Aquila
Jeanneau · Philippe Harle · 1973
Updated
The Aquila is a 8.23 m heavy displacement racing yacht designed by Philippe Harle and built by Jeanneau, first launched in 1973. It races in Class C.
Length
8.23 m
27′ 0″
Beam
2.98 m
Draft
1.66 m
Displacement
3.0 t
Sail area
39 m²
On the podium
Where a Aquila finishes when she goes racing.
0
Wins
0
Seconds
2
Thirds
6
Starts
Not enough races yet for a percentage — these are the counts so far. We keep collecting results, so this will fill in.
Read from 6 starts by 1 boat between 2023 and 2025, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Aquila was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
"Μακης Πανταζης - Αγκιστρι 2025"2025- "Αιγινα 2025"2025
- "Κυπελλο Χριστουγεννων 2023"2023
- "Αγ. Νικολαου 2023"2023
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: 6 races over 10 NM carry a published distance.
Who she races against
The designs a Aquila actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Met too few times for a figure:
Oceanis 393 (7 meetings), Oceanis 361 (Berret/Racoupeau) (6 meetings), Sun Odyssey 37.1 (4 meetings), Dufour 365 (3 meetings), Discovery 300 (3 meetings), Sun Odyssey 440 (2 meetings), Sun Shine 36 (2 meetings), Dufour 38 (2 meetings), Bavaria 31 (2 meetings), Granada 31 (2 meetings), Sun Odyssey 42 (Lombard) (2 meetings), First 211 (2 meetings), Bavaria 37 (2 meetings), Gib'sea 372 (2 meetings), Oceanis 41.1 (2 meetings)
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
4.31
39°
Beam reach
6.85
90°
Broad reach
7.49
135°
Downwind VMG
6.66
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 upwind in light air, where it outruns what it looks like on paper.
Where it pays
It falls short off the wind when it blows, 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 upwind.
How fast is a Aquila
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 2.83 | 3.86 | 4.29 | 4.31 |
| 52° | 4.31 | 5.61 | 6.03 | 6.12 |
| 60° | 4.52 | 5.78 | 6.17 | 6.31 |
| 75° | 4.65 | 5.91 | 6.33 | 6.62 |
| 90° | 4.58 | 6.02 | 6.40 | 6.85 |
| 110° | 4.68 | 6.14 | 6.69 | 7.22 |
| 120° | 4.52 | 6.07 | 6.70 | 7.48 |
| 135° | 4.07 | 5.79 | 6.53 | 7.49 |
| 150° | 3.53 | 5.32 | 6.27 | 7.16 |
| Run VMG | 3.06 | 4.63 | 5.76 | 6.66 |
How they are set up
The range each sail spans across the fleet.
Nearly all carry a folding propeller. Crew weight is declared around 410 kg.
Rigging
Aquila rig and sail dimensions
A Aquila carries 8.56 m of mainsail hoist on a 2.95 m boom, a forestay 10.19 m above the deck. Typical figures across the 3 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails
The spinnaker spreads widest of all — 47 to 53 m² depending on bowsprit and set-up. Before ordering a sail, read the figure on your own measurement record rather than the typical one for the design.