SOFT — ITA 16142
Model: Dufour 40
Updated
SOFT (ITA 16142) is a Dufour 40 designed by Umberto Felci and built by Dufour. She has been racing since 2021. Against a typical Dufour 40 she is quicker on a beam reach and downwind.
Racing record
Races with at least six boats16
Race starts
0
Wins
56%
Podiums
50
Race Edge
Dufour 40: 34
539.4s/mile
Rating 2026
Race Edge by wind strength: how much she delivers beyond her rating, compared with the other boats in her class.
Length
12.06 m
39′ 7″
Beam
3.89 m
Draft
2.08 m
Displacement
7.8 t
Sail area
85 m²
On the podium
Where SOFT finishes when she goes racing.
On the podium
56%
of 16 starts · Dufour 40 fleet: 15%
Wins
0%
Regattas
Every regatta we found with SOFT on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
Jonica 6520263
Trofeo TARAS2026333334
Regata Brindisi-Corfù202616
Jonica 13020263
Regata Brindisi-Corfù202516
Jonica 6520252
Jonica 13020253
Regata Brindisi-Corfù20247
Regata Brindisi-Corfù202339
Regata Brindisi-Corfù20229
Coppa dei Campioni VIII Zona202231
Regata Brindisi-Corfù202113
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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: 6 races of 10 NM or less carry a published distance.
Offshore & coastal
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Not enough data yet: 6 races over 10 NM carry a published distance.
4 more races without a published distance count in the podium figures, not in this split.
Who she races against
The boats SOFT meets most often on the start line. The bar shows how those meetings ended, on corrected time.
Show more rivals (2)
Other competitors (99)
Met too few times for a figure.
AQUILANTE (Grand Soleil 343, 6 meetings), BLU RAY (Grand Soleil 37 (Carkeek), 5 meetings), SHAMADI (X-482, 4 meetings), GRANDE CESARE (Grand Soleil 40 (Paperini), 4 meetings), LUDUAN RELOADED (Grand Soleil 46 (Carkeek), 3 meetings), ADRENALINA (Xp 44, 3 meetings), VERVE - CAMER (Comet 50, 3 meetings), IRON BUTTERFLY (Sun Fast 3600, 3 meetings), BUENA VISTA (Fy 61, 3 meetings), SHAULA (Grand Soleil 40 (Paperini), 3 meetings), OBELIX (X-41, 3 meetings), X MAS (Millenium 40, 3 meetings), BARON (Oceanis 461, 3 meetings), EXCELLENT (Bavaria Match 38, 2 meetings), L'OTTAVO PECCATO (M 37, 2 meetings), CLEOPATRA (First 40.7, 2 meetings), TALITHA (Salona 41, 2 meetings), GREAT EXPECTATIONS (X-412, 2 meetings), COSTA DEL SALENTO (Dufour 40, 2 meetings), 2 ALFA 2 (Grand Soleil 341, 2 meetings), ALAKALUF (First 40.7, 2 meetings), NIGHT SHADOW (Botin & Carkeek 52, 2 meetings), IL RAIS (X-412, 2 meetings), ANYWAVE (Frers 64, 2 meetings), DADDY COOL (Comet 45, 2 meetings), TIVAN (Grand Soleil 44 (Polli), 2 meetings), VISION (Sun Odyssey 440, 2 meetings), FREEDOM (Sun Odyssey 440, 2 meetings), MY BEST LOVE (Bavaria Match 42, 2 meetings), DORADE (First 47.7, 2 meetings), MORGANA (Sun Odyssey 42 (Lombard), 2 meetings), ALKIMIA (Sun Odyssey 410, 2 meetings), LAVORO (Mumm 36, 2 meetings), MADONNA DELLE CONCHIGLIE (Bavaria Cruiser 39, 2 meetings), ANDA YA (J/105, 2 meetings), FOLLIA BLU (, 2 meetings), RAFFICA II (Dehler 39 (Judel/Vrolijk), 2 meetings), STROPOLO (Elan 333, 2 meetings), CINCIN (Bavaria 40 Cruiser, 2 meetings), TACHI (Grand Soleil 39 (Jézéquel), 2 meetings), AMETA (Dufour 405, 2 meetings), ERIFAD (Sun Odyssey 31, 2 meetings), BOLLICINE (Sun Odyssey 42 (Lombard), 2 meetings), MOMIX (Sun Odyssey 49, 2 meetings), HYDRA (Comet 36, 2 meetings), UNPOPERGIOCO (Italia 9.98, 1 meeting), ARIA (Comet 41, 1 meeting), IDRUSA (Maxi One Design, 1 meeting), GAIA (Comet 45, 1 meeting), BEER O'CLOCK (Oceanis 43, 1 meeting), MIROS (Bavaria 46, 1 meeting), LEA (Elan 37, 1 meeting), SCHOKWAVE 3 (90' Sloop, 1 meeting), XEIC (Grand Soleil 45, 1 meeting), MECUBE (Farr 400, 1 meeting), ORYX (Xp 50, 1 meeting), ATHYRIS (Grand Soleil 48, 1 meeting), BLOOM (Rimars 45, 1 meeting), FOREVER (Grand Soleil 58, 1 meeting), FOREVER K (Cookson 50, 1 meeting), DADDY COOL X (X-50, 1 meeting), BLU 3 (Elan E5, 1 meeting), ARETUSA F (Figaro (Lombard), 1 meeting), EDERAN (First 36.7, 1 meeting), FREE SPIRIT (First 40.7, 1 meeting), SOUTH BREEZE (Oceanis 43, 1 meeting), MAELA (Dufour 34, 1 meeting), LIRICA (X-46, 1 meeting), NIGHT SHADOW (B&c 52, 1 meeting), IRON (Cyclades 43.3, 1 meeting), OPTION B (Comet 51, 1 meeting), STELLA K (Bavaria 40, 1 meeting), SACRIPANTE (Comet 45, 1 meeting), WOJOWNIK 8 (Caravela 950, 1 meeting), ANGELICA II (Sciarrelli, 1 meeting), ROTGIPFLER (Elan S5, 1 meeting), FALCON II (Baltic 43, 1 meeting), MIROS 3 (Bavaria C45, 1 meeting), MAYFLOWER (Solaris 36, 1 meeting), RENOIR (Grand Soleil 40 (Paperini), 1 meeting), NIENTE (Sloop - Solaris 44, 1 meeting), CHEREN (Comet 31, 1 meeting), FURIBONDA (Sintesi 45, 1 meeting), MAKTUB 2 (Elan 40, 1 meeting), NEAPOLIS (Oceanis 393, 1 meeting), COCO LOCO (First 35 (Farr), 1 meeting), RELAX (Bavaria 430, 1 meeting), BLU FANTA'SIA (First 40.7, 1 meeting), GIORGIO I (Salona 37, 1 meeting), BLUE MOON (Bavaria 46, 1 meeting), BIBA (Bavaria Match 35, 1 meeting), BANDIDO (Ice 70, 1 meeting), LOTHIAN SKY (Hanse 455, 1 meeting), IGARAPE (Sun Odyssey 49, 1 meeting), MATTONE V (Marchi 39, 1 meeting), AHINA'MA (Hanse 540e, 1 meeting), CIOTTOLA (Nova 37, 1 meeting), MANIA (Show 34, 1 meeting), LINDA (Oceanis 373, 1 meeting)
How SOFT compares with a typical Dufour 40
Her main 2026 measurements against the middle of the fleet: one boat per sail number, the latest full-crew configuration with spinnaker, Dufour 40s measured since 2025.
Above the line she is quicker than a typical Dufour 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 Dufour 40 on the broad reach.
Speed at every angle
SOFT in blue, a typical Dufour 40 dashed.
SOFT in blue, a typical Dufour 40 dashed; green marks the closest useful beat and the deepest run worth sailing.
Other Dufour 40s racing
Every sister ship with results on TackRegatta, the most recently raced first.
More about the Dufour 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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