Jeanneau 53
Jeanneau · Philippe Briand · 2008
Updated
The Jeanneau 53 is a 15.73 m semi-displacement racing yacht designed by Philippe Briand and built by Jeanneau, first launched in 2008. It races in Class A.
Length
15.73 m
51′ 7″
Beam
4.77 m
Draft
2.01 m
Displacement
15.8 t
Sail area
139 m²
On the podium
Where a Jeanneau 53 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 Jeanneau 53 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 Jeanneau 53 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.
Upwind VMG
5.90
41°
Beam reach
9.89
90°
Broad reach
10.52
135°
Downwind VMG
8.97
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. Give it a fresh day and long legs and it delivers more than it promised; in a drifter it is working uphill.
Where it gains
Its best ground is across the wind once it pipes up, where it goes better than its measurements say it should, and by a margin worth having.
Where it pays
It falls short to windward in light air, giving away time it never gets back.
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 0.8 kn either way.
At 10 knots this design makes back more than its rating asks on the beam reach.
How fast is a Jeanneau 53
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 3.38 | 4.88 | 5.69 | 5.90 |
| 52° | 5.37 | 7.49 | 8.41 | 8.68 |
| 60° | 5.99 | 7.88 | 8.70 | 9.00 |
| 75° | 6.23 | 8.17 | 8.96 | 9.50 |
| 90° | 6.12 | 8.22 | 9.13 | 9.89 |
| 110° | 6.03 | 8.46 | 9.51 | 10.60 |
| 120° | 5.89 | 8.32 | 9.43 | 10.89 |
| 135° | 5.23 | 7.74 | 9.06 | 10.52 |
| 150° | 4.38 | 6.76 | 8.42 | 9.75 |
| Run VMG | 3.79 | 5.85 | 7.42 | 8.97 |
How they are set up
The range each sail spans across the fleet.
Roughly half carry a folding propeller. Crew weight is declared around 1150 kg.
Rigging
Jeanneau 53 rig and sail dimensions
A Jeanneau 53 carries 17.50 m of mainsail hoist on a 6.00 m boom, a forestay 19.00 m above the deck and a 6.40 m bowsprit. Typical figures across the 4 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails
The spinnaker spreads widest of all — 160 to 184 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.