STELLA17
Class ASemi-displacementCruiser/Racer

STELLA17 — NED 1524

Model: Sydney 46

BashfordIan Murray

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STELLA17 (NED 1524) is a Sydney 46 designed by Ian Murray and built by Bashford. She has been racing since 2026 and has won 1 race. She sails with a larger sail plan than most Sydney 46s. Against a typical Sydney 46 she is slower on a beam reach.

STELLA17 NED 1524 - Ian Murray - Bashford

Racing record

Races with at least six boats

10

Race starts

1

Win

80%

Podiums

24

Race Edge

483.3s/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 kn31
10–16 kn38
Over 16 kn67
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Length

14.28 m

46′ 10″

Beam

4.05 m

Draft

3.04 m

Displacement

9.4 t

Sail area

117 m²

On the podium

Where STELLA17 finishes when she goes racing.

On the podium

80%

of 10 starts · Sydney 46 fleet: 75%

Wins

10%

Wins10%1
Seconds60%6
Thirds10%1
Off the podium20%2

Regattas

Every regatta we found with STELLA17 on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.

  • NetherlandsNorth Sea Regatta202622314224122

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Who she races against

The boats STELLA17 meets most often on the start line. The bar shows how those meetings ended, on corrected time.

STELLA17 aheadRival ahead
OLYMPIX · Landmark 4310%ahead in 1 of 10 meetings
CHECKMATE · Mat 10790%ahead in 9 of 10 meetings
JET REBEL · J/11290%ahead in 9 of 10 meetings
EUPHORIA · Grand Soleil 43 (Carkeek)100%ahead in 10 of 10 meetings
VAN UDEN · Ker 46100%ahead in 10 of 10 meetings
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VESPER · First 40100%ahead in 9 of 9 meetings
KREUTZ ASS · Luffe 400100%ahead in 8 of 8 meetings
Other competitors (5)

Met too few times for a figure.

MOANA (J/122, 4 meetings), BARRACUDA (Dehler 41 (Judel/Vrolijk), 4 meetings), XANTHO (Xp 44, 3 meetings), BOUDRAGON (W 60, 2 meetings), SPITFIRE (J/121, 2 meetings)

How STELLA17 compares with a typical Sydney 46

Her main 2026 measurements against the middle of the fleet: one boat per sail number, the latest full-crew configuration with spinnaker, Sydney 46s measured since 2025.

Above the line she is quicker than a typical Sydney 46; below, slower. Move the wind: plenty of boats sit on one side in the light and the other when it blows.

True wind
Upwind-0.03 kn
Beam reach-0.12 kn
Broad reach+0.00 kn
Downwind-0.02 kn

Full width is 0.4 kn either way.

At 10 knots she gives away time to a typical Sydney 46 on the beam reach.

Speed at every angle

STELLA17 in blue, a typical Sydney 46 dashed.

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STELLA17 in blue, a typical Sydney 46 dashed; green marks the closest useful beat and the deepest run worth sailing.

Other Sydney 46s racing

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

More about the Sydney 46

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

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