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Ecoracer 30

NL Comp · Matteo Polli · 2023

Updated

Measured under the previous VPP (2021–2024)

The Ecoracer 30 is a 9.15 m planing racing yacht designed by Matteo Polli and built by NL Comp, first launched in 2023. It races in Class C.

Ecoracer 30 - Matteo Polli - NL CompP 12.05 mLOA 9.15 m

Length

9.15 m

30′ 0″

Beam

3.03 m

Draft

2.29 m

Displacement

2.0 t

Sail area

59 m²

No boat of this design has been measured under the current VPP. The figures below come from measurement records issued between 2021 and 2024, on the earlier scale, so this design carries no Race Edge.

On the podium

Where a Ecoracer 30 finishes when she goes racing.

0

Wins

2

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 2024, counting races with six boats or more.

Recent regattas

The latest events where a Ecoracer 30 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.

  • ItalyCampionato Italiano Minialtura2024

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Round 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: 4 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 Ecoracer 30 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.

This design aheadRival ahead
J/2277%ahead in 37 of 48 meetings, 4 races
J/7050%ahead in 4 of 8 meetings, 4 races
Platu 2550%ahead in 4 of 8 meetings, 4 races
Meteor75%ahead in 6 of 8 meetings, 4 races

Also met, too few times for a figure:

Fun (4 meetings), Melges 24 (4 meetings), Este 24 (4 meetings), Rivetto (4 meetings), Viper 640 (4 meetings)

Some of the boats it races against

How the Ecoracer 30 has fared against each of them, boat against boat on corrected time. Ordered by how often the two meet, not by who wins.

Ecoracer 30 vs J/22ahead 77% of 48 head-to-heads
Ecoracer 30 vs J/70ahead 50% of 8 head-to-heads
Ecoracer 30 vs Platu 25ahead 50% of 8 head-to-heads
Ecoracer 30 vs Meteorahead 75% of 8 head-to-heads

Speed at every angle

The shape of this design's speed, drawn from the measured fleet. Pick a wind and watch it stretch.

369121530°60°90°120°150°WIND15.3

Upwind VMG

5.32

38°

Beam reach

9.84

90°

Broad reach

14.39

135°

Downwind VMG

13.29

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.

How fast is a Ecoracer 30

Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.

Angle6 kn10 kn14 kn20 kn
Beat VMG4.625.195.345.32
52°6.677.257.477.60
60°6.867.537.808.00
75°7.007.908.368.79
90°6.958.008.899.84
110°7.218.309.1211.35
120°7.178.649.7311.93
135°6.788.4010.4414.39
150°5.857.539.1515.34
Run VMG5.066.527.9213.29

How they are set up

The range each sail spans across the fleet.

Mainsail35 m² – 36 m²
Headsail24 m²
Gennaker104 m² – 110 m²

Most run a fixed propeller. A bowsprit is standard across the fleet. Crew weight is declared around 590 kg.

Rigging

Ecoracer 30 rig and sail dimensions

A Ecoracer 30 carries 12.05 m of mainsail hoist on a 4.28 m boom, a forestay 12.15 m above the deck and a 5.38 m bowsprit. Typical figures across the 2 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.

Rig

Mainsail hoistP12.05 m12.00 – 12.10
Boom lengthE4.28 m4.25 – 4.30
Forestay heightIG12.15 m12.09 – 12.20
Fore triangle baseJ3.62 m3.62 – 3.63
Spinnaker hoistISP13.46 m13.45 – 13.46
BowspritTPS5.38 m5.33 – 5.43
Boom above deckBAS1.26 m1.25 – 1.28

Sails

Mainsail35.6 m²35.0 – 36.2
Headsail23.5 m²23.3 – 23.8
Gennaker106.9 m²104.3 – 109.5