SJELAMI
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SJELAMI — NOR 7252

Model: First Class 8

BeneteauJean-Marie Finot

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SJELAMI (NOR 7252) is a First Class 8 designed by Jean-Marie Finot and built by Beneteau. She has been racing since 2026. She sails close to a typical First Class 8 at every angle.

SJELAMI NOR 7252 - Jean-Marie Finot - Beneteau

Racing record

Races with at least six boats

15

Race starts

0

Wins

20%

Podiums

21

Race Edge

First Class 8: 19

607.0s/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 kn46
10–16 kn14
Over 16 kn25
SJELAMIA typical First Class 8How Race Edge works
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Length

7.79 m

25′ 7″

Beam

2.50 m

Draft

1.83 m

Displacement

1.5 t

Sail area

39 m²

On the podium

Where SJELAMI finishes when she goes racing.

On the podium

20%

of 15 starts · First Class 8 fleet: 21%

Wins

0%

Wins0%0
Seconds7%1
Thirds13%2
Off the podium80%12

Regattas

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

  • NorwayTirsdagsregatta ÅSS20264678864773821135

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Who she races against

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

SJELAMI aheadRival ahead
STEAMFLYER · First 34.77%ahead in 1 of 15 meetings
EOWYN · First 36.733%ahead in 5 of 15 meetings
BANNERN · 7%ahead in 1 of 15 meetings
FRØKEN FRYD · Sw Yachts 3640%ahead in 6 of 15 meetings
CECILIE II · Albin Nova67%ahead in 10 of 15 meetings

How SJELAMI compares with a typical First Class 8

Her main 2026 measurements against the middle of the fleet: one boat per sail number, the latest full-crew configuration with spinnaker, First Class 8s measured since 2025.

Above the line she is quicker than a typical First Class 8; below, slower. Move the wind: plenty of boats sit on one side in the light and the other when it blows.

True wind
Upwind+0.05 kn
Beam reach+0.02 kn
Broad reach+0.01 kn
Downwind+0.02 kn

Full width is 0.4 kn either way.

At 10 knots she is quicker than a typical First Class 8 on the upwind.

Speed at every angle

SJELAMI in blue, a typical First Class 8 dashed.

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SJELAMI in blue, a typical First Class 8 dashed; green marks the closest useful beat and the deepest run worth sailing.

Other First Class 8s racing

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

More about the First Class 8

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

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