HYDRA — ESP 19981
Model: DK 46
DK YachtsMark Mills
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HYDRA (ESP 19981) is a DK 46 designed by Mark Mills and built by DK Yachts. She has been racing since 2017 and has won two races. Against a typical DK 46 she is quicker on a beam reach, and slower downwind.
Racing record
Races with at least six boats26
Race starts
2
Wins
31%
Podiums
58
Race Edge
DK 46: 73
465.7s/mile
Rating 2026
Race Edge by wind strength: how much she delivers beyond her rating, compared with the other boats in her class.
Length
14.10 m
46′ 3″
Beam
4.11 m
Draft
3.01 m
Displacement
9.0 t
Sail area
133 m²
On the podium
Where HYDRA finishes when she goes racing.
On the podium
31%
of 26 starts · DK 46 fleet: 40%
Wins
8%
Regattas
Every regatta we found with HYDRA on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
PalmaVela202644333
Rolex Middle Sea Race202542- ORC European Championship 2025 / 43rd Copa del Rey MAPFRE20251252872215
Giraglia202528162426- ORC World Championship202214117912101
- Trofeu Vila de Blanes Creuer20172
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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
47%
of these races end on the podium
Offshore & coastal
9%
of these races end on the podium
Sharper round the buoys. Short courses reward acceleration and manoeuvring, and that is where this design makes its money.
Who she races against
The boats HYDRA meets most often on the start line. The bar shows how those meetings ended, on corrected time.
Show more rivals (27)
Other competitors (105)
Met too few times for a figure.
BLUE SKY (Swan 45, 7 meetings), MILU' III (Mylius 14, 7 meetings), LUDUAN RELOADED (Grand Soleil 46 (Carkeek), 7 meetings), MOANA (Marten 49, 7 meetings), DAGUET 3 (Ker 46, 7 meetings), LISA R (Ker 46, 7 meetings), BEAU GESTE (TP 52 (Carkeek), 7 meetings), XIO (TP 52 (Carkeek), 7 meetings), DUENDE (Vismara 46, 7 meetings), IRONFX (Corel 45, 7 meetings), SNOWWHITE (Solaris 50, 7 meetings), ROWDY TOO (Botin 52, 7 meetings), BLUE (TP 52 (Judel/Vrolijk), 7 meetings), MIA (Swan 48, 7 meetings), ARS UNA (Mylius 15, 7 meetings), ALEMARO (Neo 400, 7 meetings), FURIOSA (Cookson 50, 7 meetings), UPSCALE (Neo 400, 5 meetings), FAVORIT (Farr 45, 5 meetings), NOLA (Carkeek 40, 5 meetings), SILVEREN SWAEN (Swan 54, 5 meetings), XUMMER (Xp 44, 5 meetings), VIKINGO (First 45 (Briand), 5 meetings), VERTIGO (Swan 54, 5 meetings), LADY (Dufour 40, 4 meetings), ELAN (Swan 48 (Stephens), 4 meetings), CRILIA (Swan 53, 4 meetings), GEEX (Italia 11.98, 4 meetings), JEDI (J/112, 4 meetings), ANGE TRASPARENT II (Swan 45, 4 meetings), GIOVI (Solaris 55, 4 meetings), AURORA (Canard 41, 4 meetings), BURAN (J/122, 4 meetings), ALEBI (Advanced A 44, 4 meetings), TOMIRA CUBED (Grand Soleil 44 (Polli), 4 meetings), CEPHEI II (Elan 410, 4 meetings), A'ASSIFA (First 45 (Briand), 4 meetings), WIND RIDER (First 40, 4 meetings), BELANA (First 40.7, 4 meetings), PAPAZULU (Rm 136, 4 meetings), TWIN SOUL (First 45 (Briand), 4 meetings), SHANTI (Solaris 58, 4 meetings), ALL TOGETHER II (Comet 51, 4 meetings), SILLA (Grand Soleil 46.3, 4 meetings), ZIGGY (Grand Soleil 39 (Maletto), 4 meetings), CHEYENNE (Rodman 42, 4 meetings), GIUBA (Grand Soleil 46.3, 4 meetings), ARYA (X-50, 4 meetings), BINGOBA (Grand Soleil 47, 4 meetings), CRAB (Solaris 44, 4 meetings), FINAL FINAL (Pac 52, 1 meeting), WHISPER (Judel/vrolijk 62, 1 meeting), ZEPHYR (Sun Fast 3300, 1 meeting), MILOU (Sun Fast 3200, 1 meeting), DIAVOLINA (JPK 10.30, 1 meeting), AROBAS² (Irc 52, 1 meeting), ZEN (TP 52 (Carkeek), 1 meeting), SCRICCA (Comet 38 (Vallicelli), 1 meeting), PNEUMA (JPK 10.30, 1 meeting), DUFFY (Dufour 34, 1 meeting), KIBOKO TATU (Arcona 380, 1 meeting), MON ILE (First 40, 1 meeting), BLACK PEARL (Botin 56, 1 meeting), CALYPSO 3.0 (Farr 30, 1 meeting), JAN (J/109, 1 meeting), BORA FAST (Sun Fast 3600, 1 meeting), KARPO (Elan 450, 1 meeting), GEISHA (IMX 40, 1 meeting), QUO (Eleva 42, 1 meeting), VARUNA (Cookson 50, 1 meeting), VARUNA (Ker 56, 1 meeting), MR. J (J/111, 1 meeting), ELUSIVE II (First 45 (Briand), 1 meeting), BLUE MOON (TP 52 (Judel/Vrolijk), 1 meeting), ADRIGOLE II (X-41, 1 meeting), NOLA (Mat 122, 1 meeting), ARS UNA (Adria, 1 meeting), ABOAT TIME (Swan 42, 1 meeting), ANTELOPE (Xp 44, 1 meeting), TONTON (Dufour 44, 1 meeting), DARKWOOD (J/121, 1 meeting), HOBART (Dehler 41 (Judel/Vrolijk), 1 meeting), BEWILD (Swan 42, 1 meeting), GAZELLE (Xp 44, 1 meeting), JACKKNIFE (J/125, 1 meeting), TOK SAILING (Mat 11.80, 1 meeting), DIMM (First 45 (Farr), 1 meeting), ELLE (Swan 56, 1 meeting), ARTIE III (HH 42, 1 meeting), LION’S STORY (Swan 42, 1 meeting), ANEMOS (Pogo 36, 1 meeting), SAGOLA (Farr 45, 1 meeting), VETARA (Pogo 36, 1 meeting), ALEMARO (Neo 430, 1 meeting), WINDRAUSCH (Pogo 36, 1 meeting), FLY (X-482, 1 meeting), NEOJIVARO (Neo 430, 1 meeting), OTRA VEZ (Ice 52, 1 meeting), LUNZ AM MEER (Swan 651, 1 meeting), BLACK PEARL (Pogo 40, 1 meeting), SALPARE (Swan 66, 1 meeting), BURI (Elan 333, 1 meeting), KAZKA (Dufour 56, 1 meeting), BLUE HORIZON (Delphia 47, 1 meeting), CAIAROSSA (Shipman 72, 1 meeting)
How HYDRA compares with a typical DK 46
Her main 2026 measurements against the middle of the fleet: one boat per sail number, the latest full-crew configuration with spinnaker, DK 46s measured since 2025.
Above the line she is quicker than a typical DK 46; 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 DK 46 on the downwind.
Speed at every angle
HYDRA in blue, a typical DK 46 dashed.
HYDRA in blue, a typical DK 46 dashed; green marks the closest useful beat and the deepest run worth sailing.
Other DK 46s racing
Every sister ship with results on TackRegatta, the most recently raced first.
More about the DK 46
Speed at every angle, Race Edge, the race record of the whole fleet and how the boats are set up.
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