Maxi 120
Delphia · Pelle Petterson · 2015
Updated
Measured under the previous VPP (2021–2024)
The Maxi 120 is a 11.86 m displacement racing yacht designed by Pelle Petterson and built by Delphia, first launched in 2015. It races in Class B.
Length
11.86 m
38′ 11″
Beam
3.74 m
Draft
2.19 m
Displacement
7.9 t
Sail area
84 m²
On the podium
Where a Maxi 120 finishes when she goes racing.
On the podium
50%
of 10 starts by 2 boats
Wins
0%
Read from 10 starts by 2 boats between 2026, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Maxi 120 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
9ο Κυπελλο Καλλιθεας2026- "Αγκιστρι 2026"2026
- 43ος Ιστιοπλοικος Αγωνας Κορφος ΄262026
- AHEPA Cup Perama2026
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: 8 races over 10 NM carry a published distance.
Who she races against
The designs a Maxi 120 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Also met, too few times for a figure:
Gin Fizz (6 meetings), Ohlson 29 (4 meetings), Granada 31 (4 meetings), Oceanis 361 (Berret/Racoupeau) (4 meetings), Oceanis 393 (4 meetings), Maxi 95 (4 meetings), Dufour 30 (4 meetings), Feeling 920 (2 meetings), Carter 33 (2 meetings), Bavaria 31 (2 meetings), Dufour 38 (2 meetings), Oceanis 381 (2 meetings), Hallberg Rassy 352 (2 meetings), Dufour 365 (2 meetings), First 41 (2 meetings), First 211 (2 meetings), Bavaria 37 (2 meetings), Gib'sea 372 (2 meetings), Oceanis 311 (2 meetings), Oceanis 473 (2 meetings), Sun Odyssey 42 (Lombard) (2 meetings), Sun 2000 (2 meetings), Dehler 41 (Judel/Vrolijk) (2 meetings), Sun Odyssey 37.1 (2 meetings), Oceanis 390 (2 meetings)
Some of the boats it races against
How the Maxi 120 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 Maxi 120
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 4.20 | 5.15 | 5.37 | — |
| 52° | 6.31 | 7.45 | 7.67 | — |
| 60° | 6.63 | 7.65 | 7.90 | — |
| 75° | 6.89 | 7.83 | 8.24 | — |
| 90° | 7.11 | 7.92 | 8.39 | — |
| 110° | 7.23 | 8.26 | 8.82 | — |
| 120° | 7.09 | 8.21 | 9.16 | — |
| 135° | 6.51 | 7.94 | 8.86 | — |
| 150° | 5.62 | 7.37 | 8.07 | — |
| Run VMG | 4.87 | 6.38 | 7.22 | — |
How they are set up
The range each sail spans across the fleet.
Nearly all carry a folding propeller. Crew weight is declared around 570 kg.