ILC 46
Robertson & Caine · Simonis Voogd · 1996
Updated
Measured under the previous VPP (2021–2024)
The ILC 46 is a 14.46 m semi-displacement racing yacht designed by Simonis Voogd and built by Robertson & Caine, first launched in 1996. It races in Class A.
Length
14.46 m
47′ 5″
Beam
4.28 m
Draft
3.10 m
Displacement
7.9 t
Sail area
152 m²
On the podium
Where a ILC 46 finishes when she goes racing.
Not enough data yet to show how this design finishes. It has not been found in the race results we have collected so far.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a ILC 46 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
No regattas found yet.
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 ILC 46 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Not enough data yet to say who this design races against. No result we have collected puts it on the water beside another design we track.
Speed at every angle
The shape of this design's speed, drawn from the measured fleet. Pick a wind and watch it stretch.
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.
How fast is a ILC 46
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 5.49 | 6.12 | 6.36 | — |
| 52° | 7.98 | 8.49 | 8.69 | — |
| 60° | 8.23 | 8.73 | 8.98 | — |
| 75° | 8.40 | 9.10 | 9.46 | — |
| 90° | 8.43 | 9.30 | 9.91 | — |
| 110° | 8.29 | 9.50 | 10.50 | — |
| 120° | 8.08 | 9.42 | 10.63 | — |
| 135° | 7.46 | 9.00 | 10.46 | — |
| 150° | 6.36 | 8.31 | 9.52 | — |
| Run VMG | 5.50 | 7.28 | 8.48 | — |
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 1090 kg.
Rigging
ILC 46 rig and sail dimensions
A ILC 46 carries 18.65 m of mainsail hoist on a 7.00 m boom, a forestay 17.77 m above the deck and a 5.90 m bowsprit. Typical figures across the 2 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails