CARPE DIEM
Class CHeavy displacementCruiser/Racer

CARPE DIEM — GRE 774

Model: Caribbean 40

CaribbeanE.G. van de Stadt

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CARPE DIEM (GRE 774) is a Caribbean 40 designed by E.G. van de Stadt and built by Caribbean. She has been racing since 2018. Against a typical Caribbean 40 she is quicker upwind in light air.

CARPE DIEM GRE 774 - E.G. van de Stadt - Caribbean

Racing record

Races with at least six boats

30

Race starts

0

Wins

13%

Podiums

57

Race Edge

559.3s/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 kn71
10–16 kn15
Over 16 kn3
Compare with another boat

Length

12.26 m

40′ 3″

Beam

3.89 m

Draft

1.99 m

Displacement

8.6 t

Sail area

98 m²

On the podium

Where CARPE DIEM finishes when she goes racing.

On the podium

13%

of 30 starts · Caribbean 40 fleet: 7%

Wins

0%

Wins0%0
Seconds0%0
Thirds13%4
Off the podium87%26

Regattas

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

  • Greece"Πορος 2026"2026883
  • Greece"Αγκιστρι 2026"202667
  • Greece43ος Ιστιοπλοικος Αγωνας Κορφος ΄26202673
  • GreeceΚυπελλο Ναυμαχιας Σαλαμινος202555
  • Greece"Αγκιστρι 2025"202566

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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: 1 race of 10 NM or less carry a published distance.

Offshore & coastal

14%

of these races end on the podium

29 races over 10 NM

Who she races against

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

CARPE DIEM aheadRival ahead
AFROESSA · Sun Fast 320018%ahead in 3 of 17 meetings
LAVORO III · Dehler 30 OD15%ahead in 2 of 13 meetings
CHIMERA · X-3620%ahead in 0 of 11 meetings
PIX-LAX III · Bh 3656%ahead in 5 of 9 meetings
ALLEGORIA · Bavaria Match 3522%ahead in 2 of 9 meetings
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ANDROMEDA · Moody 3978%ahead in 7 of 9 meetings
KRAKER · J/240%ahead in 0 of 9 meetings
FILIRA · Grand Soleil 37 (Design)63%ahead in 5 of 8 meetings
MELINA · First 27.70%ahead in 0 of 8 meetings
VESSY · Bavaria Cruiser 40 S50%ahead in 4 of 8 meetings
BANA BIOLETTA 4 · ILC 4038%ahead in 3 of 8 meetings
Other competitors (51)

Met too few times for a figure.

ANDARIN (J/105, 7 meetings), APIDALOS NAFS (IMX 40, 7 meetings), FARSIDE XL (X-412, 7 meetings), ALBIREO (X-35, 7 meetings), TO KEFI MAS (Elan 410, 7 meetings), GORGO (Nek 26, 6 meetings), AEOLUS II (First 36.7, 5 meetings), ALISACHNI (Italia 9.98, 5 meetings), A MAJOR (J/99, 5 meetings), ADRA (First 31.7, 3 meetings), IONIA (X-43, 3 meetings), BIDOURIK (JPK 960, 3 meetings), NALU (Dehler 30 OD, 3 meetings), AIOLIA (J/11, 3 meetings), SUGAR (X-40, 3 meetings), OLTRE (Jv 44, 3 meetings), CARBONITA (Neo 570, 3 meetings), ASTRAPI II (First 41, 3 meetings), IXIS-AFIXIS (X-452, 3 meetings), ERYTOS II (Jv 44, 3 meetings), UTOPIA (First 40, 3 meetings), MIMOSA (Dehler 35 (Voogd), 2 meetings), NO1 (Rc 44, 2 meetings), MAREVA (Atlantic 31, 2 meetings), IKAROS (Dufour 35, 2 meetings), SELINI (Hallberg-rassy 382, 2 meetings), THALASSINOS AETOS (Gib Sea 334, 2 meetings), BULLDOG (First 35 (Berret), 2 meetings), ARIADNI II (Discovery 300, 2 meetings), FAETHON (Moody 30, 2 meetings), SUENO (Grand Soleil 39 (Jézéquel), 2 meetings), YPERION (Dufour 30, 2 meetings), ALHIMISTIS ONEIROU (Melody, 2 meetings), SIBYLLA (Eygthene 24, 2 meetings), SAGINI (Triton 48, 2 meetings), NAFSITHOI (Discovery 300, 2 meetings), SOTIRIS JUNIOR (Nereis 30, 2 meetings), JULIANNA (Moody 34, 2 meetings), CHRISTINA (Contest 250, 2 meetings), ISAIL (Archambault 40, 2 meetings), EL PRINE (Caribbean 40, 2 meetings), EST EMAR (X-35, 2 meetings), LAVORO (Mumm 36, 1 meeting), VENTUS (Sun Fast 37, 1 meeting), OXYGONO (First Class 8, 1 meeting), JUNIOR (J/80, 1 meeting), KYMATOLIGI (Mount Gay 30, 1 meeting), TILE 3 (IMX 38, 1 meeting), FAINOMENO (Formula 28, 1 meeting), SIMOUN (Platu 25, 1 meeting), EUPLOIA (First 211, 1 meeting)

How CARPE DIEM compares with a typical Caribbean 40

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

Above the line she is quicker than a typical Caribbean 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+0.03 kn
Beam reach+0.00 kn
Broad reach-0.01 kn
Downwind-0.01 kn

Full width is 0.4 kn either way.

At 10 knots she sails level with a typical Caribbean 40 across the course.

Speed at every angle

CARPE DIEM in blue, a typical Caribbean 40 dashed.

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CARPE DIEM in blue, a typical Caribbean 40 dashed; green marks the closest useful beat and the deepest run worth sailing.

Other Caribbean 40s racing

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

More about the Caribbean 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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