Botin 85
Botnia · Botín & Carkeek · 2020
Updated
Measured under the previous VPP (2021–2024)
The Botin 85 is a 26.01 m planing racing yacht designed by Botín & Carkeek and built by Botnia, first launched in 2020. It races in Maxi.
Length
26.01 m
85′ 4″
Beam
6.54 m
Draft
6.75 m
Displacement
24.7 t
Sail area
462 m²
On the podium
Where a Botin 85 finishes when she goes racing.
0
Wins
0
Seconds
3
Thirds
9
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 9 starts by 1 boat between 2024 and 2025, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Botin 85 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup2025- Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup2024
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: 7 races over 10 NM carry a published distance.
Who she races against
The designs a Botin 85 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Not enough data yet to say who this design races against. No result we have collected puts it on the water beside another design we track.
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 85
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 7.54 | 8.68 | 9.34 | — |
| 52° | 11.36 | 12.46 | 13.41 | — |
| 60° | 11.92 | 13.16 | 14.14 | — |
| 75° | 12.58 | 14.31 | 15.32 | — |
| 90° | 12.69 | 15.18 | 16.68 | — |
| 110° | 12.25 | 14.79 | 17.94 | — |
| 120° | 11.93 | 14.84 | 17.35 | — |
| 135° | 10.71 | 13.68 | 17.14 | — |
| 150° | 8.86 | 11.82 | 14.67 | — |
| Run VMG | 7.67 | 10.24 | 12.71 | — |
How they are set up
The range each sail spans across the fleet.
Most run a fixed propeller. Crew weight is declared around 1780 kg.
Rigging
Botin 85 rig and sail dimensions
A Botin 85 carries 35.00 m of mainsail hoist on a 11.84 m boom, a forestay 34.86 m above the deck. Typical figures across the 2 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails