Comet 38 (Vallicelli)
Comar · Andrea Vallicelli · 2007
Updated
The Comet 38 (Vallicelli) is a 11.39 m displacement racing yacht designed by Andrea Vallicelli and built by Comar, first launched in 2007. It races in Class C.
Length
11.39 m
37′ 4″
Beam
3.71 m
Draft
2.07 m
Displacement
6.7 t
Sail area
80 m²
On the podium
Where a Comet 38 (Vallicelli) finishes when she goes racing.
On the podium
17%
of 92 starts by 6 boats
Wins
1%
Read from 92 starts by 6 boats between 2014 and 2026, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Comet 38 (Vallicelli) was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
Campionato Invernale 2025/2026 XXXVI Edizione2026
73° Loro Piana Giraglia2026- 151 Miglia - Trofeo Cetilar2026
- Coppa Regina dei Paesi Bassi2026
- XXX Trofeo Punta Stendardo2026
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
0%
of these races end on the podium
Offshore & coastal
22%
of these races end on the podium
Better the longer it gets. Boats that settle into a groove and hold it gain ground once the course stops turning.
Who she races against
The designs a Comet 38 (Vallicelli) actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Some of the boats it races against
How the Comet 38 (Vallicelli) 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
5.25
39°
Beam reach
8.56
90°
Broad reach
9.66
135°
Downwind VMG
7.86
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.
There is no obvious weak spot here. It rewards preparation and crew work more than it rewards picking the right day.
Where it gains
Its best ground is on a broad reach once it pipes up, where it does more than its size and sail area promise, and by a margin worth having.
Where it pays
It falls short running deep in a strong breeze, giving away time it never gets back. That is a displacement hull working to its designed speed.
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 Comet 38 (Vallicelli)
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 3.44 | 4.76 | 5.17 | 5.25 |
| 52° | 5.27 | 6.93 | 7.38 | 7.51 |
| 60° | 5.59 | 7.15 | 7.60 | 7.75 |
| 75° | 5.84 | 7.31 | 7.87 | 8.16 |
| 90° | 5.75 | 7.46 | 7.98 | 8.56 |
| 110° | 5.84 | 7.63 | 8.44 | 9.19 |
| 120° | 5.69 | 7.53 | 8.44 | 9.63 |
| 135° | 5.11 | 7.15 | 8.13 | 9.66 |
| 150° | 4.30 | 6.45 | 7.71 | 8.88 |
| Run VMG | 3.72 | 5.59 | 6.80 | 7.86 |
How they are set up
The range each sail spans across the fleet.
Nearly all carry a folding propeller. A bowsprit is standard across the fleet. Crew weight is declared around 510 kg.
Rigging
Comet 38 (Vallicelli) rig and sail dimensions
A Comet 38 (Vallicelli) carries 14.30 m of mainsail hoist on a 5.30 m boom, a forestay 14.88 m above the deck and a 5.05 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 — 91 to 136 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.
Other designs under the same name
The name has been carried by more than one design. They are different boats.