MELISSA II
Class B

MELISSA II — ITA 9427

Model: Swan 42

Nautor SwanRon Holland

Also raced as MELISSA

Updated

MELISSA II (ITA 9427) is a Swan 42 designed by Ron Holland and built by Nautor Swan. She has been racing since 2023 and has won three races.

Racing record

Races with at least six boats

6

Race starts

3

Wins

83%

Podiums

7

Race Edge

548.4s/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 kn33
10–16 kn1
Over 16 kn1
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On the podium

Where MELISSA II finishes when she goes racing.

3

Wins

1

Seconds

1

Thirds

6

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 MELISSA II on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.

  • ItalyCampionato Invernale West Liguria202511
  • ItalyCampionato Invernale West Liguria20232

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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: 5 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 MELISSA II meets most often on the start line. The bar shows how those meetings ended, on corrected time.

Other competitors (35)

Met too few times for a figure.

ATHENA (Grand Soleil 45 (Judel/Vrolijk), 6 meetings), IL PINGONE DI MARE IIII (J/112, 5 meetings), SPANTEGATA (Dehler 38 (Judel/Vrolijk), 4 meetings), MISS K CHECKMATE (Swan 45, 4 meetings), CRAB (Solaris 44, 4 meetings), MATADOR (First 44.7, 4 meetings), VEGA (Grand Soleil 40 (Paperini), 4 meetings), HARU (Comet 41, 4 meetings), SHE IS THE ONE (Solaris 48, 3 meetings), FLIPPER ONE (Mylius 11, 3 meetings), OBI-WAN (Este 24, 3 meetings), BEATRICE (Ro 330, 3 meetings), SEABIT (Grand Soleil 35, 2 meetings), ALCYON 3 (Sun Fast 37, 2 meetings), AURORA (Canard 41, 2 meetings), SUSPIRIA THE REVENGE (Swan 42, 2 meetings), FREE SPIRIT (First 44.7, 2 meetings), VIRGINIA (Hanse 470, 2 meetings), BELLATRIX (Italia 11.98, 2 meetings), PYXIS (Sun Odyssey 37, 2 meetings), GORILLA GANG XL (Comet 45, 1 meeting), FAREWELL IV (Solaris 44, 1 meeting), CIRCE (First 36.7, 1 meeting), JOKER (J/80, 1 meeting), PICCOLA (Grand Soleil 37 (Carkeek), 1 meeting), CHARAS 2 (Hanse 370, 1 meeting), TRIBOULET (Swan 43 (Holland), 1 meeting), OPHE'LIE (Hanse 342, 1 meeting), BELANA (First 40.7, 1 meeting), HAKUNA MATATA (Bavaria 36, 1 meeting), MOON (Cobra 33, 1 meeting), BLUE SCORPION (Eleva 50, 1 meeting), PROSPETTICA (Comet 41, 1 meeting), GIUBA (Grand Soleil 46.3, 1 meeting), PARTHENOPE (Dufour 350, 1 meeting)

Speed at every angle

MELISSA II's speed at every angle, wind by wind.

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At 20 knots of true wind. Green marks the angles that pay: the closest useful beat and the deepest run worth sailing.

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