VIKING IX
Class BDisplacementCruiser/Racer

VIKING IX — ESP 6848

Model: Dehler 38 (Judel/Vrolijk)

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VIKING IX (ESP 6848) is a Dehler 38 designed by Judel/Vrolijk and built by Dehler. She has been racing since 2025. She sails with a larger sail plan and a deeper keel than most Dehler 38s. Against a typical Dehler 38 she is quicker upwind in light air, and slower on a beam reach.

VIKING IX ESP 6848 - Judel/Vrolijk - Dehler

Racing record

Races with at least six boats

9

Race starts

0

Wins

0%

Podiums

24

Race Edge

Dehler 38: 33

535.7s/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 kn40
10–16 kn28
Over 16 kn52
VIKING IXA typical Dehler 38How Race Edge works
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Length

11.29 m

37′ 0″

Beam

3.76 m

Draft

2.03 m

Displacement

7.3 t

Sail area

80 m²

On the podium

Where VIKING IX finishes when she goes racing.

0

Wins

0

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 VIKING IX on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.

  • SpainORC European Championship 2025 / 43rd Copa del Rey MAPFRE2025112417262116251718

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Round 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: 8 races of 10 NM or less carry a published distance.

Offshore & coastal

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Not enough data yet: 1 race over 10 NM carry a published distance.

Who she races against

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

VIKING IX aheadRival ahead
GUARDAMAGO 3 · Italia 11.9811%ahead in 1 of 9 meetings
BAMAK · Sinergia 4011%ahead in 1 of 9 meetings
PANTHER · Sinergia 4011%ahead in 1 of 9 meetings
TECHNONICOL · X-4111%ahead in 1 of 9 meetings
TABOGA CUATRO · Bashford 410%ahead in 0 of 9 meetings
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SUGAR 3 · Italia 11.980%ahead in 0 of 9 meetings
SIDERACORDIS · X-410%ahead in 0 of 9 meetings
FLYING DOLPHIN · Dufour 4011%ahead in 1 of 9 meetings
SAIOLA 10 · Bh 3622%ahead in 2 of 9 meetings
FIRSTINGS · Cape 3133%ahead in 3 of 9 meetings
MAXIMO · X-4156%ahead in 5 of 9 meetings
LADY · Dufour 40100%ahead in 9 of 9 meetings
DRAC TEAM · Sinergia 4067%ahead in 6 of 9 meetings
FLOC PRO · Dehler 38 (Judel/Vrolijk)67%ahead in 6 of 9 meetings
TIRO · Grand Soleil 44 (Polli)44%ahead in 4 of 9 meetings
MAGICA · X-4156%ahead in 5 of 9 meetings
ALITAN 4 · Ker 3922%ahead in 2 of 9 meetings
KIM · First 40.767%ahead in 6 of 9 meetings
GENI0 4 · First 40.711%ahead in 1 of 9 meetings
GEEX · Italia 11.9867%ahead in 6 of 9 meetings
CHECKMATE · Bashford 4133%ahead in 3 of 9 meetings
IRONY · First 40.7100%ahead in 9 of 9 meetings
WHO'S NEXT · Comet 4189%ahead in 8 of 9 meetings
RAFFICA · X-41100%ahead in 9 of 9 meetings
WIND RIDER · First 40100%ahead in 9 of 9 meetings
L'IMMENS · 22%ahead in 2 of 9 meetings
SAETTA III · Grand Soleil 40 (Carkeek)56%ahead in 5 of 9 meetings
TO BE · Italia 11.9822%ahead in 2 of 9 meetings
GODSPEED · X-41100%ahead in 9 of 9 meetings

How VIKING IX compares with a typical Dehler 38

Her main 2026 measurements against the middle of the fleet: one boat per sail number, the latest full-crew configuration with spinnaker, Dehler 38s measured since 2025.

Above the line she is quicker than a typical Dehler 38; below, slower. Move the wind: plenty of boats sit on one side in the light and the other when it blows.

True wind
Upwind+0.21 kn
Beam reach-0.06 kn
Broad reach-0.02 kn
Downwind+0.04 kn

Full width is 0.4 kn either way.

At 10 knots she is quicker than a typical Dehler 38 on the upwind.

Speed at every angle

VIKING IX in blue, a typical Dehler 38 dashed.

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VIKING IX in blue, a typical Dehler 38 dashed; green marks the closest useful beat and the deepest run worth sailing.

Other Dehler 38s racing

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

More about the Dehler 38 (Judel/Vrolijk)

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

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