Meteor
Nauticalodi · E.G. van de Stadt · 1968
Updated
The Meteor is a 6.00 m displacement racing yacht designed by E.G. van de Stadt and built by Nauticalodi, first launched in 1968. It races in Class C. Across the measured fleet it goes better than its own numbers promise, ahead of 1% of the designs it races against. It is at its best in light air and struggles to hold that once it blows.
Goes better than its own measurements promise, and does it better than 1% of the boats it races against.
157th of 159 in its class.
This design has been found in real race results — 102 starts across 7 events — not only in measurement files.
Length
6.00 m
19′ 8″
Beam
2.05 m
Draft
0.97 m
Displacement
0.8 t
Sail area
22 m²
On the podium
Where a Meteor finishes when she goes racing.
On the podium
3%
of 102 starts by 14 boats
Wins
2%
Read from 102 starts by 14 boats between 2021 and 2026, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Meteor was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
54° Campionato Invernale Vela d'Altura del Golfo di Napoli2026- Campionato Italiano Minialtura2024
- Campionato Invernale Vela d'Altura del Golfo di Napoli2024
- Campionato Velico del Lario ORC2023
- Campionato Invernale Vela d'Altura del Golfo di Napoli2023
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
2%
of these races end on the podium
Offshore & coastal
—
Not enough data yet: 3 races over 10 NM carry a published distance.
Who she races against
The designs a Meteor actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Also met, too few times for a figure:
Solaris 44 (6 meetings), UFO 22 (5 meetings), D 772 (5 meetings), J/80 (5 meetings), Grand Surprise (5 meetings), First 211 (5 meetings), Grand Soleil 46 (Carkeek) (2 meetings), First 45 (Briand) (2 meetings), First 36.7 (2 meetings), First 31.7 (4 meetings), Comet 105 (2 meetings), Sun Odyssey 40 (2 meetings), Bavaria Cruiser 42 (2 meetings), Sun Fast 32 (2 meetings), Stag 32 (2 meetings), First 260 (2 meetings), First 44.7 (2 meetings), Dufour 365 (2 meetings), First 30 (Berret) (2 meetings), Furia 25 (2 meetings), Comet 910 (Finot) (2 meetings)
Some of the boats it races against
How the Meteor 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
3.77
41°
Beam reach
6.40
90°
Broad reach
7.19
135°
Downwind VMG
6.16
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.
There is no obvious weak spot here. It rewards preparation and crew work more than it rewards picking the right day.
Where it gains
Its best ground is off the wind in a strong breeze, where it outruns what it looks like on paper, and by a margin worth having. It holds that advantage on the beat as well, so the gain is not down to one leg of the course.
Where it pays
It falls short across the wind in moderate air, giving away time it never gets back.
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 upwind.
How fast is a Meteor
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 2.68 | 3.57 | 3.87 | 3.77 |
| 52° | 4.06 | 5.12 | 5.43 | 5.45 |
| 60° | 4.26 | 5.24 | 5.58 | 5.67 |
| 75° | 4.37 | 5.35 | 5.78 | 6.05 |
| 90° | 4.30 | 5.46 | 5.86 | 6.40 |
| 110° | 4.32 | 5.51 | 6.15 | 6.87 |
| 120° | 4.18 | 5.44 | 6.14 | 7.31 |
| 135° | 3.81 | 5.24 | 5.94 | 7.19 |
| 150° | 3.33 | 4.89 | 5.67 | 6.69 |
| Run VMG | 2.89 | 4.32 | 5.26 | 6.16 |
How they are set up
The range each sail spans across the fleet.
Most run a fixed propeller. Crew weight is declared around 270 kg.
Rigging
Meteor rig and sail dimensions
A Meteor carries 6.29 m of mainsail hoist on a 2.48 m boom, a forestay 7.65 m above the deck. Typical figures across the 12 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails