Dehler 47
Dehler · Judel/Vrolijk · 2006
Updated
The Dehler 47 is a 14.27 m displacement racing yacht designed by Judel/Vrolijk and built by Dehler, first launched in 2006. It races in Class A.
Length
14.27 m
46′ 10″
Beam
4.17 m
Draft
2.46 m
Displacement
14.1 t
Sail area
132 m²
On the podium
Where a Dehler 47 finishes when she goes racing.
0
Wins
0
Seconds
0
Thirds
4
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 4 starts by 1 boat between 2025, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Dehler 47 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
Malaga Sailing Cup2025- Regata Strait Challenge2025
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: 3 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 47 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Met too few times for a figure:
First 40.7 (7 meetings), Corel 45 (3 meetings), First 36 (3 meetings), Dehler 38 (Judel/Vrolijk) (3 meetings), Italia 12.98 (Cossutti) (1 meeting), Grand Soleil 42 (Carkeek) (1 meeting), First 53 (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
5.87
39°
Beam reach
9.34
90°
Broad reach
10.27
135°
Downwind VMG
8.45
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.
It does its best work before the breeze fills in. Early-season racing and morning breezes play to its strengths; once it pipes up the fleet comes back to it.
Where it gains
Its best ground is off the wind when the breeze is soft, where it does more than its size and sail area promise. It holds that advantage on the beam as well, so the gain is not down to one leg of the course.
Where it pays
It falls short on a broad reach in a strong breeze, 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 broad reach.
How fast is a Dehler 47
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 3.81 | 5.21 | 5.71 | 5.87 |
| 52° | 5.86 | 7.64 | 8.17 | 8.35 |
| 60° | 6.21 | 7.90 | 8.41 | 8.60 |
| 75° | 6.47 | 8.09 | 8.66 | 8.99 |
| 90° | 6.37 | 8.13 | 8.74 | 9.34 |
| 110° | 6.37 | 8.38 | 9.14 | 9.75 |
| 120° | 6.24 | 8.31 | 9.18 | 10.17 |
| 135° | 5.63 | 7.91 | 8.91 | 10.27 |
| 150° | 4.72 | 7.04 | 8.39 | 9.51 |
| Run VMG | 4.09 | 6.09 | 7.33 | 8.45 |
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 500 kg.
Rigging
Dehler 47 rig and sail dimensions
A Dehler 47 carries 18.70 m of mainsail hoist on a 6.12 m boom, a forestay 19.80 m above the deck and a 6.80 m bowsprit. Typical figures across the 2 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails