Astraea 295
ASTRAEA · Uriarte · 2002
Updated
Measured under the previous VPP (2021–2024)
The Astraea 295 is a 8.79 m semi-displacement racing yacht designed by Uriarte and built by ASTRAEA, first launched in 2002. It races in Class C.
Length
8.79 m
28′ 10″
Beam
3.26 m
Draft
2.00 m
Displacement
3.2 t
Sail area
46 m²
On the podium
Where a Astraea 295 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.
Read from 2 starts by 1 boat between 2025, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Astraea 295 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
Malaga Sailing Cup2025
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: 2 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 Astraea 295 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Met too few times for a figure:
First 34.7 (2 meetings), Mean Marine 32 (2 meetings), Oceanis 331 (2 meetings), Platu 25 (2 meetings), Comfortina 32 (2 meetings), Aphrodite 101 (2 meetings), Hanse 342 (2 meetings), First 31.7 (2 meetings), First 345 (2 meetings), First Class 8 (2 meetings), Fortuna 9 (2 meetings), Yatlant 24 (2 meetings), First 27.7 (2 meetings), Dufour 34 (1 meeting)
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
4.67
40°
Beam reach
8.00
90°
Broad reach
10.12
135°
Downwind VMG
8.16
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.
How fast is a Astraea 295
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 3.75 | 4.58 | 4.79 | 4.67 |
| 52° | 5.56 | 6.47 | 6.72 | 6.72 |
| 60° | 5.79 | 6.63 | 6.92 | 6.98 |
| 75° | 5.96 | 6.79 | 7.21 | 7.48 |
| 90° | 6.11 | 6.98 | 7.40 | 8.00 |
| 110° | 6.19 | 7.18 | 7.87 | 8.59 |
| 120° | 6.03 | 7.12 | 7.92 | 9.44 |
| 135° | 5.53 | 6.83 | 7.67 | 10.12 |
| 150° | 4.82 | 6.38 | 7.21 | 9.00 |
| Run VMG | 4.17 | 5.62 | 6.68 | 8.16 |
How they are set up
The range each sail spans across the fleet.
Nearly all carry a folding propeller. Crew weight is declared around 400 kg.
Rigging
Astraea 295 rig and sail dimensions
A Astraea 295 carries 11.00 m of mainsail hoist on a 3.89 m boom, a forestay 11.62 m above the deck. Typical figures across the 2 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails
The spinnaker spreads widest of all — 54 to 58 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.