Evento 42
GO MATERIALES COMP · Judel/Vrolijk · 2004
Updated
The Evento 42 is a 12.54 m displacement racing yacht designed by Judel/Vrolijk and built by GO MATERIALES COMP, first launched in 2004. It races in Class B.
Length
12.54 m
41′ 2″
Beam
3.30 m
Draft
2.56 m
Displacement
6.7 t
Sail area
98 m²
On the podium
Where a Evento 42 finishes when she goes racing.
On the podium
17%
of 46 starts by 2 boats
Wins
0%
Read from 46 starts by 2 boats between 2022 and 2026, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Evento 42 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
Friendship Regatta2026
The Presidential 7th International Yacht Races Çanakkale Cup2026- North Aegean Cup2025
- FR252025
- Κύπελο Βορείου Αιγαίου & Πανελλήνιο Κύπελο Sportboat 2022024
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
24%
of these races end on the podium
Offshore & coastal
16%
of these races end on the podium
Sharper round the buoys. Short courses reward acceleration and manoeuvring, and that is where this design makes its money.
Who she races against
The designs a Evento 42 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Also met, too few times for a figure:
First 27 (Mauric) (7 meetings), Bavaria Cruiser 38 (7 meetings), X-99 (7 meetings), Bavaria Match 42 (6 meetings), Grand Soleil 42 (Carkeek) (6 meetings), Tripp 40 (6 meetings), Italia 9.98 (6 meetings), Melges 32 (6 meetings), Farr 45 (6 meetings), Salona 40 (6 meetings), Pogo 30 (6 meetings), X-412 (6 meetings), X-372 (6 meetings), Sun Odyssey 37.1 (6 meetings), Sun Light 30 (6 meetings), JPK 11.80 (6 meetings)
Some of the boats it races against
How the Evento 42 has fared against each of them, boat against boat on corrected time. Ordered by how often the two meet, not by who wins.
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
5.84
37°
Beam reach
9.29
90°
Broad reach
11.02
135°
Downwind VMG
8.69
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 most things without giving much away. It rewards preparation and crew work more than it rewards picking the right day.
Where it gains
Its best ground is off the wind in a strong breeze, where it goes better than its measurements say it should, and by a margin worth having. It holds that advantage downwind 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 upwind.
How fast is a Evento 42
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 3.90 | 5.30 | 5.67 | 5.84 |
| 52° | 5.89 | 7.58 | 7.94 | 8.12 |
| 60° | 6.19 | 7.79 | 8.16 | 8.37 |
| 75° | 6.38 | 7.92 | 8.47 | 8.81 |
| 90° | 6.33 | 7.96 | 8.64 | 9.29 |
| 110° | 6.33 | 8.22 | 8.93 | 9.70 |
| 120° | 6.17 | 8.12 | 9.18 | 10.27 |
| 135° | 5.52 | 7.71 | 8.86 | 11.02 |
| 150° | 4.63 | 6.90 | 8.24 | 9.88 |
| Run VMG | 4.00 | 5.98 | 7.31 | 8.69 |
How they are set up
The range each sail spans across the fleet.
Nearly all carry a folding propeller. Crew weight is declared around 840 kg.
Rigging
Evento 42 rig and sail dimensions
A Evento 42 carries 16.31 m of mainsail hoist on a 5.94 m boom, a forestay 15.76 m above the deck. Typical figures across the 2 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails