SAMURAI finishes when she goes racing.

On the podium

0%

of 20 starts · Eleva 50 fleet: 0%

Wins

0%

Wins0%0
Seconds0%0
Thirds0%0
Off the podium100%20

Regattas

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

  • FranceItaly73° Loro Piana Giraglia202627
  • ItalyFranceLoro Piana Giraglia20261717424
  • ItalyRegate di Primavera Portofino2026664
  • ItalyTrofeo Porto Carlo Riva20261113
  • ItalyGenova Sailing Week2026141214141310

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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: 8 races of 10 NM or less carry a published distance.

Offshore & coastal

0%

of these races end on the podium

11 races over 10 NM

1 more race without a published distance count in the podium figures, not in this split.

Who she races against

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

BLACK SAMURAI aheadRival ahead
MISS K CHECKMATE · Swan 4517%ahead in 2 of 12 meetings
CHEYENNE · Rodman 4236%ahead in 4 of 11 meetings
AURORA · Canard 4118%ahead in 2 of 11 meetings
CHESTRESS 3 · J/12222%ahead in 2 of 9 meetings
Other competitors (115)

Met too few times for a figure.

TOMIRA CUBED (Grand Soleil 44 (Polli), 7 meetings), SNOWWHITE (Solaris 50, 7 meetings), BLUE SKY (Swan 45, 7 meetings), TO BE (Italia 11.98, 7 meetings), TENGHER (Swan 45, 7 meetings), BLUES (Grand Soleil 40 (Paperini), 7 meetings), THETIS (Swan 45, 6 meetings), LISA R (Ker 46, 6 meetings), WB IX (XR 41, 6 meetings), SPIRIT OF NERINA (Swan 42, 6 meetings), BLUE MOON (TP 52 (Judel/Vrolijk), 6 meetings), KEONDA III (Grand Soleil 40 (Paperini), 6 meetings), CRAB (XR 41, 5 meetings), DXARMA (XR 41, 5 meetings), L'IMMENS (, 5 meetings), ORION (First 45 (Briand), 5 meetings), BURAN (J/122, 5 meetings), FAVORIT (Farr 45, 5 meetings), LAGERTHA (Swan 42, 5 meetings), ALEBI II (Grand Soleil 44 (Polli), 5 meetings), CAPRICCIO CUBE (First 36, 5 meetings), CAPE CODE (Bavaria Match 42, 5 meetings), A'ASSIFA (First 45 (Briand), 5 meetings), GOZO DREAM (First 40.7, 5 meetings), BELANA_O (First 40.7, 5 meetings), TWIN SOUL (First 45 (Briand), 5 meetings), ALL TOGETHER II (Comet 51, 5 meetings), MERSIN YELKEN AKADEMISI (Jv 56, 5 meetings), PAPAZULU (Rm 136, 5 meetings), GINGER_O (Marten 49, 5 meetings), VIVA MALTA (Cookson 50, 5 meetings), FIXATION (Swan 46, 4 meetings), BIG WOOL (M 34, 4 meetings), ANDANTE IV (Swan 42, 4 meetings), TEAM 42+1 (ClubSwan 43, 4 meetings), BOLOLOMBO (Grand Soleil 43 (Design), 4 meetings), MISTRAL GAGNANT (Solaris 50, 4 meetings), FREMITO D'ARJA (J/109, 4 meetings), CRAB (Solaris 44, 3 meetings), IREAL (Comet 45, 3 meetings), T2 (Dehler 36 (Stadt), 3 meetings), L'ESCARGOT (First 34.7, 3 meetings), SUSPIRIA THE REVENGE (Swan 42, 3 meetings), NICE (ILC 79, 3 meetings), SCHORCH (Mylius 66, 3 meetings), SERENDIPITY 2 (H&r 412, 3 meetings), IMXTINENTE (X-35, 2 meetings), RACHISTAR (X-41, 2 meetings), YUME (Solaris 44.1, 2 meetings), MELTEMI S (Swan 54, 2 meetings), BAMBINA (Stag 32, 2 meetings), PADAWAN (Farr 30, 2 meetings), SPARTACO (Sun Fast 3300, 2 meetings), MAI DIRE MAI (Comet 33, 2 meetings), SCRICCA (Comet 38 (Vallicelli), 2 meetings), PITTILANTO (Solaris 44, 2 meetings), NESS (Elan S3, 2 meetings), X-WAVE (X-332, 2 meetings), LIBERAMENTE (Comet 38 (Finot), 2 meetings), FROM NOW ON (Swan 45, 2 meetings), TESTACUORERACE (Cookson 50, 2 meetings), BRUJO (Swan 45, 2 meetings), DARING SISTERS (Swan 42, 2 meetings), LADY (Dufour 40, 2 meetings), ELU (Swan 45, 2 meetings), ANEMOS (First 40.7, 2 meetings), MATITU (Solaris 48, 2 meetings), ALEBI (Advanced A 44, 2 meetings), ORIENTE (Grand Soleil 40 (Paperini), 2 meetings), FALCOR (Centurion 40, 2 meetings), ZIGGY (Grand Soleil 39 (Maletto), 2 meetings), SMALL MORE (More 40, 2 meetings), FREYA (Schooner, 2 meetings), BIG BANG (Melges 32, 1 meeting), MELISSA (Baltic 50, 1 meeting), FURIBONDA (Sly 53, 1 meeting), MATADOR (First 44.7, 1 meeting), FASTER III (Grand Soleil 43 (Carkeek), 1 meeting), TARANTELLA (Grand Soleil 40 (Paperini), 1 meeting), QQ7 (Farr 53, 1 meeting), CHESTRESS (J/109, 1 meeting), SALVORA (Salona 37, 1 meeting), HUMBOLDT (Dehler 30 OD, 1 meeting), CHANGE TRASPARENT (Swan 45, 1 meeting), BLACK PEKOE 3 (Grand Soleil 52, 1 meeting), QUATTROGATTI (Comet 45, 1 meeting), MAQUIS (Grand Soleil 40 (Polli), 1 meeting), MALU (X-43, 1 meeting), BORA FAST (Sun Fast 3600, 1 meeting), MAJE (Swan 41, 1 meeting), AQUARANTA (Archambault 40, 1 meeting), CIRCE (First 36.7, 1 meeting), SHANTI (Solaris 58, 1 meeting), ASKEW (Comet 38 (Vallicelli), 1 meeting), RUTHIE (Oceanis 41, 1 meeting), ANITA (J/122, 1 meeting), DRIFTER CUBE (Swan 98, 1 meeting), LES AMIS (Swan 601, 1 meeting), DENEB (First 36.7, 1 meeting), HYPNOTIC (T 34, 1 meeting), ULTRAVOX (X-332, 1 meeting), CATTIVA COMPAGNIA (Rimar 41.3, 1 meeting), JENIS (J/112, 1 meeting), SOLANO (Latini 52, 1 meeting), TEKNO (First 31.7, 1 meeting), CAPRICCIO II (First 36.7, 1 meeting), ALIBI (Sun Fast 3600, 1 meeting), AZAHAR (Swan 56, 1 meeting), SAPMA (Swan 80, 1 meeting), KIND OF BLUE (Comet 65, 1 meeting), SAXOPHONE (X-362, 1 meeting), GIANBURRASCA (First 36.7, 1 meeting), IL BRACCIO (Grand Soleil 45 (Judel/Vrolijk), 1 meeting), BLUDIMARE (Sun Fast 40, 1 meeting), BOABUNDA (Wally 60, 1 meeting)

How BLACK SAMURAI compares with a typical Eleva 50

Her main 2026 measurements against the middle of the fleet: one boat per sail number, the latest full-crew configuration with spinnaker, Eleva 50s measured since 2025.

Above the line she is quicker than a typical Eleva 50; below, slower. Move the wind: plenty of boats sit on one side in the light and the other when it blows.

True wind
Upwind-0.05 kn
Beam reach+0.02 kn
Broad reach-0.07 kn
Downwind-0.07 kn

Full width is 0.4 kn either way.

At 10 knots she gives away time to a typical Eleva 50 on the broad reach.

Speed at every angle

BLACK SAMURAI in blue, a typical Eleva 50 dashed.

30°60°90°120°150°WIND

BLACK SAMURAI in blue, a typical Eleva 50 dashed; green marks the closest useful beat and the deepest run worth sailing.

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