Malbec 360
OCEANTECH · Pablo Mastracchio · 2006
Updated
The Malbec 360 is a 10.73 m displacement racing yacht designed by Pablo Mastracchio and built by OCEANTECH, first launched in 2006. It races in Class C.
Length
10.73 m
35′ 2″
Beam
3.39 m
Draft
2.21 m
Displacement
5.8 t
Sail area
74 m²
On the podium
Where a Malbec 360 finishes when she goes racing.
On the podium
28%
of 18 starts by 3 boats
Wins
6%
Read from 18 starts by 3 boats between 2025 and 2026, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Malbec 360 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
XXX Lliga Social CMPO2026- XXIX Lliga Social CMPO2025
- Malaga Sailing Cup2025
- Regata Strait Challenge2025
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
31%
of these races end on the podium
Offshore & coastal
—
Not enough data yet: no races over 10 NM carry a published distance.
Who she races against
The designs a Malbec 360 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Also met, too few times for a figure:
Dehler 38 (Judel/Vrolijk) (3 meetings), Salona 37 (4 meetings), Grand Surprise (3 meetings), Dufour 40 (2 meetings), Dehler 36 (Judel/Vrolijk) (2 meetings), Grand Soleil 45 (Judel/Vrolijk) (1 meeting), J/99 (1 meeting), Sun Fast 3200 (1 meeting), Salona 45 (1 meeting), Swan 36 (Frers) (1 meeting)
Some of the boats it races against
How the Malbec 360 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
5.39
37°
Beam reach
8.44
90°
Broad reach
9.42
135°
Downwind VMG
8.07
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.
There is no obvious weak spot here. It rewards preparation and crew work more than it rewards picking the right day.
Where it gains
Its best ground is to windward in a strong breeze, where it goes better than its measurements say it should, 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 Malbec 360
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 3.41 | 4.74 | 5.23 | 5.39 |
| 52° | 5.19 | 6.85 | 7.33 | 7.52 |
| 60° | 5.46 | 7.04 | 7.52 | 7.73 |
| 75° | 5.75 | 7.24 | 7.77 | 8.09 |
| 90° | 5.63 | 7.27 | 7.87 | 8.44 |
| 110° | 5.62 | 7.44 | 8.18 | 8.73 |
| 120° | 5.44 | 7.34 | 8.24 | 9.18 |
| 135° | 4.89 | 6.96 | 7.97 | 9.42 |
| 150° | 4.14 | 6.29 | 7.55 | 8.82 |
| Run VMG | 3.58 | 5.46 | 6.79 | 8.07 |
How they are set up
The range each sail spans across the fleet.
Nearly all carry a folding propeller. Crew weight is declared around 580 kg.
Rigging
Malbec 360 rig and sail dimensions
A Malbec 360 carries 13.43 m of mainsail hoist on a 4.95 m boom, a forestay 14.04 m above the deck and a 5.40 m bowsprit. Typical figures across the 7 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails
The spinnaker spreads widest of all — 75 to 120 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.