Dehler 39 (Judel/Vrolijk)
Dehler · Judel/Vrolijk · 1998
Updated
The Dehler 39 (Judel/Vrolijk) is a 11.79 m displacement racing yacht designed by Judel/Vrolijk and built by Dehler, first launched in 1998. It races in Class B. Across the measured fleet it goes better than its own numbers promise, ahead of 23% of the designs it races against.
Goes better than its own measurements promise, and does it better than 23% of the boats it races against.
71st of 92 in its class.
This design has been found in real race results — 45 starts across 17 events — not only in measurement files.
Length
11.79 m
38′ 8″
Beam
3.79 m
Draft
1.97 m
Displacement
7.8 t
Sail area
91 m²
On the podium
Where a Dehler 39 (Judel/Vrolijk) finishes when she goes racing.
On the podium
0%
of 45 starts by 9 boats
Wins
0%
Read from 45 starts by 9 boats between 2016 and 2026, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Dehler 39 (Judel/Vrolijk) was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
Klaipėda ORC European Championship2026
151 Miglia - Trofeo Cetilar2026- 59th Kursiu Mariu Regatta2026
Raymarine OneStar2026- 59th Kmr Remeju Regata2026
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
0%
of these races end on the podium
Level across both. Plenty of designs fall away once the course gets long — a light hull that thrives round the cans can struggle through a night at sea. This one does not.
Who she races against
The designs a Dehler 39 (Judel/Vrolijk) actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Also met, too few times for a figure:
Corby 29 (7 meetings), J/88 (7 meetings), Melges 20 (7 meetings), Corsa 915 (7 meetings), M 34 (7 meetings), Sun Fast 36 (6 meetings), Elan 333 (6 meetings), J/24 (6 meetings), Bavaria 230 (6 meetings), Figaro 2 (5 meetings), First 31.7 (4 meetings), Luffe 43 (4 meetings), Comet 41 (5 meetings), IMX 40 (4 meetings), Dufour 40 (5 meetings), Elan 350 (5 meetings), X-412 (3 meetings), Dehler 38 (Judel/Vrolijk) (6 meetings), First 40.7 (7 meetings), Grand Soleil 40 (Carkeek) (3 meetings)
Some of the boats it races against
How the Dehler 39 (Judel/Vrolijk) 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
5.37
39°
Beam reach
8.71
90°
Broad reach
9.59
135°
Downwind VMG
8.22
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.
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 a reach in a working breeze, where it goes better than its measurements say it should, and by a margin worth having.
Where it pays
It falls short on a broad reach once it pipes up, 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 beam reach.
How fast is a Dehler 39 (Judel/Vrolijk)
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 3.55 | 4.83 | 5.25 | 5.37 |
| 52° | 5.46 | 7.06 | 7.52 | 7.67 |
| 60° | 5.78 | 7.30 | 7.75 | 7.92 |
| 75° | 6.01 | 7.47 | 8.00 | 8.32 |
| 90° | 5.92 | 7.58 | 8.14 | 8.71 |
| 110° | 5.88 | 7.71 | 8.51 | 9.29 |
| 120° | 5.70 | 7.62 | 8.49 | 9.64 |
| 135° | 5.10 | 7.23 | 8.21 | 9.59 |
| 150° | 4.29 | 6.46 | 7.75 | 8.96 |
| Run VMG | 3.71 | 5.59 | 6.94 | 8.22 |
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 690 kg.
Rigging
Dehler 39 (Judel/Vrolijk) rig and sail dimensions
A Dehler 39 (Judel/Vrolijk) carries 14.92 m of mainsail hoist on a 5.50 m boom, a forestay 15.73 m above the deck and a 5.05 m bowsprit. Typical figures across the 24 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails
The spinnaker spreads widest of all — 81 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.