Delanta 78
MESCHEDE-FREIENOHL · E.G. van de Stadt · 1982
Updated
Measured under the previous VPP (2021–2024)
The Delanta 78 is a 8.09 m heavy displacement racing yacht designed by E.G. van de Stadt and built by MESCHEDE-FREIENOHL, first launched in 1982. It races in Class C.
Length
8.09 m
26′ 7″
Beam
2.47 m
Draft
1.32 m
Displacement
2.4 t
Sail area
31 m²
On the podium
Where a Delanta 78 finishes when she goes racing.
0
Wins
0
Seconds
0
Thirds
1
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 1 start by 1 boat between 2021, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Delanta 78 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
Σοπρακομιτος2021
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: 1 race over 10 NM carry a published distance.
Who she races against
The designs a Delanta 78 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Met too few times for a figure:
Figaro 2 (1 meeting), Elan 340 (1 meeting), First 27.7 (1 meeting), Sun Odyssey 35 (1 meeting), Elan 31 (Design) (1 meeting), Moody 33 (1 meeting), Oceanis 440 (1 meeting), First 31.7 (1 meeting), Sunrise 35 (1 meeting), Atlantic 31 (1 meeting), Dehler 36 (Stadt) (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.
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.
How fast is a Delanta 78
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 3.04 | 3.69 | 4.00 | — |
| 52° | 4.63 | 5.51 | 5.83 | — |
| 60° | 4.89 | 5.72 | 6.02 | — |
| 75° | 5.09 | 5.89 | 6.23 | — |
| 90° | 5.18 | 6.05 | 6.45 | — |
| 110° | 5.16 | 6.10 | 6.62 | — |
| 120° | 5.00 | 6.03 | 6.56 | — |
| 135° | 4.55 | 5.82 | 6.37 | — |
| 150° | 4.00 | 5.36 | 6.05 | — |
| Run VMG | 3.47 | 4.78 | 5.75 | — |
How they are set up
The range each sail spans across the fleet.
Nearly all carry a folding propeller. Crew weight is declared around 300 kg.
Rigging
Delanta 78 rig and sail dimensions
A Delanta 78 carries 8.09 m of mainsail hoist on a 2.96 m boom, a forestay 8.12 m above the deck. Typical figures across the 2 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails