Attalia 32
Jeanneau · Joubert/Nivelt · 1982
Updated
The Attalia 32 is a 9.20 m heavy displacement racing yacht designed by Joubert/Nivelt and built by Jeanneau, first launched in 1982. It races in Class C.
Length
9.20 m
30′ 2″
Beam
3.17 m
Draft
1.76 m
Displacement
4.5 t
Sail area
53 m²
On the podium
Where a Attalia 32 finishes when she goes racing.
On the podium
85%
of 13 starts by 1 boat
Wins
62%
Read from 13 starts by 1 boat between 2018 and 2026, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Attalia 32 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
Aegean Regatta2026- Aegean Regatta2025
- Aegean Regatta2018
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: 4 races of 10 NM or less carry a published distance.
Offshore & coastal
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Not enough data yet: 9 races over 10 NM carry a published distance.
Who she races against
The designs a Attalia 32 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Also met, too few times for a figure:
First 31.7 (4 meetings), Dufour 29 (4 meetings), Elan 33 (4 meetings), Sun Light 30 (4 meetings), Sun Odyssey 35 (4 meetings), Hallberg Rassy 352 (4 meetings), Dufour 34 (4 meetings), First 44.7 (4 meetings), Oceanis 390 (4 meetings), Bavaria Cruiser 46 (4 meetings), Mount Gay 30 (4 meetings), First 305 (4 meetings), Bavaria 44 (4 meetings), IMX 38 (4 meetings), Sigma 33 (4 meetings), First 456 (4 meetings), Sun Legende 41 (4 meetings), First 45 (Farr) (4 meetings), X-332 (4 meetings), Dufour 45 (4 meetings), Elan 37 (4 meetings), First 32 (4 meetings), First 40.7 (4 meetings), Bavaria 36 (4 meetings)
Some of the boats it races against
How the Attalia 32 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
4.52
39°
Beam reach
7.23
90°
Broad reach
7.80
135°
Downwind VMG
6.97
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.
This design is even-tempered. It rewards preparation and crew work more than it rewards picking the right day.
Where it gains
Its best ground is on the beat once it pipes up, where it goes better than its measurements say it should. It holds that advantage on a reach as well, so the gain is not down to one leg of the course.
Where it pays
It falls short on a broad reach in a strong breeze, 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 Attalia 32
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 2.83 | 3.97 | 4.45 | 4.52 |
| 52° | 4.38 | 5.86 | 6.37 | 6.47 |
| 60° | 4.64 | 6.07 | 6.53 | 6.67 |
| 75° | 4.79 | 6.23 | 6.70 | 6.99 |
| 90° | 4.69 | 6.27 | 6.80 | 7.23 |
| 110° | 4.76 | 6.40 | 7.03 | 7.67 |
| 120° | 4.60 | 6.32 | 7.01 | 7.88 |
| 135° | 4.15 | 6.01 | 6.85 | 7.80 |
| 150° | 3.58 | 5.47 | 6.57 | 7.47 |
| Run VMG | 3.10 | 4.76 | 5.98 | 6.97 |
How they are set up
The range each sail spans across the fleet.
Most run a fixed propeller. Crew weight is declared around 400 kg.
Rigging
Attalia 32 rig and sail dimensions
A Attalia 32 carries 10.65 m of mainsail hoist on a 3.17 m boom, a forestay 12.19 m above the deck. Typical figures across the 3 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails