Dehler 46
Dehler · Judel/Vrolijk · 2014
Updated
The Dehler 46 is a 13.88 m semi-displacement racing yacht designed by Judel/Vrolijk and built by Dehler, first launched in 2014. It races in Class A.
Length
13.88 m
45′ 6″
Beam
4.32 m
Draft
2.58 m
Displacement
11.8 t
Sail area
127 m²
On the podium
Where a Dehler 46 finishes when she goes racing.
0
Wins
1
Seconds
1
Thirds
3
Starts
Not enough races yet for a percentage — these are the counts so far. We keep collecting results, so this will fill in.
Read from 3 starts by 1 boat between 2023 and 2026, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Dehler 46 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
Kornati Cup2026- Regata Jabuka2024
- Regata Jabuka2023
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: 2 races over 10 NM carry a published distance.
Who she races against
The designs a Dehler 46 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Met too few times for a figure:
Elan E6 (5 meetings), Xp 44 (3 meetings), Sydney 43 (2 meetings), Elan 450 (2 meetings), More 55 (2 meetings), Salona 44 (2 meetings), Dufour 470 (2 meetings), Solaris 58 (1 meeting), Arya 415 (1 meeting), Swan 45 (1 meeting), First 45 (Briand) (1 meeting), Mat 11.80 (1 meeting), Grand Soleil 50 (Judel/Vrolijk) (1 meeting), Solaris 60 (1 meeting), Salona 45 (1 meeting), Farr 45 (1 meeting), Solaris 44 (1 meeting), Bavaria 47 (1 meeting), First 36 (4 meetings), Salona 41 (1 meeting), Bavaria Cruiser 39 (1 meeting), Bavaria Cruiser 40 S (1 meeting), Elan 350 (1 meeting)
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
5.94
39°
Beam reach
9.65
90°
Broad reach
10.75
135°
Downwind VMG
8.65
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 across the wind when the breeze is soft, where it goes better than its measurements say it should, and by a margin worth having.
Where it pays
It falls short cracked off when it blows, 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 beam reach.
How fast is a Dehler 46
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 3.90 | 5.37 | 5.78 | 5.94 |
| 52° | 5.98 | 7.82 | 8.28 | 8.50 |
| 60° | 6.33 | 8.08 | 8.53 | 8.76 |
| 75° | 6.62 | 8.26 | 8.85 | 9.20 |
| 90° | 6.73 | 8.49 | 8.99 | 9.65 |
| 110° | 6.45 | 8.53 | 9.35 | 10.19 |
| 120° | 6.27 | 8.43 | 9.45 | 10.70 |
| 135° | 5.61 | 7.95 | 9.09 | 10.75 |
| 150° | 4.68 | 7.01 | 8.47 | 9.80 |
| Run VMG | 4.06 | 6.07 | 7.39 | 8.65 |
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 980 kg.
Rigging
Dehler 46 rig and sail dimensions
A Dehler 46 carries 18.69 m of mainsail hoist on a 6.55 m boom, a forestay 18.73 m above the deck and a 6.33 m bowsprit. Typical figures across the 5 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails
The spinnaker spreads widest of all — 148 to 206 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.