Maxi 130
Maxi Yachts · Pelle Petterson · 2006
Updated
The Maxi 130 is a 12.61 m displacement racing yacht designed by Pelle Petterson and built by Maxi Yachts, first launched in 2006. It races in Class B.
Length
12.61 m
41′ 4″
Beam
3.79 m
Draft
2.32 m
Displacement
10.5 t
Sail area
87 m²
On the podium
Where a Maxi 130 finishes when she goes racing.
0
Wins
0
Seconds
1
Thirds
2
Starts
Not enough races yet for a percentage — these are the counts so far. We keep collecting results, so this will fill in.
Read from 2 starts by 1 boat between 2026, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Maxi 130 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
Norgesmesterskap Doublehanded/Seilmakeren Doublehanded2026- Bergen Singlehanded2026
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: no races over 10 NM carry a published distance.
Who she races against
The designs a Maxi 130 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Met too few times for a figure:
X-35 (2 meetings), Swan 45 (2 meetings), Dehler 38 (Judel/Vrolijk) (2 meetings), Hanse 430 (2 meetings), X-412 (1 meeting), Landmark 43 (1 meeting), JPK 10.30 (2 meetings), First 40 (1 meeting), Dehler 42 (1 meeting), First 40.7 (2 meetings), Xp 38 (1 meeting), First 45 (Farr) (1 meeting), Aphrodite 101 (1 meeting), Elan 37 (2 meetings), X-332 (1 meeting), Bavaria Match 35 (1 meeting), First 36.7 (1 meeting), First 30 (1 meeting), First 31.7 (1 meeting), Sun Fast 3200 (1 meeting), Elan 362 (1 meeting), Hanse 400 (1 meeting)
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
5.77
38°
Beam reach
9.02
90°
Broad reach
9.70
135°
Downwind VMG
8.04
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 across the wind once it pipes up, where it goes better than its measurements say it should, and by a margin worth having. It holds that advantage upwind as well, so the gain is not down to one leg of the course.
Where it pays
It falls short off the wind in a strong breeze, giving away time it never gets back. That is a displacement hull working to its designed speed.
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 beam reach.
How fast is a Maxi 130
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 3.47 | 4.88 | 5.52 | 5.77 |
| 52° | 5.32 | 7.12 | 7.83 | 8.07 |
| 60° | 5.62 | 7.36 | 8.03 | 8.30 |
| 75° | 5.82 | 7.53 | 8.22 | 8.72 |
| 90° | 5.89 | 7.81 | 8.42 | 9.02 |
| 110° | 5.94 | 7.96 | 8.77 | 9.52 |
| 120° | 5.78 | 7.85 | 8.73 | 9.88 |
| 135° | 5.16 | 7.38 | 8.42 | 9.70 |
| 150° | 4.32 | 6.51 | 7.89 | 9.02 |
| Run VMG | 3.74 | 5.64 | 6.89 | 8.04 |
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 770 kg.
Rigging
Maxi 130 rig and sail dimensions
A Maxi 130 carries 15.88 m of mainsail hoist on a 5.50 m boom, a forestay 16.21 m above the deck and a 5.20 m bowsprit. Typical figures across the 3 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails
The spinnaker spreads widest of all — 87 to 127 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.