Carkeek 47
Premier Composites · Botín & Carkeek · 2013
Updated
The Carkeek 47 is a 14.30 m planing racing yacht designed by Botín & Carkeek and built by Premier Composites, first launched in 2013. It races in Class 0.
Length
14.30 m
46′ 11″
Beam
4.30 m
Draft
3.38 m
Displacement
6.5 t
Sail area
139 m²
On the podium
Where a Carkeek 47 finishes when she goes racing.
On the podium
9%
of 11 starts by 2 boats
Wins
0%
Read from 11 starts by 2 boats between 2024 and 2026, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Carkeek 47 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
Int. Deutsche Meisterschaft Offshore Seesegeln2026- Garmin ORC World Championship2025
Aegean 6002024
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: 5 races of 10 NM or less carry a published distance.
Offshore & coastal
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Not enough data yet: 3 races over 10 NM carry a published distance.
Who she races against
The designs a Carkeek 47 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Also met, too few times for a figure:
HH 42 (7 meetings), Elliott 44 (7 meetings), Carkeek 40 (7 meetings), Landmark 43 (7 meetings), X-35 (3 meetings), JPK 10.50 (3 meetings), Swan 46 (3 meetings), Sun Fast 3600 (3 meetings), Mat 118 (2 meetings), Bavaria 36 (1 meeting), Italia 11.98 (1 meeting), Elan E5 (1 meeting), X4.6 (1 meeting), Sun Fast 3300 (Andrieu) (2 meetings), Farr 45 (1 meeting), Archambault 40 (1 meeting), Elan S5 (1 meeting), First 36 (2 meetings), Xp 44 (1 meeting), X-41 (1 meeting), Pogo 12.50 (2 meetings), Dehler 30 OD (1 meeting), Dehler 41 (Judel/Vrolijk) (1 meeting), Neo 400 (1 meeting), First 456 (1 meeting), Hanse 575 (1 meeting), Grand Soleil 40 (Paperini) (1 meeting), J/11 (1 meeting)
Some of the boats it races against
How the Carkeek 47 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
6.94
37°
Beam reach
12.68
90°
Broad reach
15.50
135°
Downwind VMG
12.57
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.
The stronger it blows, the better this design looks. Give it a fresh day and long legs and it delivers more than it promised; in a drifter it is working uphill.
Where it gains
Its best ground is on a broad reach in a strong breeze, where it goes better than its measurements say it should, and by a margin worth having. It holds that advantage on the run 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 1.4 kn either way.
At 10 knots this design makes back more than its rating asks on the broad reach.
How fast is a Carkeek 47
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 4.72 | 6.23 | 6.68 | 6.94 |
| 52° | 7.19 | 8.94 | 9.48 | 9.93 |
| 60° | 7.60 | 9.29 | 9.95 | 10.50 |
| 75° | 7.90 | 9.71 | 10.68 | 11.53 |
| 90° | 7.90 | 9.72 | 11.23 | 12.68 |
| 110° | 7.77 | 10.04 | 11.78 | 13.73 |
| 120° | 7.43 | 9.99 | 12.04 | 14.77 |
| 135° | 6.70 | 9.45 | 11.95 | 15.50 |
| 150° | 5.60 | 8.32 | 10.29 | 14.53 |
| Run VMG | 4.85 | 7.21 | 8.91 | 12.57 |
How they are set up
The range each sail spans across the fleet.
Most run a fixed propeller. A bowsprit is standard across the fleet. Crew weight is declared around 990 kg.
Rigging
Carkeek 47 rig and sail dimensions
A Carkeek 47 carries 19.50 m of mainsail hoist on a 6.19 m boom, a forestay 19.43 m above the deck and a 8.33 m bowsprit. Typical figures across the 2 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails