Carter 37
DROMOR YACHTS · Dick Carter · 1973
Updated
The Carter 37 is a 11.28 m heavy displacement racing yacht designed by Dick Carter and built by DROMOR YACHTS, first launched in 1973. It races in Class C.
Length
11.28 m
37′ 0″
Beam
3.73 m
Draft
1.98 m
Displacement
7.1 t
Sail area
76 m²
On the podium
Where a Carter 37 finishes when she goes racing.
On the podium
4%
of 53 starts by 2 boats
Wins
0%
Read from 53 starts by 2 boats between 2017 and 2026, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Carter 37 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
9ο Κυπελλο Καλλιθεας2026- "Αγκιστρι 2026"2026
- 43ος Ιστιοπλοικος Αγωνας Κορφος ΄262026
- 32nd Cyclades Regatta - '262026
- 8ο Κυπελλο Καλλιθεας2025
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: no races of 10 NM or less carry a published distance.
Offshore & coastal
4%
of these races end on the podium
Who she races against
The designs a Carter 37 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Some of the boats it races against
How the Carter 37 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
4.85
39°
Beam reach
7.72
90°
Broad reach
8.35
135°
Downwind VMG
7.41
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 upwind once it pipes up, where it outruns what it looks like on paper. It holds that advantage across the wind as well, so the gain is not down to one leg of the course.
Where it pays
It falls short off the wind when it blows, 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 broad reach.
How fast is a Carter 37
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 3.08 | 4.22 | 4.71 | 4.85 |
| 52° | 4.72 | 6.21 | 6.75 | 6.92 |
| 60° | 4.99 | 6.42 | 6.94 | 7.13 |
| 75° | 5.15 | 6.59 | 7.12 | 7.47 |
| 90° | 5.05 | 6.67 | 7.22 | 7.72 |
| 110° | 5.11 | 6.84 | 7.53 | 8.17 |
| 120° | 4.95 | 6.75 | 7.51 | 8.42 |
| 135° | 4.47 | 6.41 | 7.32 | 8.35 |
| 150° | 3.81 | 5.77 | 6.97 | 7.96 |
| Run VMG | 3.29 | 5.00 | 6.28 | 7.41 |
How they are set up
The range each sail spans across the fleet.
Roughly half carry a folding propeller. Crew weight is declared around 390 kg.
Rigging
Carter 37 rig and sail dimensions
A Carter 37 carries 12.86 m of mainsail hoist on a 3.71 m boom, a forestay 14.76 m above the deck. Typical figures across the 2 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails