VELA — CRO 3028
Model: Bavaria C46
Updated
VELA (CRO 3028) is a Bavaria C46 designed by Maurizio Cossutti and built by Bavaria. She has been racing since 2026. Against a typical Bavaria C46 she is slower upwind in light air.
Racing record
Races with at least six boats1
Race start
0
Wins
0%
Podiums
93
Race Edge
542.7s/mile
Rating 2026
Race Edge by wind strength: how much she delivers beyond her rating, compared with the other boats in her class.
Length
13.95 m
45′ 9″
Beam
4.68 m
Draft
2.29 m
Displacement
14.3 t
Sail area
98 m²
On the podium
Where VELA finishes when she goes racing.
0
Wins
0
Seconds
0
Thirds
1
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 VELA on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
Kornati Cup20269
Is there a race missing?Send us the results and we will add them here.
Report a regattaWho she races against
The boats VELA meets most often on the start line. The bar shows how those meetings ended, on corrected time.
Other competitors (8)
Met too few times for a figure.
SEA BREEZE (Bavaria C42, 1 meeting), ANSOMO (Dufour 430, 1 meeting), SAGITTARIUS (Sun Odyssey 440, 1 meeting), NOSANIDA (Bavaria C50, 1 meeting), BELLA I (Dufour 390, 1 meeting), FOLLOW YOUR DREAM (Sun Odyssey 440, 1 meeting), STUDIO 963 (Bavaria Cruiser 45, 1 meeting), ANTARES (Bavaria C42, 1 meeting)
How VELA compares with a typical Bavaria C46
Her main 2026 measurements against the middle of the fleet: one boat per sail number, the latest full-crew configuration with spinnaker, Bavaria C46s measured since 2025.
Above the line she is quicker than a typical Bavaria C46; 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 gives away time to a typical Bavaria C46 on the upwind.
Speed at every angle
VELA in blue, a typical Bavaria C46 dashed.
VELA in blue, a typical Bavaria C46 dashed; green marks the closest useful beat and the deepest run worth sailing.
More about the Bavaria C46
Speed at every angle, Race Edge, the race record of the whole fleet and how the boats are set up.
Something wrong in VELA's data? A regatta, a result, her design or her sail number.
Tell us →