Mat 10
MAT · Mark Mills · 1997
Updated
The Mat 10 is a 10.04 m semi-displacement racing yacht designed by Mark Mills and built by MAT, first launched in 1997. It races in Class C.
Length
10.04 m
32′ 11″
Beam
3.14 m
Draft
2.05 m
Displacement
4.6 t
Sail area
60 m²
On the podium
Where a Mat 10 finishes when she goes racing.
On the podium
40%
of 15 starts by 3 boats
Wins
0%
Read from 15 starts by 3 boats between 2025 and 2026, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Mat 10 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
66. Yil Donanma Kupasi2026- 25. Bosphorus Cup2026
- The Presidential 7th International Yacht Races Çanakkale Cup2026
- Republic Cup 2025 Offshore Race2025
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: 5 races of 10 NM or less carry a published distance.
Offshore & coastal
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Not enough data yet: 3 races over 10 NM carry a published distance.
Who she races against
The designs a Mat 10 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Also met, too few times for a figure:
Bavaria 37 (6 meetings), Oceanis 38 (Finot) (6 meetings), Dufour 412 (6 meetings), Corby 29 (6 meetings), First 31.7 (3 meetings), X-41 (4 meetings), Bolt 37 (4 meetings), Farr 280 (4 meetings), Mat 107 (4 meetings), Xp 33 (4 meetings), J/122 (4 meetings), X-35 (4 meetings), Grand Soleil 40 (Paperini) (4 meetings), Farr 30 (4 meetings), J/80 (4 meetings)
Some of the boats it races against
How the Mat 10 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
5.14
38°
Beam reach
8.24
90°
Broad reach
9.23
135°
Downwind VMG
7.91
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.
This design is even-tempered. It rewards preparation and crew work more than it rewards picking the right day.
Where it gains
Its best ground is off the wind when it blows, 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 0.4 kn either way.
At 10 knots this design makes back more than its rating asks on the downwind.
How fast is a Mat 10
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 3.32 | 4.60 | 5.02 | 5.14 |
| 52° | 5.09 | 6.64 | 7.08 | 7.22 |
| 60° | 5.37 | 6.83 | 7.28 | 7.46 |
| 75° | 5.54 | 6.98 | 7.51 | 7.87 |
| 90° | 5.46 | 7.05 | 7.59 | 8.24 |
| 110° | 5.55 | 7.24 | 7.95 | 8.55 |
| 120° | 5.38 | 7.16 | 8.02 | 9.00 |
| 135° | 4.81 | 6.84 | 7.79 | 9.23 |
| 150° | 4.09 | 6.19 | 7.37 | 8.66 |
| Run VMG | 3.54 | 5.38 | 6.69 | 7.91 |
How they are set up
The range each sail spans across the fleet.
Nearly all carry a folding propeller. Crew weight is declared around 600 kg.
Rigging
Mat 10 rig and sail dimensions
A Mat 10 carries 12.38 m of mainsail hoist on a 4.45 m boom, a forestay 12.63 m above the deck. Typical figures across the 3 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails