NIENTEMALE — ITA 16481
Model: First 40
Updated
NIENTEMALE (ITA 16481) is a First 40 designed by Bruce Farr and built by Beneteau. She has been racing since 2022 and has won seven races. Against a typical First 40 she is quicker on a beam reach and downwind.
Racing record
Races with at least six boats91
Race starts
7
Wins
24%
Podiums
83
Race Edge
First 40: 68
513.0s/mile
Rating 2026
Race Edge by wind strength: how much she delivers beyond her rating, compared with the other boats in her class.
Length
12.24 m
40′ 2″
Beam
3.90 m
Draft
2.48 m
Displacement
7.9 t
Sail area
94 m²
On the podium
Where NIENTEMALE finishes when she goes racing.
On the podium
24%
of 91 starts · First 40 fleet: 27%
Wins
8%
Regattas
Every regatta we found with NIENTEMALE on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
Edison Next Italian Offshore Sailing Championship - Campionato Italiano Assoluto d’Altura2026121413111111912- ORC World Championship2026141215168141613
- ORC Mediterranean Championship 2025 - 70th Tre Golfi Sailing Week2025151616121512
- 70a Regata dei Tre Golfi202545
- Campionato Nazionale Medio e Basso Tirreno20252122221922
- Vesuvio Race20257
- 53° Campionato Invernale d'Altura del Golfo di Napoli2025444526414
- Regata dei Tre Golfi202415
- ORC Mediterranean Championship 2024 - Tre Golfi Sailing Week2024813111178
- Campionato Invernale Vela d'Altura del Golfo di Napoli2023–24231877749
- ORC Mediterranean Championship 2023 - Tre Golfi Sailing Week20231320181614
- Campionato Nazionale Medio e Basso Tirreno20231320181614
- Campionato Invernale Vela d'Altura del Golfo di Napoli2022–231432112324463
- Campionato Invernale Vela d'Altura del Golfo di Napoli2021–2222313123554554
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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
27%
of these races end on the podium
Offshore & coastal
0%
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 NIENTEMALE meets most often on the start line. The bar shows how those meetings ended, on corrected time.
Show more rivals (70)
Other competitors (73)
Met too few times for a figure.
RED BANDIT (TP 52 (Judel/Vrolijk), 7 meetings), DAGUET 3 (Ker 46, 7 meetings), SUGAR 3 (Italia 11.98, 7 meetings), DUENDE (Vismara 46, 7 meetings), DJANGO (Wallyrocket 51, 5 meetings), WANAX (X-37, 5 meetings), BIRBA3 (Italia 9.98, 5 meetings), GAIA (First 45 (Briand), 3 meetings), ERGO (Grand Soleil 48, 3 meetings), PATRICIA (First 50, 3 meetings), X-TENSION (X-332, 3 meetings), DONNA BEATRICE III (J/99, 3 meetings), VETARA (Pogo 36, 3 meetings), TETTA (IMX 45, 2 meetings), VELASQUEZ (Ridas 37, 2 meetings), MALVASIA (First 31.7, 2 meetings), LE VENT PERDU (Grand Soleil 46 (Carkeek), 2 meetings), ARYA (X-50, 2 meetings), SAGOLA (Farr 45, 2 meetings), SELVAGGIA (Elan 333, 2 meetings), LUNATIKA (Sun Fast 3600, 2 meetings), SKIN (First 50, 2 meetings), ATENA (Este 39, 2 meetings), ANEMOS (First 40.7, 2 meetings), KALA NAG 2 (Dufour 455, 2 meetings), SAFRAN ROUGE (Pogo 10.50, 2 meetings), MILLENIUM FALCON 2 (Grand Soleil 43 (Maletto), 2 meetings), CARBONITA (Neo 570, 2 meetings), BLUE MARLIN II LE PRINC (Feeling 446, 2 meetings), JOKER (Comet 33, 2 meetings), DOLCEREZZA (Comet 36, 2 meetings), BARONESSA (Sun Fast 3300, 2 meetings), GASTONE (Bavaria 36, 1 meeting), TENGHER (Swan 45, 1 meeting), ARS UNA (Adria, 1 meeting), MELAGODO (First 34.7, 1 meeting), NO REGRET (Ice 52, 1 meeting), ESCAPE (Xp 44, 1 meeting), ARIA (Grand Soleil 48, 1 meeting), SWIFT 2 (Pogo 44, 1 meeting), CORONA (B&c 46, 1 meeting), FANTASIA III (Solaris 44.2, 1 meeting), GOOD GAME (Solaris 64, 1 meeting), ADRIGOLE II (X-41, 1 meeting), DAGOBAH 2 (Elan 310, 1 meeting), LIVIA V (Grand Soleil 52, 1 meeting), PROSPETTICA (Comet 41, 1 meeting), PAPAZULU (Rm 136, 1 meeting), ARTEMISIA (Grand Soleil 40 (Paperini), 1 meeting), HONEY BADGER (IMX 38, 1 meeting), RENOIR (Grand Soleil 40 (Paperini), 1 meeting), SYLPHEA IV (Impression 444, 1 meeting), GLOBULO ROSSO (Este 31, 1 meeting), LOUCURA 3 (Comet 38 (Vallicelli), 1 meeting), ZEN 2 (First 45 (Briand), 1 meeting), SFERIKA (First 31.7, 1 meeting), SCRICCA (Comet 38 (Vallicelli), 1 meeting), ARGO (First 44.7, 1 meeting), STARFLY (Rimar 44.3, 1 meeting), TIMERIESCI (Comet 45, 1 meeting), ALEBI (Advanced A 44, 1 meeting), RAFFICA (X-41, 1 meeting), MACHI (Solaris 44, 1 meeting), PARALLELO 38 NL (Dufour 34, 1 meeting), PISTRICE (Vismara 40, 1 meeting), PRENDIFIATO 2 (Grand Soleil 34 (Skyron), 1 meeting), AMAPOLA 2 (Sun Odyessey 49, 1 meeting), ARIA (Italia 10.98, 1 meeting), SU CANTU E SU ENTU (JPK 10.10, 1 meeting), BLUES (Grand Soleil 40 (Paperini), 1 meeting), VIS IOVIS (First 31.7, 1 meeting), EOLA (Hanse 430, 1 meeting), XWAVE (Grand Soleil 43 (Carkeek), 1 meeting)
How NIENTEMALE compares with a typical First 40
Her main 2026 measurements against the middle of the fleet: one boat per sail number, the latest full-crew configuration with spinnaker, First 40s measured since 2025.
Above the line she is quicker than a typical First 40; 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 is quicker than a typical First 40 on the broad reach.
Speed at every angle
NIENTEMALE in blue, a typical First 40 dashed.
NIENTEMALE in blue, a typical First 40 dashed; green marks the closest useful beat and the deepest run worth sailing.
Other First 40s racing
Every sister ship with results on TackRegatta, the most recently raced first.
More about the First 40
Speed at every angle, Race Edge, the race record of the whole fleet and how the boats are set up.
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