Comet 36
Updated
The Comet 36 is a 10.65 m heavy displacement racing yacht designed by Lupoli and built by Comar, first launched in 2001. It races in Class C.
Length
10.65 m
34′ 11″
Beam
3.58 m
Draft
2.15 m
Displacement
5.7 t
Sail area
71 m²
On the podium
Where a Comet 36 finishes when she goes racing.
On the podium
45%
of 67 starts by 5 boats
Wins
22%
Read from 67 starts by 5 boats between 2021 and 2026, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Comet 36 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
151 Miglia - Trofeo Cetilar2026- EST 1052026
- Campionato Invernale Citta' di Bari2026
- 54° Campionato Invernale Vela d'Altura del Golfo di Napoli2026
- Campionato Invernale di Roma, 45a edizione2026
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
12%
of these races end on the podium
Offshore & coastal
15%
of these races end on the podium
Level across both. Plenty of designs fall away once the course gets long — a light hull that thrives round the cans can struggle through a night at sea. This one does not.
Who she races against
The designs a Comet 36 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Also met, too few times for a figure:
First 35 (Farr) (7 meetings), Grand Soleil 43 (Maletto) (7 meetings), X-119 (7 meetings)
Some of the boats it races against
How the Comet 36 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
5.20
38°
Beam reach
8.07
90°
Broad reach
8.95
135°
Downwind VMG
7.77
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.
It does most things without giving much away. It rewards preparation and crew work more than it rewards picking the right day.
Where it gains
Its best ground is upwind once the breeze fills, where it goes better than its measurements say it should.
Where it pays
It falls short on a broad reach 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 upwind.
How fast is a Comet 36
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 3.45 | 4.67 | 5.12 | 5.20 |
| 52° | 5.24 | 6.70 | 7.12 | 7.22 |
| 60° | 5.50 | 6.86 | 7.28 | 7.41 |
| 75° | 5.69 | 6.99 | 7.46 | 7.75 |
| 90° | 5.69 | 7.15 | 7.57 | 8.07 |
| 110° | 5.66 | 7.26 | 7.96 | 8.60 |
| 120° | 5.49 | 7.17 | 7.94 | 8.96 |
| 135° | 4.93 | 6.86 | 7.70 | 8.95 |
| 150° | 4.17 | 6.20 | 7.32 | 8.44 |
| Run VMG | 3.60 | 5.38 | 6.66 | 7.77 |
How they are set up
The range each sail spans across the fleet.
Nearly all carry a folding propeller. Crew weight is declared around 590 kg.
Rigging
Comet 36 rig and sail dimensions
A Comet 36 carries 12.95 m of mainsail hoist on a 4.29 m boom, a forestay 13.60 m above the deck and a 4.70 m bowsprit. Typical figures across the 7 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails
The spinnaker spreads widest of all — 83 to 101 m² depending on bowsprit and set-up. Before ordering a sail, read the figure on your own measurement record rather than the typical one for the design.