COCHINA
Class BDisplacementCruiser/Racer

COCHINA — ITA 16240

Model: First 40

BeneteauBruce Farr

Updated

COCHINA (ITA 16240) is a First 40 designed by Bruce Farr and built by Beneteau. She has been racing since 2013 and has won 1 race. Against a typical First 40 she is quicker on a beam reach.

COCHINA ITA 16240 - Bruce Farr - Beneteau

Racing record

Races with at least six boats

37

Race starts

1

Win

16%

Podiums

67

Race Edge

First 40: 68

513.0s/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 kn66
10–16 kn62
Over 16 kn52
COCHINAA typical First 40How Race Edge works
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Length

12.24 m

40′ 2″

Beam

3.90 m

Draft

2.48 m

Displacement

7.9 t

Sail area

94 m²

On the podium

Where COCHINA finishes when she goes racing.

On the podium

16%

of 37 starts · First 40 fleet: 27%

Wins

3%

Wins3%1
Seconds5%2
Thirds8%3
Off the podium84%31

Regattas

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

  • ItalyEolian Cup - Trofeo Franco Costa2026101169
  • ItalyCampionato Nazionale d'Area - Isole Sicilia e Sardegna2026998
  • ItalyTrofeo Rotta dei Florio202699
  • Italy49° Campionato Invernale Vela d'Altura2026141012
  • ItalyRegata dei Cinque Fari202612

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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

22%

of these races end on the podium

18 races of 10 NM or less

Offshore & coastal

7%

of these races end on the podium

14 races over 10 NM

Sharper round the buoys. Short courses reward acceleration and manoeuvring, and that is where this design makes its money.

5 more races without a published distance count in the podium figures, not in this split.

Who she races against

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

COCHINA aheadRival ahead
QQ7 · Vismara 4125%ahead in 5 of 20 meetings
MAGO BLU · Elan 33356%ahead in 10 of 18 meetings
LULA · Elan 34059%ahead in 10 of 17 meetings
CORONA · B&c 4625%ahead in 4 of 16 meetings
SCURSUNERA · Stag 3814%ahead in 2 of 14 meetings
Show more rivals (9)
QUATTROGATTI · Comet 4515%ahead in 2 of 13 meetings
MISS LILLI · First 34.78%ahead in 1 of 13 meetings
SOUTH KENSINGTON · First 35 (Farr)8%ahead in 1 of 12 meetings
ALBORAN 2 · First 34.742%ahead in 5 of 12 meetings
BLACK INDIAN · Bonin 3136%ahead in 4 of 11 meetings
KUNDALINI · Cobra 3373%ahead in 8 of 11 meetings
FELIX III · Oceanis 46.170%ahead in 7 of 10 meetings
STARFLY · Rimar 44.344%ahead in 4 of 9 meetings
XALVARO · X-36278%ahead in 7 of 9 meetings
Other competitors (106)

Met too few times for a figure.

EXTRA 1 (X-41, 7 meetings), LEDUELUNE (Dufour 44, 7 meetings), CORSAIR (Corsa 915, 7 meetings), PADMA (More 40, 6 meetings), IRIDE (First 35 (Farr), 5 meetings), KIWI (Farr 31, 5 meetings), LOUP SOLITAIRE (Sly 42, 5 meetings), QUERIDA (Vismara 40, 5 meetings), ACCHIAPPASOGNI (Grand Soleil 40 (Paperini), 4 meetings), VOLARE (First 44.7, 4 meetings), OMBREROSSE (Starkel 33, 4 meetings), JOY (J/122, 4 meetings), PISTRICE (Vismara 40, 4 meetings), WIRELESS (Comet 45, 4 meetings), BIBA (Elan 340, 4 meetings), REGINA (Comet 12, 4 meetings), AZIMUT (Sun Fiizz 40, 4 meetings), BLUETTE (Comet 41, 4 meetings), SCARFACE (Platu 25, 4 meetings), FREEDOM (Dufour 34, 4 meetings), FRANK (Elan S5, 4 meetings), HYDRA (Mylius 11, 4 meetings), PROFILO (IMX 38, 4 meetings), EURIOLA (Grand Soleil 40 (Paperini), 4 meetings), SUGAR BABE (Polaris 33, 3 meetings), SAGOLA (Farr 45, 3 meetings), ALVAROSKY (Grand Soleil 40 (Paperini), 3 meetings), NORTHERN LIGHT (Dufour 34, 3 meetings), EXPENSIVE T OY (Dufour 310, 3 meetings), RENOIR (Grand Soleil 40 (Paperini), 3 meetings), LA GATTA FRETTOLOSA (Stag 38, 3 meetings), TRIMEGISTA III (Swan 38, 3 meetings), JULES ET JIM 2 (First 34.7, 2 meetings), LOUP ALVAR (Sly 42, 2 meetings), DOR AN DOUR (Canados 37, 2 meetings), SEKELES (M 37, 2 meetings), TRESAMIS (Elan 410, 2 meetings), EMY TOO (Solaris 36, 2 meetings), FAXE (Platu 25, 2 meetings), DANILU' 2 (Centurion 40, 2 meetings), FINTO TONTO (Elan 40, 2 meetings), SIDERA (Oceanis 34.1, 2 meetings), ANEMOS II (Maxi 80, 2 meetings), PURE (Salona 42, 2 meetings), CURADDAU III (X-41, 2 meetings), ISOLA DEL VENTO (Platu 25, 2 meetings), GIUGGIOLA (Platu 25, 2 meetings), OXIDIANA (X-442, 2 meetings), GIOIA DI VIVERE (Xp 38, 2 meetings), DIECI E LODE (Ten Pf, 2 meetings), GRACE (Oceanis 31, 2 meetings), BREAK UP (Elan 333, 1 meeting), MISS LILLI (Dufour 34, 1 meeting), MARGHERITA II (Comet 12, 1 meeting), A'NICA (Farr 30, 1 meeting), OPTION B (Comet 51, 1 meeting), JOSHUA II (Ziggurat 995, 1 meeting), BLUE MOON (Grand Soleil 343, 1 meeting), AZIZA (Grand Soleil 45, 1 meeting), BLITZ (Sun Kiss 47, 1 meeting), CASTIGAMATTI 2 (Sun Fast 36, 1 meeting), PRIO (Avance 418, 1 meeting), NUR (First 31.7, 1 meeting), EXTASY (X-412, 1 meeting), SOLE DI GIADA (Canados 37, 1 meeting), LOLI FAST (Sun Fast 3600, 1 meeting), SCHEGGIA (Swan 42, 1 meeting), BURAN (J/122, 1 meeting), ANOUK (Solaris 47, 1 meeting), FAVORIT PLUS (Farr 45, 1 meeting), KUKA 3 (Cookson 50, 1 meeting), CASAPROGETTATA.IT (X-41, 1 meeting), ALEMARO (Neo 400, 1 meeting), HITCHHIKER (Carkeek 40, 1 meeting), MAGIC TWELVE (Vismara 46, 1 meeting), MANDALAY (Solaris 44, 1 meeting), SPACE JOCKEY (J/99, 1 meeting), ULTRAVOX (X-332, 1 meeting), DREAM AWAY (First 36.7, 1 meeting), DAIMADDA (Grand Soleil 35, 1 meeting), DRAKKAR (Drac One Ton, 1 meeting), SOFFIO (Grand Soleil 40 (Paperini), 1 meeting), ANTINEA (Grand Soleil 42 (Frers), 1 meeting), FISHBONE (First 40.7, 1 meeting), MART D'ESTE (Este 31, 1 meeting), ENOCH (First 47.7, 1 meeting), MUZYKA 2 (X-442, 1 meeting), SAFRAN ROUGE (Pogo 10.50, 1 meeting), SEXY (X-332, 1 meeting), MOMI BLU (Grand Soleil 45, 1 meeting), PALOMA (Show 42, 1 meeting), DA.RI.SE (Bavaria 36, 1 meeting), TATA (Dufour 382, 1 meeting), NEREIDE (Moana 39, 1 meeting), NIRVANA III (Dufour 41, 1 meeting), STRIPPTEASE (Tripp 40, 1 meeting), SCILLA (Comet 12, 1 meeting), LOUCURA ZENTRUM (Este 31, 1 meeting), ALCOR V (First 47.7, 1 meeting), LESS (First 50, 1 meeting), GOLD DIGGER (Figaro 3, 1 meeting), SU CANTU E SU ENTU (JPK 10.10, 1 meeting), GIOIA (Sun Fast 39, 1 meeting), FLORA (First 30, 1 meeting), CAPO SUD (First 375, 1 meeting), HERMOSA II (Grand Soleil 40 (Paperini), 1 meeting)

How COCHINA compares with a typical First 40

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

Above the line she is quicker than a typical First 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+0.11 kn
Broad reach+0.01 kn
Downwind-0.04 kn

Full width is 0.4 kn either way.

At 10 knots she is quicker than a typical First 40 on the beam reach.

Speed at every angle

COCHINA in blue, a typical First 40 dashed.

30°60°90°120°150°WIND

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

Other First 40s racing

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

More about the First 40

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