HH 42
Hakes Marine · Judel/Vrolijk · 2013
Updated
The HH 42 is a 12.59 m planing racing yacht designed by Judel/Vrolijk and built by Hakes Marine, first launched in 2013. It races in Class A. Across the measured fleet it goes better than its own numbers promise, ahead of 96% of the designs it races against.
Goes better than its own measurements promise, and does it better than 96% of the boats it races against.
3rd of 46 in its class.
Not verified. On planing hulls this score has no match in the race results we hold: designs scoring the same win anywhere from one race in ten to seven in ten. Read it as what the measurements say, not as a ranking.
This design has been found in real race results — 45 starts across 11 events — not only in measurement files.
Length
12.59 m
41′ 4″
Beam
4.31 m
Draft
3.18 m
Displacement
4.3 t
Sail area
109 m²
On the podium
Where a HH 42 finishes when she goes racing.
On the podium
16%
of 45 starts by 4 boats
Wins
4%
Read from 45 starts by 4 boats between 2015 and 2026, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a HH 42 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
Aegean 6002026
MIYC Winter Trophy 2026 - Act 52026
Rolex Middle Sea Race2025- Garmin ORC World Championship2025
ORC European Championship2024
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
8%
of these races end on the podium
Offshore & coastal
20%
of these races end on the podium
Better the longer it gets. Boats that settle into a groove and hold it gain ground once the course stops turning.
Who she races against
The designs a HH 42 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Also met, too few times for a figure:
IMX 45 (7 meetings), Grand Soleil 39 (Maletto) (7 meetings), Grand Soleil 43 (Maletto) (7 meetings), X-40 (7 meetings), Arya 415 (7 meetings), Corel 45 (7 meetings), B&c 46 (7 meetings), First 50 (7 meetings), Elliott 44 (7 meetings), Carkeek 40 (7 meetings), Carkeek 47 (7 meetings), Mat 11.80 (3 meetings), Swan 56 (3 meetings), Ker 11.3 (3 meetings), Neo 430 (5 meetings), Cape 31 (2 meetings), Melges 32 (2 meetings), Ker 40 (2 meetings), Jv 56 (2 meetings), J/111 (2 meetings), Sly 42 (2 meetings), Pac 52 (2 meetings), JPK 10.30 (5 meetings), Cookson 50 (3 meetings)
Some of the boats it races against
How the HH 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
6.26
38°
Beam reach
11.59
90°
Broad reach
14.61
135°
Downwind VMG
12.30
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.
The stronger it blows, the better this design looks. On a windy coastal course it is in its element; on a light-air windward-leeward it has to be sailed well to hold on.
Where it gains
Its best ground is downwind once it pipes up, where it outruns what it looks like on paper, and by a margin worth having. It holds that advantage on a broad reach as well, so the gain is not down to one leg of the course.
Where it pays
It falls short to windward once it pipes up, giving away time it never gets back. That is a hull that wants to get up and go, and needs pressure to do it.
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 2.2 kn either way.
At 10 knots this design makes back more than its rating asks on the broad reach.
How fast is a HH 42
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 4.56 | 5.79 | 6.12 | 6.26 |
| 52° | 6.90 | 8.32 | 8.75 | 9.06 |
| 60° | 7.26 | 8.69 | 9.19 | 9.57 |
| 75° | 7.51 | 9.12 | 9.88 | 10.52 |
| 90° | 7.47 | 9.15 | 10.48 | 11.59 |
| 110° | 7.30 | 9.37 | 10.88 | 12.77 |
| 120° | 7.15 | 9.53 | 11.15 | 13.57 |
| 135° | 6.46 | 9.05 | 11.50 | 14.61 |
| 150° | 5.40 | 7.93 | 9.93 | 14.21 |
| Run VMG | 4.68 | 6.87 | 8.60 | 12.30 |
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 940 kg.
Rigging
HH 42 rig and sail dimensions
A HH 42 carries 16.80 m of mainsail hoist on a 5.89 m boom, a forestay 16.28 m above the deck and a 7.67 m bowsprit. Typical figures across the 5 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails
The spinnaker spreads widest of all — 181 to 208 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.