HAKUNA RACE
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HAKUNA RACE — ITA 16021

Model: First 45 (Briand)

BeneteauPhilippe Briand

With the same sail number: MAISIXTI · First 45 (Briand) · 2013–2015

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HAKUNA RACE (ITA 16021) is a First 45 designed by Philippe Briand and built by Beneteau. She has been racing since 2026. She sails with a larger sail plan than most First 45s. Against a typical First 45 she is quicker downwind.

HAKUNA RACE ITA 16021 - Philippe Briand - Beneteau

Racing record

Races with at least six boats

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Race start

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Wins

0%

Podiums

13

Race Edge

First 45: 18

500.6s/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 kn40
10–16 kn2
Over 16 kn7
HAKUNA RACEA typical First 45How Race Edge works
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Length

13.66 m

44′ 10″

Beam

4.20 m

Draft

2.41 m

Displacement

11.0 t

Sail area

112 m²

On the podium

Where HAKUNA RACE 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 HAKUNA RACE on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.

  • Italy151 Miglia - Trofeo Cetilar202657

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

Other competitors (29)

Met too few times for a figure.

EL SOLETE (Sinergia 40, 1 meeting), TRICHECO (JOD 35, 1 meeting), MY XANAX (Xp 44, 1 meeting), URLO (Elan 350, 1 meeting), SHIDE (First 36.7, 1 meeting), IREAL (Comet 45, 1 meeting), STRABILIA (Elan 333, 1 meeting), ROXANNE (X-332, 1 meeting), ID&A (Comet 36, 1 meeting), SCHEGGIA (First 31.7, 1 meeting), JEUNESSE (Dufour 412, 1 meeting), LUNATIKA (Sun Fast 3600, 1 meeting), HONEY BADGER (IMX 38, 1 meeting), MANICCHIA (Dufour 34, 1 meeting), BLUES (Grand Soleil 40 (Paperini), 1 meeting), EMILIAPICCOLA (Diva 40, 1 meeting), TESTA E LISCHE (Polaris 37, 1 meeting), ZEROINCONDOTTA (X-412, 1 meeting), GASTONE (Bavaria 36, 1 meeting), BB-PETERLIGHT (Pogo 44, 1 meeting), CIRCE (First 36.7, 1 meeting), BAMBOLA (First 40.7, 1 meeting), IOCUS 3.0 (M 34, 1 meeting), MINIMA (X-34, 1 meeting), MARI (Deher 46, 1 meeting), ANN (Swan 38, 1 meeting), MISTER CRAB (Elan 350, 1 meeting), MAGIA BLU (First 40.7, 1 meeting), AMMUINA 3 (First 40.7, 1 meeting)

How HAKUNA RACE compares with a typical First 45

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

Above the line she is quicker than a typical First 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+0.02 kn
Beam reach-0.01 kn
Broad reach+0.11 kn
Downwind+0.10 kn

Full width is 0.4 kn either way.

At 10 knots she is quicker than a typical First 45 on the broad reach.

Speed at every angle

HAKUNA RACE in blue, a typical First 45 dashed.

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HAKUNA RACE in blue, a typical First 45 dashed; green marks the closest useful beat and the deepest run worth sailing.

Other First 45s racing

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

More about the First 45 (Briand)

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

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