Comet 111
Comar · Jean-Marie Finot · 1982
Updated
Measured under the previous VPP (2021–2024)
The Comet 111 is a 11.02 m heavy displacement racing yacht designed by Jean-Marie Finot and built by Comar, first launched in 1982. It races in Class C.
Length
11.02 m
36′ 2″
Beam
3.64 m
Draft
1.90 m
Displacement
6.4 t
Sail area
81 m²
On the podium
Where a Comet 111 finishes when she goes racing.
0
Wins
0
Seconds
0
Thirds
1
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 1 start by 1 boat between 2021, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Comet 111 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
Regata Brindisi-Corfù2021
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
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Not enough data yet: 1 race over 10 NM carry a published distance.
Who she races against
The designs a Comet 111 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Met too few times for a figure:
Grand Soleil 46 (Jézéquel) (1 meeting), Bavaria Cruiser 37 (1 meeting), X-412 (1 meeting), Comet 36 (1 meeting), Sweden Yachts 340 (1 meeting), Sun Odyssey 43 (1 meeting), Sun Odyssey 49 (1 meeting), Elan S3 (1 meeting), Archambault 40 (1 meeting), Solaris 42 (1 meeting), Bavaria Holiday 38 (1 meeting), Bonin 358 (1 meeting), Zuanelli 401 (1 meeting), First 35 (Berret) (1 meeting), Bavaria 46 (1 meeting), First 40.7 (2 meetings)
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 Comet 111
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 3.83 | 4.68 | 4.91 | — |
| 52° | 5.78 | 6.74 | 6.99 | — |
| 60° | 6.06 | 6.91 | 7.19 | — |
| 75° | 6.27 | 7.05 | 7.46 | — |
| 90° | 6.23 | 7.12 | 7.55 | — |
| 110° | 6.35 | 7.34 | 7.92 | — |
| 120° | 6.22 | 7.29 | 8.00 | — |
| 135° | 5.75 | 7.05 | 7.79 | — |
| 150° | 5.04 | 6.63 | 7.40 | — |
| Run VMG | 4.36 | 5.84 | 6.90 | — |
How they are set up
The range each sail spans across the fleet.
Roughly half carry a folding propeller. Crew weight is declared around 690 kg.