H 323
Artekno · Hans Groop · 1980
Updated
The H 323 is a 9.85 m displacement racing yacht designed by Hans Groop and built by Artekno, first launched in 1980. It races in Class C.
Length
9.85 m
32′ 4″
Beam
2.57 m
Draft
1.46 m
Displacement
2.9 t
Sail area
45 m²
On the podium
Where a H 323 finishes when she goes racing.
0
Wins
0
Seconds
0
Thirds
8
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 8 starts by 2 boats between 2026, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a H 323 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
Onsdagsserien #72026- Onsdagsserien #22026
- Onsdagsserien #12026
- Onsdagsserien #32026
- Onsdagsserien #52026
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 H 323 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Met too few times for a figure:
Albin Nova (7 meetings), X-99 (5 meetings), Swan 651 (4 meetings), X-95 (4 meetings), Finn Express 83 (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
4.55
40°
Beam reach
7.50
90°
Broad reach
8.58
135°
Downwind VMG
7.29
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.
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 cracked off once it pipes up, where it outruns what it looks like on paper, 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 0.4 kn either way.
At 10 knots this design makes back more than its rating asks on the upwind.
How fast is a H 323
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 3.11 | 4.25 | 4.50 | 4.55 |
| 52° | 4.78 | 6.16 | 6.44 | 6.53 |
| 60° | 5.06 | 6.34 | 6.63 | 6.76 |
| 75° | 5.23 | 6.49 | 6.90 | 7.12 |
| 90° | 5.25 | 6.59 | 7.04 | 7.50 |
| 110° | 5.16 | 6.70 | 7.35 | 7.99 |
| 120° | 4.93 | 6.62 | 7.38 | 8.47 |
| 135° | 4.32 | 6.31 | 7.17 | 8.58 |
| 150° | 3.67 | 5.67 | 6.79 | 7.90 |
| Run VMG | 3.18 | 4.92 | 6.18 | 7.29 |
How they are set up
The range each sail spans across the fleet.
Nearly all carry a folding propeller. Crew weight is declared around 320 kg.
Rigging
H 323 rig and sail dimensions
A H 323 carries 10.80 m of mainsail hoist on a 3.75 m boom, a forestay 9.30 m above the deck and a 3.74 m bowsprit. Typical figures across the 3 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails
The spinnaker spreads widest of all — 44 to 52 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.