Jv 56
TECNICA & REGATAS · Judel/Vrolijk · 2004
Updated
Measured under the previous VPP (2021–2024)
The Jv 56 is a 16.70 m semi-displacement racing yacht designed by Judel/Vrolijk and built by TECNICA & REGATAS, first launched in 2004. It races in Class 0.
Length
16.70 m
54′ 9″
Beam
4.20 m
Draft
3.62 m
Displacement
11.6 t
Sail area
184 m²
On the podium
Where a Jv 56 finishes when she goes racing.
On the podium
0%
of 31 starts by 1 boat
Wins
0%
Read from 31 starts by 1 boat between 2025 and 2026, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Jv 56 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
25. Bosphorus Cup2026
Aegean Regatta2026- EAYK-TAYK Dogu Ege Yat Sampiyonasi2026
73° Loro Piana Giraglia2026- 151 Miglia - Trofeo Cetilar2026
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
0%
of these races end on the podium
Level across both. Plenty of designs fall away once the course gets long — a light hull that thrives round the cans can struggle through a night at sea. This one does not.
Who she races against
The designs a Jv 56 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Also met, too few times for a figure:
Vismara 46 (7 meetings), Cookson 50 (6 meetings), Marten 49 (6 meetings), Xp 33 (6 meetings), Mat 107 (6 meetings), Bolt 37 (6 meetings), Farr 280 (6 meetings), Bavaria Cruiser 45 (6 meetings), X-35 (5 meetings), Farr 45 (5 meetings), Eleva 50 (5 meetings), First 36 (5 meetings), Comet 51 (5 meetings)
Some of the boats it races against
How the Jv 56 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.
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 Jv 56
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 5.65 | 6.32 | 6.62 | — |
| 52° | 8.39 | 9.04 | 9.29 | — |
| 60° | 8.74 | 9.34 | 9.59 | — |
| 75° | 8.98 | 9.77 | 10.11 | — |
| 90° | 9.12 | 10.03 | 10.66 | — |
| 110° | 9.06 | 10.42 | 11.29 | — |
| 120° | 8.77 | 10.31 | 11.74 | — |
| 135° | 8.00 | 9.84 | 11.61 | — |
| 150° | 6.71 | 8.96 | 10.28 | — |
| Run VMG | 5.81 | 7.77 | 8.91 | — |
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 990 kg.
Rigging
Jv 56 rig and sail dimensions
A Jv 56 carries 22.60 m of mainsail hoist on a 8.38 m boom, a forestay 21.41 m above the deck and a 7.97 m bowsprit. Typical figures across the 2 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails