Comet 41
Comar · Andrea Vallicelli · 2005
Updated
The Comet 41 is a 12.47 m displacement racing yacht designed by Andrea Vallicelli and built by Comar, first launched in 2005. It races in Class B. Across the measured fleet it goes better than its own numbers promise, ahead of 52% of the designs it races against.
Goes better than its own measurements promise, and does it better than 52% of the boats it races against.
45th of 92 in its class.
This design has been found in real race results — 291 starts across 59 events — not only in measurement files.
Length
12.47 m
40′ 11″
Beam
3.93 m
Draft
2.37 m
Displacement
7.6 t
Sail area
95 m²
On the podium
Where a Comet 41 finishes when she goes racing.
On the podium
17%
of 291 starts by 19 boats
Wins
4%
Read from 291 starts by 19 boats between 2010 and 2026, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Comet 41 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
Aegean Regatta2026- Friendship Regatta2026
Campionato Invernale 2025/2026 XXXVI Edizione2026- Eolian Cup - Trofeo Franco Costa2026
- 151 Miglia - Trofeo Cetilar2026
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
15%
of these races end on the podium
Offshore & coastal
20%
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 41 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Some of the boats it races against
How the Comet 41 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
5.66
38°
Beam reach
9.01
90°
Broad reach
10.11
135°
Downwind VMG
8.48
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 on the beam once it pipes up, where it outruns what it looks like on paper. It holds that advantage downwind as well, so the gain is not down to one leg of the course.
Where it pays
There is no condition where it falls away badly, which is worth something over a season of mixed weather.
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 41
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 3.73 | 5.08 | 5.50 | 5.66 |
| 52° | 5.67 | 7.33 | 7.78 | 7.96 |
| 60° | 5.98 | 7.54 | 7.99 | 8.20 |
| 75° | 6.21 | 7.70 | 8.25 | 8.62 |
| 90° | 6.09 | 7.73 | 8.36 | 9.01 |
| 110° | 6.07 | 7.95 | 8.73 | 9.38 |
| 120° | 5.92 | 7.87 | 8.80 | 9.89 |
| 135° | 5.30 | 7.47 | 8.50 | 10.11 |
| 150° | 4.46 | 6.68 | 8.01 | 9.37 |
| Run VMG | 3.86 | 5.79 | 7.17 | 8.48 |
How they are set up
The range each sail spans across the fleet.
Nearly all carry a folding propeller. Crew weight is declared around 670 kg.
Rigging
Comet 41 rig and sail dimensions
A Comet 41 carries 15.43 m of mainsail hoist on a 5.68 m boom, a forestay 16.00 m above the deck and a 5.60 m bowsprit. Typical figures across the 14 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails
The spinnaker spreads widest of all — 96 to 157 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.