Nsx 36
Northshore · Jutson · 1994
Updated
Measured under the previous VPP (2021–2024)
The Nsx 36 is a 11.03 m semi-displacement racing yacht designed by Jutson and built by Northshore, first launched in 1994. It races in Class C.
Length
11.03 m
36′ 2″
Beam
3.65 m
Draft
2.31 m
Displacement
3.8 t
Sail area
65 m²
On the podium
Where a Nsx 36 finishes when she goes racing.
0
Wins
2
Seconds
0
Thirds
4
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 4 starts by 1 boat between 2023, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Nsx 36 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
The 17th Yi Sun-Sin Cup International Yacht Race2023
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: 2 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 Nsx 36 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Also met, too few times for a figure:
Dehler 38 (Judel/Vrolijk) (4 meetings), Farr 45 (4 meetings), Cm 120 (4 meetings), Soto 36 (4 meetings), L 30 (4 meetings), First 42 (Farr) (4 meetings)
Some of the boats it races against
How the Nsx 36 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 Nsx 36
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 4.42 | 5.25 | 5.45 | — |
| 52° | 6.48 | 7.34 | 7.54 | — |
| 60° | 6.70 | 7.54 | 7.78 | — |
| 75° | 6.83 | 7.72 | 8.16 | — |
| 90° | 7.01 | 7.76 | 8.41 | — |
| 110° | 7.13 | 8.19 | 8.82 | — |
| 120° | 7.02 | 8.23 | 9.27 | — |
| 135° | 6.48 | 7.88 | 9.12 | — |
| 150° | 5.55 | 7.29 | 8.25 | — |
| Run VMG | 4.80 | 6.37 | 7.48 | — |
How they are set up
The range each sail spans across the fleet.
Roughly half carry a folding propeller. Crew weight is declared around 670 kg.
Rigging
Nsx 36 rig and sail dimensions
A Nsx 36 carries 13.67 m of mainsail hoist on a 4.96 m boom, a forestay 13.48 m above the deck. 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 — 85 to 102 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.