Diva 39
Updated
The Diva 39 is a 11.80 m semi-displacement racing yacht designed by Lindquist and built by Fabola, first launched in 1984. It races in Class C.
Length
11.80 m
38′ 9″
Beam
3.02 m
Draft
1.81 m
Displacement
4.9 t
Sail area
63 m²
On the podium
Where a Diva 39 finishes when she goes racing.
1
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 2026, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Diva 39 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
Porkkala Race2026
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 Diva 39 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Met too few times for a figure:
Dufour 405 (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
5.17
39°
Beam reach
8.48
90°
Broad reach
9.77
135°
Downwind VMG
8.16
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 needs pressure to show what it can do. On a windy coastal course it is in its element; on a light-air windward-leeward it has to be sailed well to hold on.
Where it gains
Its best ground is on a broad reach when it blows, where it does more than its size and sail area promise, and by a margin worth having. It holds that advantage on the run as well, so the gain is not down to one leg of the course.
Where it pays
There is no condition where it falls away badly, which is worth something over a season of mixed weather.
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 0.6 kn either way.
At 10 knots this design makes back more than its rating asks on the broad reach.
How fast is a Diva 39
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 3.46 | 4.67 | 5.05 | 5.17 |
| 52° | 5.44 | 6.88 | 7.23 | 7.39 |
| 60° | 5.85 | 7.19 | 7.45 | 7.63 |
| 75° | 6.14 | 7.41 | 7.80 | 8.04 |
| 90° | 6.04 | 7.42 | 8.00 | 8.48 |
| 110° | 5.77 | 7.50 | 8.22 | 8.88 |
| 120° | 5.59 | 7.42 | 8.29 | 9.43 |
| 135° | 4.93 | 7.06 | 8.04 | 9.77 |
| 150° | 4.09 | 6.30 | 7.61 | 9.03 |
| Run VMG | 3.54 | 5.45 | 6.89 | 8.16 |
How they are set up
The range each sail spans across the fleet.
Nearly all carry a folding propeller. Crew weight is declared around 460 kg.
Rigging
Diva 39 rig and sail dimensions
A Diva 39 carries 14.14 m of mainsail hoist on a 4.50 m boom, a forestay 12.75 m above the deck. Typical figures across the 3 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails