CAPTAIN SPARROW
Class CHeavy displacementPerformance

CAPTAIN SPARROW — GRE 47

Model: DB 2

DehlerE.G. van de Stadt

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CAPTAIN SPARROW (GRE 47) is a DB 2 designed by E.G. van de Stadt and built by Dehler. She has been racing since 2021. She sails with a smaller sail plan than most DB 2s. She sails close to a typical DB 2 at every angle.

CAPTAIN SPARROW GRE 47 - E.G. van de Stadt - Dehler

Racing record

Races with at least six boats

13

Race starts

0

Wins

15%

Podiums

72

Race Edge

571.6s/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 kn98
10–16 kn1
Over 16 kn64
CAPTAIN SPARROWHow Race Edge works
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Length

10.33 m

33′ 11″

Beam

3.42 m

Draft

1.83 m

Displacement

3.6 t

Sail area

70 m²

On the podium

Where CAPTAIN SPARROW finishes when she goes racing.

On the podium

15%

of 13 starts · DB 2 fleet: 15%

Wins

0%

Wins0%0
Seconds0%0
Thirds15%2
Off the podium85%11

Regattas

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

  • GreeceΣυμη2024310
  • GreeceRodos Cup20231215414
  • GreeceΤαμα202338
  • GreeceΤαμα202245
  • GreeceRodos Cup2021456

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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

15%

of these races end on the podium

13 races over 10 NM

Who she races against

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

CAPTAIN SPARROW aheadRival ahead
MARIA-ELECTRA · X-3628%ahead in 1 of 13 meetings
ARMIDA · Hanse 37054%ahead in 7 of 13 meetings
MOUSMOULO · Hallberg Rassy 2615%ahead in 2 of 13 meetings
PANORMITIS · First 4169%ahead in 9 of 13 meetings
ALOUSTINA · First 3255%ahead in 6 of 11 meetings
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O PANORMITIS · Sea Mini80%ahead in 8 of 10 meetings
APOLLON · Sun Shine 3644%ahead in 4 of 9 meetings
BLUE SHARK · Grand Surprise33%ahead in 3 of 9 meetings
KALIMERA · Yca 2967%ahead in 6 of 9 meetings
DAS BOOT · Optima 1010%ahead in 0 of 8 meetings
Other competitors (14)

Met too few times for a figure.

APOLLON (Dufour 350, 6 meetings), ESTELLA (First 42 (Farr), 6 meetings), TUCACU (Dehler 34 (Stadt), 5 meetings), METHEXIS (Sun Fast 3600, 4 meetings), ALMIRA (First 38, 4 meetings), FAVORIT (Farr 45, 4 meetings), VALKYRIE (Salona 37, 4 meetings), WIND RIDER (First 40, 4 meetings), RAFFICA (X-41, 4 meetings), VELOCE 2 (Sun Odyssey 37.1, 4 meetings), FAVORIT PLUS (Farr 45, 3 meetings), SVETLANA (Hanse 400, 3 meetings), ALPHA (Fareast 28, 3 meetings), SUNNY (Sun Odyssey 36, 2 meetings)

How CAPTAIN SPARROW compares with a typical DB 2

Her main 2025 measurements against the middle of the fleet: one boat per sail number, the latest full-crew configuration with spinnaker, DB 2s measured since 2025.

Above the line she is quicker than a typical DB 2; 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+0.02 kn
Broad reach+0.04 kn
Downwind+0.00 kn

Full width is 0.4 kn either way.

At 10 knots she sails level with a typical DB 2 across the course.

Speed at every angle

CAPTAIN SPARROW in blue, a typical DB 2 dashed.

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CAPTAIN SPARROW in blue, a typical DB 2 dashed; green marks the closest useful beat and the deepest run worth sailing.

Other DB 2s racing

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

More about the DB 2

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

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