Class CHeavy displacementCruiser/Racer

Melody

Jeanneau · André Mauric · 1976

Updated 30 September 2026

Measured under the previous VPP (2021–2024)

The Melody is a 10.14 m heavy displacement racing yacht designed by André Mauric and built by Jeanneau, first launched in 1976. It races in Class C.

Length

10.14 m

33′ 3″

Beam

3.38 m

Draft

1.86 m

Displacement

6.3 t

Sail area

72 m²

No boat of this design has been measured under the current VPP. The figures below come from measurement records issued between 2021 and 2024, on the earlier scale, so this design carries no Race Edge.

On the podium

Where a Melody finishes when she goes racing.

On the podium

of 90 starts by 3 boats

Wins

Wins0%0

Seconds2%2

Thirds7%6

Off the podium91%82

Read from 90 starts by 3 boats between 2014 and 2026, counting races with six boats or more.

Recent regattas

The latest events where a Melody was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.

9ο Κυπελλο Καλλιθεας2026
"Αγκιστρι 2026"2026
43ος Ιστιοπλοικος Αγωνας Κορφος ΄262026
"Νικολαος Σαρικαβαζης 2026"2026
"Μακης Πανταζης" - Αγκιστρι2026

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Round 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: 2 races of 10 NM or less carry a published distance.

Offshore & coastal

of these races end on the podium

86 races over 10 NM

Who she races against

The designs a Melody actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.

This design aheadRival ahead

Gin Fizz27%ahead in 13 of 49 meetings, 44 races

Discovery 30031%ahead in 17 of 55 meetings, 42 races

Oceanis 39333%ahead in 17 of 52 meetings, 38 races

Sun Light 3051%ahead in 19 of 37 meetings, 37 racestoo close to call

Dufour 3016%ahead in 8 of 49 meetings, 35 racesalmost always behind

Atlantic 3120%ahead in 10 of 50 meetings, 33 racesalmost always behind

Maxi 9532%ahead in 10 of 31 meetings, 31 races

Dromor 2615%ahead in 5 of 33 meetings, 21 racesalmost always behind

Sun Odyssey 37.143%ahead in 9 of 21 meetings, 20 races

Carter 3332%ahead in 6 of 19 meetings, 19 races

Elan 41011%ahead in 2 of 18 meetings, 18 racesalmost always behind

Sun Odyssey 4022%ahead in 4 of 18 meetings, 17 races

Elan 450%ahead in 0 of 17 meetings, 17 racesalmost always behind

Moody 386%ahead in 1 of 17 meetings, 17 racesalmost always behind

Gib Sea 3125%ahead in 1 of 22 meetings, 17 racesalmost always behind

Triton 4835%ahead in 6 of 17 meetings, 16 races

Oceanis 42338%ahead in 6 of 16 meetings, 16 races

First 45 (Farr)6%ahead in 1 of 16 meetings, 16 racesalmost always behind

Hallberg Rassy 35221%ahead in 4 of 19 meetings, 16 races

Oceanis 38138%ahead in 6 of 16 meetings, 16 races

Grand Soleil 39 (Jézéquel)7%ahead in 1 of 15 meetings, 15 races

Oceanis 361 (Berret/Racoupeau)53%ahead in 8 of 15 meetings, 15 races

Hanse 31521%ahead in 3 of 14 meetings, 14 races

First 35 (Berret)0%ahead in 0 of 15 meetings, 14 races

Maxi 847%ahead in 1 of 14 meetings, 14 races

First 3816%ahead in 3 of 19 meetings, 14 racesalmost always behind

First 31.70%ahead in 0 of 14 meetings, 14 races

Nereis 3031%ahead in 4 of 13 meetings, 13 races

Grand Soleil 34 (Finot)23%ahead in 3 of 13 meetings, 13 races

First 3227%ahead in 4 of 15 meetings, 13 races

Bavaria 3133%ahead in 5 of 15 meetings, 13 races

X-3320%ahead in 0 of 12 meetings, 12 races

Contest 25036%ahead in 5 of 14 meetings, 12 races

Sun Fast 378%ahead in 1 of 12 meetings, 12 races

Sun Shine 3617%ahead in 2 of 12 meetings, 12 races

Dufour 350%ahead in 0 of 11 meetings, 11 races

Sun Odyssey 33.118%ahead in 2 of 11 meetings, 11 races

Comet 85018%ahead in 2 of 11 meetings, 11 races

Sun Odyssey 34.29%ahead in 1 of 11 meetings, 11 races

First 4127%ahead in 3 of 11 meetings, 11 races

Some of the boats it races against

How the Melody has fared against each of them, boat against boat on corrected time. Ordered by how often the two meet, not by who wins.

Melody vs Discovery 300ahead 31% of 55 head-to-heads

Melody vs Oceanis 393ahead 33% of 52 head-to-heads

Melody vs Atlantic 31ahead 20% of 50 head-to-heads

Melody vs Gin Fizzahead 27% of 49 head-to-heads

Melody vs Dufour 30ahead 16% of 49 head-to-heads

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 Melody

Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.

Angle	6 kn	10 kn	14 kn	20 kn
Beat VMG	3.71	4.44	4.63	—
52°	5.56	6.50	6.71	—
60°	5.86	6.69	6.90	—
75°	6.08	6.85	7.17	—
90°	6.06	6.88	7.29	—
110°	6.21	7.11	7.51	—
120°	6.08	7.09	7.71	—
135°	5.61	6.89	7.55	—
150°	4.91	6.50	7.19	—
Run VMG	4.26	5.71	6.77	—

How they are set up

The range each sail spans across the fleet.

Mainsail28 m²

Headsail44 m²

Spinnaker91 m² – 99 m²

Roughly half carry a folding propeller. Crew weight is declared around 410 kg.