Maxi 65
Maxi Dolphin · Luca Brenta · 1999
Updated
Measured under the previous VPP (2021–2024)
The Maxi 65 is a 19.80 m planing racing yacht designed by Luca Brenta and built by Maxi Dolphin, first launched in 1999. It races in Class 0.
Length
19.80 m
65′ 0″
Beam
5.31 m
Draft
3.59 m
Displacement
21.3 t
Sail area
214 m²
On the podium
Where a Maxi 65 finishes when she goes racing.
0
Wins
0
Seconds
0
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 2024, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Maxi 65 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
Barcolana Maxi2024
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: 2 races over 10 NM carry a published distance.
Who she races against
The designs a Maxi 65 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
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 65
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 5.64 | 6.53 | 6.87 | — |
| 52° | 8.43 | 9.43 | 9.75 | — |
| 60° | 8.83 | 9.76 | 10.07 | — |
| 75° | 9.13 | 10.12 | 10.52 | — |
| 90° | 9.17 | 10.23 | 10.89 | — |
| 110° | 9.05 | 10.48 | 11.29 | — |
| 120° | 8.79 | 10.44 | 11.57 | — |
| 135° | 8.07 | 10.11 | 11.46 | — |
| 150° | 6.79 | 9.20 | 10.52 | — |
| Run VMG | 5.88 | 7.97 | 9.12 | — |
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 1000 kg.
Rigging
Maxi 65 rig and sail dimensions
A Maxi 65 carries 25.22 m of mainsail hoist on a 8.50 m boom, a forestay 24.36 m above the deck and a 9.30 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 — 241 to 352 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.