D 772
Dal Ferro · Claudio Maletto · 1987
Updated
The D 772 is a 7.57 m displacement racing yacht designed by Claudio Maletto and built by Dal Ferro, first launched in 1987. It races in Sportboat.
Length
7.57 m
24′ 10″
Beam
2.50 m
Draft
1.45 m
Displacement
1.5 t
Sail area
35 m²
On the podium
Where a D 772 finishes when she goes racing.
On the podium
19%
of 74 starts by 1 boat
Wins
4%
Read from 74 starts by 1 boat between 2023 and 2026, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a D 772 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
Yacht Club Domaso Circolo Velico del Lario Asd2026- Coppa Italia Minialtura ORC2026
- 1° Tappa Campionato Velico del Lario2026
- Campionato Velico del Lario ORC2025
- Interlaghi Classica & Campionato Velico del Lario ORC2025
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
20%
of these races end on the podium
Offshore & coastal
—
Not enough data yet: 3 races over 10 NM carry a published distance.
Who she races against
The designs a D 772 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Some of the boats it races against
How the D 772 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
4.42
38°
Beam reach
7.20
90°
Broad reach
9.30
135°
Downwind VMG
7.22
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.
The stronger it blows, the better this design looks. On a windy coastal course it is in its element; on a light-air windward-leeward it has to be sailed well to hold on.
Where it gains
Its best ground is off the wind once it pipes up, where it goes better than its measurements say it should, and by a margin worth having. It holds that advantage downwind as well, so the gain is not down to one leg of the course.
Where it pays
It falls short on a reach in a working breeze, giving away time it never gets back.
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 1.2 kn either way.
At 10 knots this design makes back more than its rating asks on the upwind.
How fast is a D 772
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 3.16 | 4.20 | 4.42 | 4.42 |
| 52° | 4.79 | 5.87 | 6.08 | 6.16 |
| 60° | 5.02 | 5.99 | 6.23 | 6.34 |
| 75° | 5.16 | 6.09 | 6.46 | 6.74 |
| 90° | 5.19 | 6.21 | 6.60 | 7.20 |
| 110° | 5.24 | 6.38 | 7.07 | 7.88 |
| 120° | 5.09 | 6.32 | 7.17 | 8.61 |
| 135° | 4.58 | 6.08 | 6.90 | 9.30 |
| 150° | 3.87 | 5.63 | 6.46 | 8.20 |
| Run VMG | 3.35 | 4.91 | 5.87 | 7.22 |
How they are set up
The range each sail spans across the fleet.
Roughly half carry a folding propeller. Crew weight is declared around 350 kg.
Rigging
D 772 rig and sail dimensions
A D 772 carries 9.21 m of mainsail hoist on a 3.58 m boom, a forestay 8.31 m above the deck. Typical figures across the 2 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails