CHAITAN II — ESP 5029
Model: First 40.7
Updated
CHAITAN II (ESP 5029) is a First 40.7 designed by Bruce Farr and built by Beneteau. She has been racing since 2014. Against a typical First 40.7 she is quicker upwind in light air.
Racing record
Races with at least six boats4
Race starts
0
Wins
25%
Podiums
37
Race Edge
First 40.7: 26
531.7s/mile
Rating 2026
Race Edge by wind strength: how much she delivers beyond her rating, compared with the other boats in her class.
Length
11.92 m
39′ 1″
Beam
3.77 m
Draft
2.42 m
Displacement
7.1 t
Sail area
94 m²
On the podium
Where CHAITAN II finishes when she goes racing.
0
Wins
0
Seconds
1
Thirds
4
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 CHAITAN II on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
Regata Amigos de la Vela20237- Regata Proyecto Hombre202110
- Regata Proyecto Hombre20166
- Regata Proyecto Hombre20143
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Report a regattaRound 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: 2 races of 10 NM or less carry a published distance.
Offshore & coastal
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Not enough data yet: 2 races over 10 NM carry a published distance.
Who she races against
The boats CHAITAN II 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.
ESTERO BLANCO (Brenta 24, 3 meetings), SALVORA II (First 36.7, 2 meetings), UMA (Dufour 40, 2 meetings), BUZZ LIGHT YEAR (Starlight 29, 2 meetings), PANTALAN ZERO (Dufour 44, 2 meetings), LEIDEN (Salona 45, 2 meetings), HOPPER (First 31.7, 2 meetings), THYRA (Dufour 34, 2 meetings), NATURAL (First 40.7, 1 meeting), SIRIUS V (Farr 50, 1 meeting), CHARLY XV (J/80, 1 meeting), ORION (Drac One Ton, 1 meeting), TABOGA CUATRO (Bashford 41, 1 meeting), SALVORA (Salona 37, 1 meeting), CAMAGUEY (Dufour 44, 1 meeting), PIROPO DOS (Dufour 3800, 1 meeting), THYRA II (Dufour 34, 1 meeting), MAMBRU (First 31.7, 1 meeting), ADRIANA (Grand Soleil 37 (Carkeek), 1 meeting), CHAWA (Centurion 40, 1 meeting), YEMAYA (First 40.7, 1 meeting), MABORAN (Ro 330, 1 meeting), PEQUOD II (Dehler 36 (Stadt), 1 meeting), PILENE (Bavaria Cruiser 30, 1 meeting)
How CHAITAN II compares with a typical First 40.7
Her main 2026 measurements against the middle of the fleet: one boat per sail number, the latest full-crew configuration with spinnaker, First 40.7s measured since 2025.
Above the line she is quicker than a typical First 40.7; below, slower. Move the wind: plenty of boats sit on one side in the light and the other when it blows.
Full width is 0.4 kn either way.
At 10 knots she gives away time to a typical First 40.7 on the broad reach.
Speed at every angle
CHAITAN II in blue, a typical First 40.7 dashed.
CHAITAN II in blue, a typical First 40.7 dashed; green marks the closest useful beat and the deepest run worth sailing.
Other First 40.7s racing
Every sister ship with results on TackRegatta, the most recently raced first.
More about the First 40.7
Speed at every angle, Race Edge, the race record of the whole fleet and how the boats are set up.
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