Finnflyer 36
Finngulf · Kamu Strahlmann · 2008
Updated
The Finnflyer 36 is a 10.99 m displacement racing yacht designed by Kamu Strahlmann and built by Finngulf, first launched in 2008. It races in Class C.
Length
10.99 m
36′ 1″
Beam
3.39 m
Draft
2.20 m
Displacement
5.3 t
Sail area
78 m²
On the podium
Where a Finnflyer 36 finishes when she goes racing.
On the podium
0%
of 16 starts by 2 boats
Wins
0%
Read from 16 starts by 2 boats between 2019 and 2025, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Finnflyer 36 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
Double-Handed Finnish Championship 2025 - Espoo-Naissaari Race2025- Alexela ORC World Championship2021
ORC European Championship2019
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
0%
of these races end on the podium
Offshore & coastal
—
Not enough data yet: 4 races over 10 NM carry a published distance.
Who she races against
The designs a Finnflyer 36 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Also met, too few times for a figure:
Dehler 36 (Judel/Vrolijk) (7 meetings), Esse 990 (7 meetings), Dufour 34 (7 meetings), Maxfun 35 (7 meetings), Grand Surprise (7 meetings), Dufour 390 (7 meetings), Finnflyer 34 (6 meetings), Dufour 40 (5 meetings), Corsa 915 (5 meetings), Waarschip 36 (5 meetings), Farr 40 (5 meetings), Neo 350 (4 meetings), T 34 (4 meetings), Ridas 31 (4 meetings), IMX 38 (4 meetings), Fareast 28 (4 meetings), Dehler 30 OD (3 meetings), Salona 37 (1 meeting), Mat 101 (1 meeting), Dehler 34 (Judel/Vrolijk) (1 meeting)
Some of the boats it races against
How the Finnflyer 36 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
5.39
38°
Beam reach
8.62
90°
Broad reach
10.10
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 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 once it pipes up, where it outruns what it looks like on paper, and by a margin worth having. It holds that advantage running deep 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 0.4 kn either way.
At 10 knots this design makes back more than its rating asks on the downwind.
How fast is a Finnflyer 36
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 3.73 | 4.92 | 5.28 | 5.39 |
| 52° | 5.65 | 7.07 | 7.43 | 7.56 |
| 60° | 5.94 | 7.29 | 7.63 | 7.80 |
| 75° | 6.13 | 7.45 | 7.90 | 8.22 |
| 90° | 6.08 | 7.54 | 8.11 | 8.62 |
| 110° | 6.11 | 7.74 | 8.48 | 9.18 |
| 120° | 5.94 | 7.65 | 8.59 | 9.73 |
| 135° | 5.32 | 7.29 | 8.27 | 10.10 |
| 150° | 4.46 | 6.61 | 7.75 | 9.16 |
| Run VMG | 3.87 | 5.73 | 6.95 | 8.16 |
How they are set up
The range each sail spans across the fleet.
Nearly all carry a folding propeller. A bowsprit is standard across the fleet. Crew weight is declared around 570 kg.
Rigging
Finnflyer 36 rig and sail dimensions
A Finnflyer 36 carries 14.80 m of mainsail hoist on a 5.09 m boom, a forestay 14.96 m above the deck and a 4.76 m bowsprit. Typical figures across the 6 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails
The spinnaker spreads widest of all — 75 to 124 m² depending on bowsprit and set-up. Before ordering a sail, read the figure on your own measurement record rather than the typical one for the design.