GRAY GALE
Class BSemi-displacementCruiser/Racer

GRAY GALE — BUL 666

Model: Oceanis 45 (Finot-Conq)

BeneteauFinot-Conq

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GRAY GALE (BUL 666) is a Oceanis 45 designed by Finot-Conq and built by Beneteau. She has been racing since 2023. She sails with a larger sail plan and a shallower keel than most Oceanis 45s. Against a typical Oceanis 45 she is slower upwind in light air.

GRAY GALE BUL 666 - Finot-Conq - Beneteau

Racing record

Races with at least six boats

15

Race starts

0

Wins

0%

Podiums

88

Race Edge

540.8s/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 kn30
10–16 kn93
Over 16 kn61
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Length

13.50 m

44′ 3″

Beam

4.48 m

Draft

2.19 m

Displacement

10.4 t

Sail area

93 m²

On the podium

Where GRAY GALE finishes when she goes racing.

On the podium

0%

of 15 starts · Oceanis 45 fleet: 0%

Wins

0%

Wins0%0
Seconds0%0
Thirds0%0
Off the podium100%15

Regattas

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

  • BulgariaShorthanded Regatta20241411
  • BulgariaRegata Varna Channel Cup2024302832292728292827
  • BulgariaRegata Port Varna - Cups General Broker20236875

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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

0%

of these races end on the podium

12 races of 10 NM or less

Offshore & coastal

—

Not enough data yet: 3 races over 10 NM carry a published distance.

Who she races against

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

GRAY GALE aheadRival ahead
PAREA · Salona 407%ahead in 1 of 15 meetings
DARINA · Apollo 120%ahead in 0 of 15 meetings
SHIMAZEN · First Class Challenge0%ahead in 0 of 13 meetings
MAGICA · Bavaria Match 350%ahead in 0 of 13 meetings
NIMANA · 0%ahead in 0 of 13 meetings
Show more rivals (22)
KIARA X · X-410%ahead in 0 of 11 meetings
HYGEIA · Bavaria 46 (Farr)0%ahead in 0 of 11 meetings
MOWGLI · Sun Fast 320%ahead in 0 of 11 meetings
LILIA · Hanse 3480%ahead in 0 of 11 meetings
SCORPIO · Melges 240%ahead in 0 of 9 meetings
UK SAILMAKERS · Conrad 250%ahead in 0 of 9 meetings
PETRA · Grand Soleil 42 (Carkeek)11%ahead in 1 of 9 meetings
CHOCOLATE · Farr 400%ahead in 0 of 9 meetings
IVANA AND ALEKS · Mat 1220%ahead in 0 of 9 meetings
BLUE · Sb 200%ahead in 0 of 9 meetings
ARROUTADO · Grand Soleil 42 (Carkeek)0%ahead in 0 of 9 meetings
OXYGEN · Melges 240%ahead in 0 of 9 meetings
CHARLY WHISKY · Farr 300%ahead in 0 of 9 meetings
BLACK · Sb 200%ahead in 0 of 9 meetings
THEODORA · Bavaria 370%ahead in 0 of 9 meetings
J 24 ONE DESIGN · J/240%ahead in 0 of 9 meetings
VICTORIA · Conrad 250%ahead in 0 of 9 meetings
PILGRIM · Conrad 250%ahead in 0 of 9 meetings
YELLOW · Sb 2011%ahead in 1 of 9 meetings
BYE BYE · 11 Metre0%ahead in 0 of 9 meetings
ALBIREO · Conrad 250%ahead in 0 of 9 meetings
Other competitors (8)

Met too few times for a figure.

KWANZA (X-41, 4 meetings), MAISTRO (1d35, 4 meetings), KALINA (First 29, 2 meetings), BO BRAYA (Bavaria Cruiser 51, 2 meetings), PROXIMA (Conrad 24, 2 meetings), ANA BELLA (Cyclades 50.5, 2 meetings), VLADA (Peterson 34, 2 meetings), GIO (Sun Odyssey 40, 2 meetings)

How GRAY GALE compares with a typical Oceanis 45

Her main 2026 measurements against the middle of the fleet: one boat per sail number, the latest full-crew configuration with spinnaker, Oceanis 45s measured since 2025.

Above the line she is quicker than a typical Oceanis 45; below, slower. Move the wind: plenty of boats sit on one side in the light and the other when it blows.

True wind
Upwind-0.28 kn
Beam reach+0.00 kn
Broad reach-0.03 kn
Downwind+0.00 kn

Full width is 0.6 kn either way.

At 10 knots she gives away time to a typical Oceanis 45 on the upwind.

Speed at every angle

GRAY GALE in blue, a typical Oceanis 45 dashed.

30°60°90°120°150°WIND

GRAY GALE in blue, a typical Oceanis 45 dashed; green marks the closest useful beat and the deepest run worth sailing.

More about the Oceanis 45 (Finot-Conq)

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

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