Apollo 12
DROMOR YACHTS · Judel/Vrolijk · 1989
Updated
The Apollo 12 is a 11.10 m heavy displacement racing yacht designed by Judel/Vrolijk and built by DROMOR YACHTS, first launched in 1989. It races in Class C.
Length
11.10 m
36′ 5″
Beam
3.64 m
Draft
1.95 m
Displacement
6.9 t
Sail area
70 m²
On the podium
Where a Apollo 12 finishes when she goes racing.
On the podium
0%
of 71 starts by 3 boats
Wins
0%
Read from 71 starts by 3 boats between 2018 and 2026, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Apollo 12 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
Regatta Sozopol Sailing Cup2026
AHEPA Cup Perama2026- "Κυπελλο Χριστουγεννων"2025
- "Κυπελλο Δεη 2025"2025
- "Κυπελλο Αμφιθεας 2025"2025
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
0%
of these races end on the podium
Offshore & coastal
0%
of these races end on the podium
Level across both. Plenty of designs fall away once the course gets long — a light hull that thrives round the cans can struggle through a night at sea. This one does not.
Who she races against
The designs a Apollo 12 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Some of the boats it races against
How the Apollo 12 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.
Upwind VMG
4.96
39°
Beam reach
7.88
90°
Broad reach
8.51
135°
Downwind VMG
7.52
170°
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.
Where it wins and where it pays
Every boat is judged against its own measurements — length, weight, sail area. The quicker those say it should be, the more it has to deliver just to break even. Going fast is not enough: it has to go faster than its own numbers promised.
It does most things without giving much away. It rewards preparation and crew work more than it rewards picking the right day.
Where it gains
Its best ground is on the beat when it blows, where it does more than its size and sail area promise, and by a margin worth having. It holds that advantage on the beam as well, so the gain is not down to one leg of the course.
Where it pays
It falls short on a broad reach once it pipes up, giving away time it never gets back. That is weight that has to be driven rather than released.
Above the line it delivers more than promised and gains on the fleet. Below, it falls short. 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 this design makes back more than its rating asks on the beam reach.
How fast is a Apollo 12
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 3.06 | 4.28 | 4.81 | 4.96 |
| 52° | 4.75 | 6.32 | 6.89 | 7.06 |
| 60° | 5.04 | 6.54 | 7.06 | 7.28 |
| 75° | 5.22 | 6.71 | 7.23 | 7.62 |
| 90° | 5.13 | 6.85 | 7.42 | 7.88 |
| 110° | 5.16 | 6.96 | 7.62 | 8.38 |
| 120° | 4.98 | 6.87 | 7.60 | 8.61 |
| 135° | 4.45 | 6.52 | 7.43 | 8.51 |
| 150° | 3.78 | 5.87 | 7.11 | 8.09 |
| Run VMG | 3.27 | 5.09 | 6.44 | 7.52 |
How they are set up
The range each sail spans across the fleet.
Most run a fixed propeller. Crew weight is declared around 500 kg.
Rigging
Apollo 12 rig and sail dimensions
A Apollo 12 carries 12.46 m of mainsail hoist on a 4.33 m boom, a forestay 14.16 m above the deck and a 4.45 m bowsprit. Typical figures across the 4 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails