VIRVAR V
Class BDisplacementCruiser/Racer

VIRVAR V — NOR 11754

Model: First 40.7

BeneteauBruce Farr

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VIRVAR V (NOR 11754) is a First 40.7 designed by Bruce Farr and built by Beneteau. She has been racing since 2026. She sails with a smaller sail plan than most First 40.7s. Against a typical First 40.7 she is quicker on a beam reach and downwind.

VIRVAR V NOR 11754 - Bruce Farr - Beneteau

Racing record

Races with at least six boats

2

Race starts

0

Wins

0%

Podiums

74

Race Edge

First 40.7: 26

531.2s/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 kn84
10–16 kn28
Over 16 kn28
VIRVAR VA typical First 40.7How Race Edge works
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Length

11.92 m

39′ 1″

Beam

3.77 m

Draft

2.42 m

Displacement

7.1 t

Sail area

94 m²

On the podium

Where VIRVAR V finishes when she goes racing.

0

Wins

0

Seconds

0

Thirds

2

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 VIRVAR V on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.

  • NorwayBergens-Seilforening Serieseilas T&H20266
  • NorwayIsbjørnen20264

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Who she races against

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

Other competitors (15)

Met too few times for a figure.

STJERNEBRIS (X-35, 2 meetings), WHITE SHADOW (Landmark 43, 2 meetings), LEVENS (Elan 37, 2 meetings), AQUASENSE (Dehler 38 (Judel/Vrolijk), 2 meetings), TRASS (Elan 37, 2 meetings), FRI (Sadler 34, 2 meetings), SHEEP DIP (Dehler 42, 1 meeting), FOX (Xp 38, 1 meeting), VENTUS (Bavaria Match 35, 1 meeting), ZIKKZAKK (Sun Odyssey 409, 1 meeting), MARLIN (Dufour 34, 1 meeting), KELSO (Crown 39, 1 meeting), OBELIX (X-37, 1 meeting), NANO (Sun Fast 32, 1 meeting), SHIRAZ (Cumulus, 1 meeting)

How VIRVAR V compares with a typical First 40.7

Her main 2026 measurements against the middle of the fleet: one boat per sail number, the latest full-crew configuration with spinnaker, First 40.7s measured since 2025.

Above the line she is quicker than a typical First 40.7; below, slower. Move the wind: plenty of boats sit on one side in the light and the other when it blows.

True wind
Upwind-0.09 kn
Beam reach+0.22 kn
Broad reach+0.05 kn
Downwind+0.09 kn

Full width is 0.6 kn either way.

At 10 knots she is quicker than a typical First 40.7 on the beam reach.

Speed at every angle

VIRVAR V in blue, a typical First 40.7 dashed.

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VIRVAR V in blue, a typical First 40.7 dashed; green marks the closest useful beat and the deepest run worth sailing.

Other First 40.7s racing

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

More about the First 40.7

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

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