Faurby 396
Faurby · Faurby · 2004
Updated
The Faurby 396 is a 11.98 m displacement racing yacht designed by Faurby and built by Faurby, first launched in 2004. It races in Class C.
Length
11.98 m
39′ 4″
Beam
3.38 m
Draft
1.92 m
Displacement
6.9 t
Sail area
75 m²
On the podium
Where a Faurby 396 finishes when she goes racing.
0
Wins
0
Seconds
0
Thirds
2
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 2 starts by 1 boat between 2026, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Faurby 396 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
Oslofjorden Rundt2026
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 Faurby 396 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Met too few times for a figure:
Sun Fast 3300 (Andrieu) (4 meetings), X-35 (4 meetings), Dehler 30 OD (2 meetings), Farr 30 (4 meetings), First 34.7 (4 meetings), First 36.7 (2 meetings), T 34 (2 meetings), JPK 10.80 (2 meetings), Fareast 28 (2 meetings), Sun Fast 3600 (2 meetings), Grand Soleil 43 (Carkeek) (2 meetings), Arcona 410 (2 meetings), Landmark 43 (2 meetings), Bavaria Match 38 (2 meetings), First 36 (2 meetings), Bavaria Match 35 (2 meetings), Scanmar 33 (2 meetings), Diva 34 (2 meetings), Italia 9.98 (2 meetings), J/109 (2 meetings), Arcona 370 (1 meeting), Dehler 34 (Judel/Vrolijk) (1 meeting), Fast 42 (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
5.30
38°
Beam reach
8.41
90°
Broad reach
9.17
135°
Downwind VMG
8.04
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.
This design is even-tempered. It rewards preparation and crew work more than it rewards picking the right day.
Where it gains
Its best ground is across the wind when the breeze is soft, 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
It falls short off the wind when it blows, 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 beam reach.
How fast is a Faurby 396
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 3.52 | 4.73 | 5.17 | 5.30 |
| 52° | 5.46 | 6.96 | 7.33 | 7.48 |
| 60° | 5.83 | 7.19 | 7.53 | 7.70 |
| 75° | 6.12 | 7.39 | 7.79 | 8.04 |
| 90° | 6.08 | 7.45 | 7.96 | 8.41 |
| 110° | 5.79 | 7.45 | 8.11 | 8.79 |
| 120° | 5.53 | 7.38 | 8.12 | 9.12 |
| 135° | 4.96 | 7.03 | 7.95 | 9.17 |
| 150° | 4.17 | 6.34 | 7.58 | 8.71 |
| Run VMG | 3.61 | 5.50 | 6.88 | 8.04 |
How they are set up
The range each sail spans across the fleet.
Roughly half carry a folding propeller. Crew weight is declared around 610 kg.
Rigging
Faurby 396 rig and sail dimensions
A Faurby 396 carries 13.79 m of mainsail hoist on a 4.78 m boom, a forestay 14.51 m above the deck. Typical figures across the 2 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails