RUSSES — ITA 15284
Model: First 44.7
Updated
RUSSES (ITA 15284) is a First 44.7 designed by Bruce Farr and built by Beneteau. She has been racing since 2023. She sails with a larger sail plan than most First 44.7s. Against a typical First 44.7 she is quicker upwind in light air and downwind.
Racing record
Races with at least six boats9
Race starts
0
Wins
11%
Podiums
79
Race Edge
First 44.7: 78
502.4s/mile
Rating 2026
Race Edge by wind strength: how much she delivers beyond her rating, compared with the other boats in her class.
Length
13.35 m
43′ 10″
Beam
3.97 m
Draft
2.62 m
Displacement
9.6 t
Sail area
110 m²
On the podium
Where RUSSES finishes when she goes racing.
0
Wins
1
Seconds
0
Thirds
9
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 RUSSES on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
73° Loro Piana Giraglia202655- Loro Piana Giraglia202633313229
Rodos Cup20232666
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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
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Not enough data yet: no races of 10 NM or less carry a published distance.
Offshore & coastal
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Not enough data yet: 9 races over 10 NM carry a published distance.
Who she races against
The boats RUSSES meets most often on the start line. The bar shows how those meetings ended, on corrected time.
Other competitors (42)
Met too few times for a figure.
DJANGO WR (Wallyrocket 51, 5 meetings), SPIRIT OF LORINA II (TP 52 (Carkeek), 5 meetings), BLUE MOON (TP 52 (Judel/Vrolijk), 5 meetings), KILARA II (Wallyrocket 51, 5 meetings), ALIZEE (TP 52 (Judel/Vrolijk), 5 meetings), AROBAS² (Irc 52, 5 meetings), CARBONITA (Neo 570, 5 meetings), SEARCHER (Ker 46, 5 meetings), ROSSKO RACER (JPK 11.80, 5 meetings), ANDIAMO (Grand Soleil 44 (Polli), 5 meetings), MILLENIUM CONDOR (Farr 45, 5 meetings), KUKA 4 (Mat 122, 5 meetings), BONNE NOUVELLE (Sly 42, 5 meetings), GLEN ELLEN (Swan 42, 5 meetings), ALEXA A (JPK 11.80, 5 meetings), DAJENU (Mat 124, 5 meetings), MERCURY (Swan 42, 5 meetings), QUO (Eleva 42, 5 meetings), SAIL LA VIE (First 40.7, 4 meetings), YEDICERILER (J/99, 4 meetings), MUSICA (TP 52 (Carkeek), 4 meetings), ALBATOR 3 (Botin 44, 4 meetings), ZAPPY'S (ClubSwan 42, 4 meetings), LE JOY (Grand Soleil 48, 4 meetings), MILKWAVE (Cape 31, 4 meetings), ROCKETNIKKA (Wallyrocket 51, 1 meeting), ATALANTA II (Farr 70, 1 meeting), DOERS ON BOARD (VOR 60, 1 meeting), JACANDA (Mat 118, 1 meeting), FLYING DOLPHIN (Dufour 40, 1 meeting), NOISY OYSTER (J/122, 1 meeting), ULTRAVOX (X-332, 1 meeting), NUAGE II (J/97, 1 meeting), MOONSHINE (Frers 60, 1 meeting), ALMOGAVER (J/99, 1 meeting), JEDI (J/112, 1 meeting), A MAJOR (J/99, 1 meeting), MONTRACHET (Swan 60, 1 meeting), OVERDOSE CHARLY (Dehler 36 (Judel/Vrolijk), 1 meeting), FASTNET (Sun Fast 3600, 1 meeting), BAGATELLE (J/92, 1 meeting), JENIS (J/112, 1 meeting)
How RUSSES compares with a typical First 44.7
Her main 2026 measurements against the middle of the fleet: one boat per sail number, the latest full-crew configuration with spinnaker, First 44.7s measured since 2025.
Above the line she is quicker than a typical First 44.7; 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 44.7 on the downwind.
Speed at every angle
RUSSES in blue, a typical First 44.7 dashed.
RUSSES in blue, a typical First 44.7 dashed; green marks the closest useful beat and the deepest run worth sailing.
Other First 44.7s racing
Every sister ship with results on TackRegatta, the most recently raced first.
More about the First 44.7
Speed at every angle, Race Edge, the race record of the whole fleet and how the boats are set up.
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