Botin 52
Cookson · Botín & Carkeek · 2015
Updated
Measured under the previous VPP (2021–2024)
The Botin 52 is a 15.85 m planing racing yacht designed by Botín & Carkeek and built by Cookson, first launched in 2015. It races in Class 0.
Length
15.85 m
52′ 0″
Beam
4.42 m
Draft
3.62 m
Displacement
6.9 t
Sail area
167 m²
On the podium
Where a Botin 52 finishes when she goes racing.
On the podium
53%
of 15 starts by 2 boats
Wins
33%
Read from 15 starts by 2 boats between 2022 and 2024, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Botin 52 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
- ORC World Championship2024
- ORC World Championship2022
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: 9 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 Botin 52 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Also met, too few times for a figure:
Mylius 14 (7 meetings), Grand Soleil 46 (Carkeek) (7 meetings), Vismara 46 (7 meetings), Corel 45 (7 meetings), Solaris 50 (7 meetings), Swan 48 (7 meetings), Neo 400 (7 meetings), Cookson 50 (7 meetings), DK 46 (7 meetings)
Some of the boats it races against
How the Botin 52 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.
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 Botin 52
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 6.25 | 7.00 | 7.36 | — |
| 52° | 9.20 | 10.00 | 10.60 | — |
| 60° | 9.59 | 10.57 | 11.23 | — |
| 75° | 10.15 | 11.50 | 12.39 | — |
| 90° | 10.27 | 12.23 | 13.47 | — |
| 110° | 9.67 | 12.15 | 14.40 | — |
| 120° | 9.40 | 11.78 | 14.32 | — |
| 135° | 8.83 | 11.39 | 14.28 | — |
| 150° | 7.49 | 9.86 | 12.62 | — |
| Run VMG | 6.49 | 8.54 | 10.93 | — |
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 1250 kg.
Rigging
Botin 52 rig and sail dimensions
A Botin 52 carries 21.10 m of mainsail hoist on a 7.11 m boom, a forestay 20.05 m above the deck and a 9.08 m bowsprit. Typical figures across the 2 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails