Dehler 32
Dehler · Judel/Vrolijk · 2010
Updated
The Dehler 32 is a 9.81 m semi-displacement racing yacht designed by Judel/Vrolijk and built by Dehler, first launched in 2010. It races in Class C.
Length
9.81 m
32′ 2″
Beam
3.24 m
Draft
1.78 m
Displacement
4.5 t
Sail area
59 m²
On the podium
Where a Dehler 32 finishes when she goes racing.
On the podium
0%
of 12 starts by 2 boats
Wins
0%
Read from 12 starts by 2 boats between 2025 and 2026, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Dehler 32 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
Burāšanas treniņš Rīga 27 AUG2026- Burāšanas treniņš Rīga 25 AUG2026
- Burāšanas treniņš Rīga 25 JUN - jūrā2026
- Burāšanas treniņš Rīga 9 JUN2026
- Burāšanas treniņš Rīga 16 JUN2026
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 Dehler 32 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Also met, too few times for a figure:
JPK 10.30 (5 meetings), First 40 (5 meetings), JPK 10.80 (5 meetings), X-46 (5 meetings), X-55 (5 meetings), Linjett 33 (5 meetings), J/112 (4 meetings), J/99 (4 meetings), Xp 44 (4 meetings), Marina 36 (3 meetings), Lady Helmsman (3 meetings), Finnflyer 34 (3 meetings), Oceanis 323 (1 meeting), First 34.7 (1 meeting), Omega 28 (1 meeting), X-362 (1 meeting)
Some of the boats it races against
How the Dehler 32 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
4.84
40°
Beam reach
8.01
90°
Broad reach
9.09
135°
Downwind VMG
7.43
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 cracked off when it blows, where it outruns what it looks like on paper, and by a margin worth having.
Where it pays
It falls short downwind in a strong breeze, giving away time it never gets back. That is a hull that will lift and run given enough breeze.
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 Dehler 32
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 3.19 | 4.39 | 4.76 | 4.84 |
| 52° | 4.91 | 6.43 | 6.84 | 6.96 |
| 60° | 5.19 | 6.66 | 7.07 | 7.21 |
| 75° | 5.41 | 6.87 | 7.35 | 7.61 |
| 90° | 5.46 | 7.01 | 7.49 | 8.01 |
| 110° | 5.54 | 7.19 | 7.87 | 8.48 |
| 120° | 5.38 | 7.13 | 7.94 | 8.90 |
| 135° | 4.82 | 6.80 | 7.72 | 9.09 |
| 150° | 4.08 | 6.11 | 7.21 | 8.34 |
| Run VMG | 3.52 | 5.29 | 6.37 | 7.43 |
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 540 kg.
Rigging
Dehler 32 rig and sail dimensions
A Dehler 32 carries 12.67 m of mainsail hoist on a 4.55 m boom, a forestay 13.09 m above the deck and a 4.21 m bowsprit. Typical figures across the 6 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails
The spinnaker spreads widest of all — 73 to 87 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.