Oceanis 37
Beneteau · Jean-Marie Finot · 2008
Updated
The Oceanis 37 is a 11.09 m semi-displacement racing yacht designed by Jean-Marie Finot and built by Beneteau, first launched in 2008. It races in Class C. Across the measured fleet it goes better than its own numbers promise, ahead of 80% of the designs it races against. It comes alive as the breeze builds, and gives time away in the light.
Goes better than its own measurements promise, and does it better than 80% of the boats it races against.
33rd of 159 in its class.
Updated — First Race Edge for this design. Enough boats of this design have now been measured to rank it. It is strongest in medium air.
This design has been found in real race results — 30 starts across 14 events — not only in measurement files.
Length
11.09 m
36′ 5″
Beam
3.91 m
Draft
1.89 m
Displacement
6.9 t
Sail area
65 m²
On the podium
Where a Oceanis 37 finishes when she goes racing.
On the podium
3%
of 30 starts by 1 boat
Wins
0%
Read from 30 starts by 1 boat between 2021 and 2026, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Oceanis 37 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
"Αγκιστρι 2026"2026- "Επιδαυρος 2024"2026
- 'Σαββα Γεωργιου 2026' (Α+γ)2026
- "Λαγουσσες - Φλεβες 2026"2026
- "Κυπελλο Αμφιθεας 2025"2025
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
4%
of these races end on the podium
Who she races against
The designs a Oceanis 37 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Some of the boats it races against
How the Oceanis 37 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
5.06
41°
Beam reach
8.34
90°
Broad reach
9.25
135°
Downwind VMG
7.50
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 earns its keep off the wind. A course with long free legs suits it better than a windward-leeward.
Where it gains
Its best ground is on the beam in a working breeze, where it does more than its size and sail area promise, and by a margin worth having.
Where it pays
It falls short on the beat when the breeze is soft, 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 0.8 kn either way.
At 10 knots this design makes back more than its rating asks on the beam reach.
How fast is a Oceanis 37
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 2.92 | 4.12 | 4.84 | 5.06 |
| 52° | 4.54 | 6.25 | 7.05 | 7.38 |
| 60° | 4.84 | 6.55 | 7.29 | 7.65 |
| 75° | 5.04 | 6.78 | 7.50 | 8.05 |
| 90° | 5.29 | 7.20 | 7.88 | 8.34 |
| 110° | 5.53 | 7.42 | 8.26 | 9.21 |
| 120° | 5.38 | 7.34 | 8.23 | 9.47 |
| 135° | 4.79 | 6.94 | 7.94 | 9.25 |
| 150° | 4.04 | 6.17 | 7.42 | 8.46 |
| Run VMG | 3.50 | 5.34 | 6.47 | 7.50 |
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 710 kg.
Rigging
Oceanis 37 rig and sail dimensions
A Oceanis 37 carries 13.10 m of mainsail hoist on a 4.00 m boom, a forestay 13.77 m above the deck and a 5.19 m bowsprit. Typical figures across the 8 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails
The spinnaker spreads widest of all — 81 to 122 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.