Alpa 36
Alpa · Sparkman & Stephens · 1976
Updated
Measured under the previous VPP (2021–2024)
The Alpa 36 is a 11.17 m heavy displacement racing yacht designed by Sparkman & Stephens and built by Alpa, first launched in 1976. It races in Class C.
Length
11.17 m
36′ 8″
Beam
3.41 m
Draft
1.57 m
Displacement
9.5 t
Sail area
72 m²
On the podium
Where a Alpa 36 finishes when she goes racing.
On the podium
9%
of 11 starts by 1 boat
Wins
0%
Read from 11 starts by 1 boat between 2022 and 2023, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Alpa 36 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
Campionato Invernale di Roma, 42a edizione2023
Raced one we are missing?
Report a regattaRound the buoys, or offshore
A short windward-leeward and a night at sea ask different things of a boat. Here is how this one does in each.
Round the buoys
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Not enough data yet: no races of 10 NM or less carry a published distance.
Offshore & coastal
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Not enough data yet: no races over 10 NM carry a published distance.
Who she races against
The designs a Alpa 36 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Also met, too few times for a figure:
Comet 36 (2 meetings), Sun Odyssey 45 (2 meetings), Grand Soleil 37 (Design) (2 meetings), First 36.7 (2 meetings), Sun Fast 37 (2 meetings)
Some of the boats it races against
How the Alpa 36 has fared against each of them, boat against boat on corrected time. Ordered by how often the two meet, not by who wins.
Speed at every angle
The shape of this design's speed, drawn from the measured fleet. Pick a wind and watch it stretch.
Speed in knots at 20 knots of true wind. Green marks the angles that pay: the closest useful beat and the deepest run worth sailing.
How fast is a Alpa 36
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 3.20 | 3.85 | 4.11 | — |
| 52° | 4.97 | 5.99 | 6.39 | — |
| 60° | 5.31 | 6.35 | 6.71 | — |
| 75° | 5.58 | 6.63 | 7.02 | — |
| 90° | 5.73 | 6.86 | 7.19 | — |
| 110° | 5.81 | 6.97 | 7.47 | — |
| 120° | 5.64 | 6.91 | 7.47 | — |
| 135° | 5.21 | 6.67 | 7.31 | — |
| 150° | 4.61 | 6.07 | 6.91 | — |
| Run VMG | 4.00 | 5.29 | 6.37 | — |
How they are set up
The range each sail spans across the fleet.
Nearly all carry a folding propeller. Crew weight is declared around 530 kg.
Rigging
Alpa 36 rig and sail dimensions
A Alpa 36 carries 11.76 m of mainsail hoist on a 4.46 m boom, a forestay 13.52 m above the deck. Typical figures across the 2 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails