VIKINGO
Class ADisplacementCruiser/Racer

VIKINGO — ESP 11047

Model: First 45 (Briand)

BeneteauPhilippe Briand

Updated

VIKINGO (ESP 11047) is a First 45 designed by Philippe Briand and built by Beneteau. She has been racing since 2026. She sails with a larger sail plan and a deeper keel than most First 45s. Against a typical First 45 she is quicker upwind in light air and downwind.

VIKINGO ESP 11047 - Philippe Briand - Beneteau

Racing record

Races with at least six boats

5

Race starts

0

Wins

0%

Podiums

36

Race Edge

First 45: 18

490.9s/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 kn60
10–16 kn4
Over 16 kn13
VIKINGOA typical First 45How Race Edge works
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Length

13.66 m

44′ 10″

Beam

4.20 m

Draft

2.41 m

Displacement

11.0 t

Sail area

112 m²

On the podium

Where VIKINGO finishes when she goes racing.

0

Wins

0

Seconds

0

Thirds

5

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 VIKINGO on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.

  • SpainPalmaVela202688867

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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: 4 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 VIKINGO 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.

ELENA NOVA (Swan 42, 5 meetings), NOLA (Carkeek 40, 5 meetings), VARGEN (ClubSwan 43, 5 meetings), HYDRA (DK 46, 5 meetings), SILVEREN SWAEN (Swan 54, 5 meetings), CARO (Knierim 49, 5 meetings), XUMMER (Xp 44, 5 meetings), VERTIGO (Swan 54, 5 meetings)

How VIKINGO compares with a typical First 45

Her main 2026 measurements against the middle of the fleet: one boat per sail number, the latest full-crew configuration with spinnaker, First 45s measured since 2025.

Above the line she is quicker than a typical First 45; below, slower. Move the wind: plenty of boats sit on one side in the light and the other when it blows.

True wind
Upwind+0.24 kn
Beam reach+0.04 kn
Broad reach+0.21 kn
Downwind+0.20 kn

Full width is 0.4 kn either way.

At 10 knots she is quicker than a typical First 45 on the upwind.

Speed at every angle

VIKINGO in blue, a typical First 45 dashed.

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VIKINGO in blue, a typical First 45 dashed; green marks the closest useful beat and the deepest run worth sailing.

Other First 45s racing

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

More about the First 45 (Briand)

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

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