Carter 42
MARYOLA · Dick Carter · 1979
Updated
Measured under the previous VPP (2021–2024)
The Carter 42 is a 12.75 m heavy displacement racing yacht designed by Dick Carter and built by MARYOLA, first launched in 1979. It races in Class C.
Length
12.75 m
41′ 10″
Beam
3.88 m
Draft
2.07 m
Displacement
7.9 t
Sail area
99 m²
On the podium
Where a Carter 42 finishes when she goes racing.
0
Wins
0
Seconds
0
Thirds
3
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 3 starts by 2 boats between 2017 and 2022, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Carter 42 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
Regata Proyecto Hombre2022- Regata de Cruceros Torre del Marenyet2017
- Regata de Cruceros Castell de Cullera2017
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: 1 race over 10 NM carry a published distance.
Who she races against
The designs a Carter 42 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Met too few times for a figure:
Salona 37 (3 meetings), Drac One Ton (2 meetings), Kalik 33 (2 meetings), First 27.7 (2 meetings), Bavaria 36 (2 meetings), First Class 8 (2 meetings), Farr 39 (2 meetings), Furia 37 (1 meeting), Vrolijk 37 (1 meeting), Dufour 40 (1 meeting), Bashford 41 (1 meeting), Dufour 44 (1 meeting), Dufour 34 (1 meeting), X-50 (1 meeting), First 40.7 (1 meeting), Gib Sea 302 (1 meeting), First 36.7 (1 meeting), Sun Fast 37 (1 meeting)
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 Carter 42
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 4.29 | 4.91 | 5.05 | — |
| 52° | 6.38 | 7.04 | 7.17 | — |
| 60° | 6.62 | 7.22 | 7.37 | — |
| 75° | 6.78 | 7.41 | 7.64 | — |
| 90° | 6.77 | 7.47 | 7.86 | — |
| 110° | 6.85 | 7.67 | 8.04 | — |
| 120° | 6.77 | 7.71 | 8.30 | — |
| 135° | 6.33 | 7.52 | 8.26 | — |
| 150° | 5.46 | 7.06 | 7.73 | — |
| Run VMG | 4.73 | 6.18 | 7.09 | — |
How they are set up
The range each sail spans across the fleet.
Nearly all carry a folding propeller. Crew weight is declared around 560 kg.