MARLIN
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MARLIN — NOR 12287

Model: Dufour 34

DufourUmberto Felci

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MARLIN (NOR 12287) is a Dufour 34 designed by Umberto Felci and built by Dufour. She has been racing since 2026. She sails with a larger sail plan than most Dufour 34s. Against a typical Dufour 34 she is quicker upwind in light air, on a beam reach and downwind.

MARLIN NOR 12287 - Umberto Felci - Dufour

Racing record

Races with at least six boats

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Race start

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Wins

0%

Podiums

43

Race Edge

Dufour 34: 50

570.1s/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 kn39
10–16 kn46
Over 16 kn19
MARLINA typical Dufour 34How Race Edge works
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Length

10.30 m

33′ 10″

Beam

3.48 m

Draft

1.94 m

Displacement

5.4 t

Sail area

66 m²

On the podium

Where MARLIN finishes when she goes racing.

0

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

  • NorwayIsbjørnen20265

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Who she races against

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

Other competitors (11)

Met too few times for a figure.

WHITE SHADOW (Landmark 43, 1 meeting), STJERNEBRIS (X-35, 1 meeting), TRASS (Elan 37, 1 meeting), VIRVAR V (First 40.7, 1 meeting), AQUASENSE (Dehler 38 (Judel/Vrolijk), 1 meeting), KELSO (Crown 39, 1 meeting), OBELIX (X-37, 1 meeting), LEVENS (Elan 37, 1 meeting), NANO (Sun Fast 32, 1 meeting), SHIRAZ (Cumulus, 1 meeting), FRI (Sadler 34, 1 meeting)

How MARLIN compares with a typical Dufour 34

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

Above the line she is quicker than a typical Dufour 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+0.11 kn
Beam reach+0.08 kn
Broad reach+0.06 kn
Downwind+0.07 kn

Full width is 0.4 kn either way.

At 10 knots she is quicker than a typical Dufour 34 on the upwind.

Speed at every angle

MARLIN in blue, a typical Dufour 34 dashed.

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

Other Dufour 34s racing

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

More about the Dufour 34

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

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