Comfort 32
Comfortbåtar · Kenneth Albinsson · 1977
Updated
Measured under the previous VPP (2021–2024)
The Comfort 32 is a 9.48 m heavy displacement racing yacht designed by Kenneth Albinsson and built by Comfortbåtar, first launched in 1977. It races in Class C.
Length
9.48 m
31′ 1″
Beam
3.29 m
Draft
1.68 m
Displacement
4.9 t
Sail area
53 m²
On the podium
Where a Comfort 32 finishes when she goes racing.
Not enough data yet to show how this design finishes. It has not been found in the race results we have collected so far.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Comfort 32 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
No regattas found yet.
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: no races over 10 NM carry a published distance.
Who she races against
The designs a Comfort 32 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Not enough data yet to say who this design races against. No result we have collected puts it on the water beside another design we track.
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
4.42
41°
Beam reach
7.32
90°
Broad reach
8.25
135°
Downwind VMG
7.41
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.
How fast is a Comfort 32
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 3.68 | 4.34 | 4.51 | 4.42 |
| 52° | 5.45 | 6.19 | 6.39 | 6.42 |
| 60° | 5.66 | 6.34 | 6.57 | 6.65 |
| 75° | 5.80 | 6.48 | 6.79 | 7.03 |
| 90° | 5.78 | 6.55 | 6.88 | 7.32 |
| 110° | 5.89 | 6.73 | 7.20 | 7.67 |
| 120° | 5.77 | 6.71 | 7.21 | 8.02 |
| 135° | 5.34 | 6.51 | 7.08 | 8.25 |
| 150° | 4.71 | 6.15 | 6.80 | 7.88 |
| Run VMG | 4.08 | 5.46 | 6.39 | 7.41 |
How they are set up
The range each sail spans across the fleet.
Nearly all carry a folding propeller. Crew weight is declared around 470 kg.
Rigging
Comfort 32 rig and sail dimensions
A Comfort 32 carries 11.03 m of mainsail hoist on a 3.11 m boom, a forestay 12.93 m above the deck. Typical figures across the 2 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails
The spinnaker spreads widest of all — 62 to 74 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.