BLANC BLEU
Class CHeavy displacementCruiser/Racer

BLANC BLEU — ISR 40

Model: Bavaria 40

BavariaJ&J Design

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BLANC BLEU (ISR 40) is a Bavaria 40 designed by J&J Design and built by Bavaria. She has been racing since 2021. Against a typical Bavaria 40 she is quicker on a beam reach and downwind.

BLANC BLEU ISR 40 - J&J Design - Bavaria

Racing record

Races with at least six boats

1

Race start

0

Wins

0%

Podiums

65

Race Edge

Bavaria 40: 11

563.1s/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 kn23
10–16 kn91
Over 16 kn64
BLANC BLEUA typical Bavaria 40How Race Edge works
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Length

12.21 m

40′ 1″

Beam

4.01 m

Draft

1.94 m

Displacement

7.9 t

Sail area

79 m²

On the podium

Where BLANC BLEU 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 BLANC BLEU on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.

  • IsraelShiyut Arim20215

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Who she races against

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

Other competitors (6)

Met too few times for a figure.

LIHI (J/105, 1 meeting), CYCLOP (Salona 34, 1 meeting), U-V (Viko S 30, 1 meeting), SLYD (Varianta 37, 1 meeting), LOU OF IXOPO (Sun Shine 38, 1 meeting), HILA 1 (Hanse 375, 1 meeting)

How BLANC BLEU compares with a typical Bavaria 40

Her main 2026 measurements against the middle of the fleet: one boat per sail number, the latest full-crew configuration with spinnaker, Bavaria 40s measured since 2025.

Above the line she is quicker than a typical Bavaria 40; below, slower. Move the wind: plenty of boats sit on one side in the light and the other when it blows.

True wind
Upwind+0.00 kn
Beam reach+0.06 kn
Broad reach+0.16 kn
Downwind+0.17 kn

Full width is 0.4 kn either way.

At 10 knots she is quicker than a typical Bavaria 40 on the downwind.

Speed at every angle

BLANC BLEU in blue, a typical Bavaria 40 dashed.

30°60°90°120°150°WIND

BLANC BLEU in blue, a typical Bavaria 40 dashed; green marks the closest useful beat and the deepest run worth sailing.

Other Bavaria 40s racing

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

More about the Bavaria 40

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

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