METCH
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METCH — BUL 42

Model: Conrad 25

ContrastbåtarDoug Peterson

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METCH (BUL 42) is a Conrad 25 designed by Doug Peterson and built by Contrastbåtar. She has been racing since 2020 and has won four races. Against a typical Conrad 25 she is quicker upwind in light air and on a beam reach.

METCH BUL 42 - Doug Peterson - Contrastbåtar

Racing record

Races with at least six boats

43

Race starts

4

Wins

42%

Podiums

16

Race Edge

Conrad 25: 6

649.2s/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 kn75
10–16 kn2
Over 16 kn29
METCHA typical Conrad 25How Race Edge works
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Length

7.65 m

25′ 1″

Beam

2.76 m

Draft

1.52 m

Displacement

1.6 t

Sail area

35 m²

On the podium

Where METCH finishes when she goes racing.

On the podium

42%

of 43 starts · Conrad 25 fleet: 22%

Wins

9%

Wins9%4
Seconds14%6
Thirds19%8
Off the podium58%25

Regattas

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

  • BulgariaNational Championship for Keel Boats202612522313
  • BulgariaRegatta Port Varna - General Broker Cup202441425322
  • BulgariaRegatta Cor Caroli Next Consult2022318596638294
  • BulgariaRegatta Varna Channel Cup20228412312132104113635485
  • BulgariaRegatta "Kaliakria Cup - 2020"202011814

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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

42%

of these races end on the podium

19 races of 10 NM or less

Offshore & coastal

—

Not enough data yet: 8 races over 10 NM carry a published distance.

16 more races without a published distance count in the podium figures, not in this split.

Who she races against

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

METCH aheadRival ahead
VICTORIA · Conrad 2553%ahead in 17 of 32 meetings
ANCHIALO · Conrad 2565%ahead in 17 of 26 meetings
AHSHAENA · Conrad 2591%ahead in 20 of 22 meetings
OXYGEN · Melges 2450%ahead in 10 of 20 meetings
BLUE EAGLE · Conrad 25100%ahead in 20 of 20 meetings
Show more rivals (16)
MINT MILK · Peterson 250%ahead in 0 of 19 meetings
NORD BURGAS · Conrad 2542%ahead in 8 of 19 meetings
WHITE WING · First 21184%ahead in 16 of 19 meetings
PROXIMA · Conrad 2471%ahead in 12 of 17 meetings
SMOKE · Conrad 2582%ahead in 14 of 17 meetings
ALGOL · Conrad 2538%ahead in 6 of 16 meetings
BOREE · Conrad 25100%ahead in 16 of 16 meetings
CASTOR · Conrad 25100%ahead in 16 of 16 meetings
ALBIREO · Conrad 2593%ahead in 13 of 14 meetings
WASABI · X-33217%ahead in 2 of 12 meetings
DEA · Elan 3650%ahead in 6 of 12 meetings
SHIMAZEN · First Class Challenge33%ahead in 4 of 12 meetings
LILIA · Hanse 34890%ahead in 9 of 10 meetings
J 24 ONE DESIGN · J/2440%ahead in 4 of 10 meetings
MOWGLI · Sun Fast 3267%ahead in 6 of 9 meetings
DARINA · Apollo 1289%ahead in 8 of 9 meetings
Other competitors (40)

Met too few times for a figure.

EXTASY (First 40.7, 7 meetings), TERRA DULOR (Nicholson 345, 6 meetings), LA BELLA II (Conrad 25, 6 meetings), NIMANA (, 6 meetings), SIESTA (Santana 22, 6 meetings), CARPE VENTUM (Bavaria Cruiser 33, 6 meetings), NIMFA (Bavaria Cruiser 36, 6 meetings), NIKA (First 47.7, 6 meetings), ALINA (Pogo 30, 6 meetings), PHOENIX (Conrad 25, 4 meetings), MAXI (Sb 20, 4 meetings), KALINA (First 29, 4 meetings), MAGICA (Bavaria Match 35, 4 meetings), TILLY (Bavaria Cruiser 36, 4 meetings), ALEXA A (JPK 11.80, 4 meetings), LODOZ (Conrad 25, 4 meetings), ALEXA FIRST (First 36.7, 4 meetings), HYGEIA (Bavaria 46 (Farr), 4 meetings), LADY BLUE (First Class Challenge, 4 meetings), ARROUTADO (Grand Soleil 42 (Carkeek), 4 meetings), BARBAYANI (Platu 25, 4 meetings), HARMONY (Farr 30, 4 meetings), ELINA (Bavaria Cruiser 34, 3 meetings), ELYSEA (Hanse 320, 3 meetings), ADRIA (Grand Soleil 37 (Design), 3 meetings), SUNDOWNER (Conrad 25, 3 meetings), LZ YACHTING 1991 (Grand Soleil 42 (Carkeek), 3 meetings), BLUE MAGIC (First 40.7, 3 meetings), NITRO (Saffier 36, 3 meetings), PETRA (Grand Soleil 42 (Carkeek), 3 meetings), ONESPIRIT (Italia 9.98, 3 meetings), ESPRESSO MARTINI (Farr 45, 3 meetings), ELEANOR (Bavaria Cruiser 40 S, 3 meetings), SETSAIL (Swan 42, 3 meetings), COSA NOSTRA (Grand Surprise, 3 meetings), ESPERANTA (Oceanis 393, 3 meetings), BLOSSOM (Dufour 35, 3 meetings), BUL KISS (Conrad 25, 3 meetings), EMMA (Dufour 2800, 3 meetings), PAREA (Salona 40, 2 meetings)

How METCH compares with a typical Conrad 25

Her main 2026 measurements against the middle of the fleet: one boat per sail number, the latest full-crew configuration with spinnaker, Conrad 25s measured since 2025.

Above the line she is quicker than a typical Conrad 25; below, slower. Move the wind: plenty of boats sit on one side in the light and the other when it blows.

True wind
Upwind+0.10 kn
Beam reach+0.17 kn
Broad reach+0.14 kn
Downwind+0.04 kn

Full width is 0.4 kn either way.

At 10 knots she is quicker than a typical Conrad 25 on the beam reach.

Speed at every angle

METCH in blue, a typical Conrad 25 dashed.

30°60°90°120°150°WIND

METCH in blue, a typical Conrad 25 dashed; green marks the closest useful beat and the deepest run worth sailing.

Other Conrad 25s racing

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

More about the Conrad 25

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

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