B&c 46
C. de Barcos · Botín & Carkeek · 1998
Updated
The B&c 46 is a 13.80 m semi-displacement racing yacht designed by Botín & Carkeek and built by C. de Barcos, first launched in 1998. It races in Class A.
Length
13.80 m
45′ 3″
Beam
3.16 m
Draft
2.84 m
Displacement
7.3 t
Sail area
126 m²
On the podium
Where a B&c 46 finishes when she goes racing.
On the podium
20%
of 25 starts by 1 boat
Wins
4%
Read from 25 starts by 1 boat between 2023 and 2026, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a B&c 46 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
Eolian Cup - Trofeo Franco Costa2026- Campionato Nazionale d'Area - Isole Sicilia e Sardegna2026
- Trofeo Rotta dei Florio2026
- 49° Campionato Invernale Vela d'Altura2026
- Campionato Invernale del Sabato2025
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
12%
of these races end on the podium
Offshore & coastal
—
Not enough data yet: 9 races over 10 NM carry a published distance.
Who she races against
The designs a B&c 46 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Also met, too few times for a figure:
Corel 45 (7 meetings), HH 42 (7 meetings), Comet 45 (7 meetings), Platu 25 (6 meetings), Corsa 915 (6 meetings), Grand Soleil 40 (Paperini) (7 meetings), Comet 41 (5 meetings), IMX 38 (5 meetings), Elan S5 (5 meetings), Farr 31 (4 meetings), Vismara 40 (4 meetings), Mylius 11 (4 meetings), Cobra 33 (3 meetings), First 44.7 (3 meetings), Farr 45 (3 meetings), Dufour 310 (3 meetings), Sly 42 (2 meetings), Dufour 44 (2 meetings), More 40 (2 meetings), Oceanis 34.1 (2 meetings), Italia 11.98 (1 meeting), J/122 (1 meeting), Bavaria 36 (1 meeting)
Some of the boats it races against
How the B&c 46 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
6.11
38°
Beam reach
9.91
90°
Broad reach
12.58
135°
Downwind VMG
9.75
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.
Reaching and running is where this one pays. A course with long free legs suits it better than a windward-leeward.
Where it gains
Its best ground is on the run once it pipes up, where it does more than its size and sail area promise, and by a margin worth having. It holds that advantage on a broad reach as well, so the gain is not down to one leg of the course.
Where it pays
There is no condition where it falls away badly, which is worth something over a season of mixed weather.
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 0.8 kn either way.
At 10 knots this design makes back more than its rating asks on the beam reach.
How fast is a B&c 46
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 4.38 | 5.62 | 5.95 | 6.11 |
| 52° | 6.70 | 8.07 | 8.38 | 8.57 |
| 60° | 7.04 | 8.34 | 8.64 | 8.86 |
| 75° | 7.27 | 8.60 | 9.02 | 9.36 |
| 90° | 7.12 | 8.63 | 9.34 | 9.91 |
| 110° | 6.89 | 8.81 | 9.59 | 10.54 |
| 120° | 6.70 | 8.79 | 9.90 | 11.31 |
| 135° | 6.04 | 8.38 | 9.75 | 12.58 |
| 150° | 5.06 | 7.50 | 8.89 | 11.26 |
| Run VMG | 4.38 | 6.49 | 7.78 | 9.75 |
How they are set up
The range each sail spans across the fleet.
Nearly all carry a folding propeller. A bowsprit is standard across the fleet. Crew weight is declared around 960 kg.
Rigging
B&c 46 rig and sail dimensions
A B&c 46 carries 18.39 m of mainsail hoist on a 6.78 m boom, a forestay 17.42 m above the deck and a 6.52 m bowsprit. Typical figures across the 4 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails
The spinnaker spreads widest of all — 149 to 173 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.