CHESS
Class CHeavy displacementCruiser/Racer

CHESS — ESP 7017_C

Model: Dehler 34 (Stadt)

DehlerE.G. van de Stadt

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CHESS (ESP 7017_C) is a Dehler 34 designed by E.G. van de Stadt and built by Dehler. She has been racing since 2017. She sails with a larger sail plan than most Dehler 34s. She sails close to a typical Dehler 34 at every angle.

CHESS ESP 7017_C - E.G. van de Stadt - Dehler

Racing record

Races with at least six boats

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Race start

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Wins

0%

Podiums

12

Race Edge

Dehler 34: 26

605.3s/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 kn31
10–16 kn18
Over 16 kn41
CHESSA typical Dehler 34How Race Edge works
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Length

10.11 m

33′ 2″

Beam

3.41 m

Draft

1.76 m

Displacement

4.4 t

Sail area

58 m²

On the podium

Where CHESS finishes when she goes racing.

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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 CHESS on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.

  • Spain60 Millas a Dos20179

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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

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Not enough data yet: 1 race over 10 NM carry a published distance.

Who she races against

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

Other competitors (13)

Met too few times for a figure.

TRABUCO (Xp 44, 1 meeting), ALLEGRO VIVACE (Bh 36, 1 meeting), NORTH FACE (Sun Light 31, 1 meeting), TANIT III-MEDILEVEL (IMX 40, 1 meeting), PALLIETER V (X-34, 1 meeting), EVAMARINA 2020 (First 40.7, 1 meeting), SEDDNA (Elan 333, 1 meeting), BICUSPIDE (Dufour 410, 1 meeting), SASHA UNO (Sun Odyssey 36, 1 meeting), GUAGUANCO II (First 40.7, 1 meeting), NOTENOM (Bavaria Match 35, 1 meeting), CHISPETREN (Dufour 34, 1 meeting), APEX (First 44.7, 1 meeting)

How CHESS compares with a typical Dehler 34

Her main 2026 measurements against the middle of the fleet: one boat per sail number, the latest full-crew configuration with spinnaker, Dehler 34s measured since 2025.

Above the line she is quicker than a typical Dehler 34; 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+0.02 kn

Full width is 0.4 kn either way.

At 10 knots she sails level with a typical Dehler 34 across the course.

Speed at every angle

CHESS in blue, a typical Dehler 34 dashed.

30°60°90°120°150°WIND

CHESS in blue, a typical Dehler 34 dashed; green marks the closest useful beat and the deepest run worth sailing.

Other Dehler 34s racing

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

More about the Dehler 34 (Stadt)

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

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