Marina 36
Marina Boats · Andrej Justin · 2003
Updated
The Marina 36 is a 10.98 m semi-displacement racing yacht designed by Andrej Justin and built by Marina Boats, first launched in 2003. It races in Class B.
Length
10.98 m
36′ 0″
Beam
3.46 m
Draft
2.33 m
Displacement
4.2 t
Sail area
72 m²
On the podium
Where a Marina 36 finishes when she goes racing.
On the podium
15%
of 34 starts by 2 boats
Wins
3%
Read from 34 starts by 2 boats between 2021 and 2026, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Marina 36 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
Burāšanas treniņš Rīga 28 JUL2026- Burāšanas treniņš Rīga 25 AUG2026
- Burāšanas treniņš Rīga 16 JUL2026
- Burāšanas treniņš Rīga 18 AUG2026
- Burāšanas treniņš Rīga 03 SEP2026
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
10%
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 Marina 36 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Also met, too few times for a figure:
First 36.7 (7 meetings), Lady Helmsman (4 meetings), X-362 (4 meetings), Platu 25 (7 meetings), Dehler 32 (3 meetings), First 35 (Farr) (2 meetings), Oceanis 323 (2 meetings), First 34.7 (2 meetings), Farr 30 (1 meeting)
Some of the boats it races against
How the Marina 36 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
5.54
38°
Beam reach
9.04
90°
Broad reach
11.52
135°
Downwind VMG
8.76
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.
It needs pressure to show what it can do. 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 off the wind once it pipes up, where it does more than its size and sail area promise, and by a margin worth having. It holds that advantage downwind 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 1.6 kn either way.
At 10 knots this design makes back more than its rating asks on the broad reach.
How fast is a Marina 36
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 3.73 | 5.07 | 5.40 | 5.54 |
| 52° | 5.67 | 7.23 | 7.55 | 7.72 |
| 60° | 5.96 | 7.42 | 7.78 | 8.00 |
| 75° | 6.16 | 7.56 | 8.13 | 8.50 |
| 90° | 6.11 | 7.62 | 8.31 | 9.04 |
| 110° | 6.28 | 7.98 | 8.78 | 9.77 |
| 120° | 6.14 | 7.96 | 9.10 | 10.50 |
| 135° | 5.50 | 7.59 | 8.84 | 11.52 |
| 150° | 4.61 | 6.83 | 8.06 | 10.12 |
| Run VMG | 3.99 | 5.92 | 7.07 | 8.76 |
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 580 kg.
Rigging
Marina 36 rig and sail dimensions
A Marina 36 carries 13.93 m of mainsail hoist on a 4.57 m boom, a forestay 14.33 m above the deck and a 5.57 m bowsprit. Typical figures across the 2 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails
The spinnaker spreads widest of all — 116 to 125 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.