Ohlson 29
Artekno · Ohlson · 1979
Updated
The Ohlson 29 is a 8.79 m heavy displacement racing yacht designed by Ohlson and built by Artekno, first launched in 1979. It races in Class C.
Length
8.79 m
28′ 10″
Beam
2.70 m
Draft
1.57 m
Displacement
3.2 t
Sail area
42 m²
On the podium
Where a Ohlson 29 finishes when she goes racing.
On the podium
47%
of 17 starts by 4 boats
Wins
6%
Read from 17 starts by 4 boats between 2021 and 2026, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Ohlson 29 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
43ος Ιστιοπλοικος Αγωνας Κορφος ΄262026- AHEPA Cup Perama2026
- "Κυπελλο Χριστουγεννων"2025
- "Αγ. Νικολαου 2025"2025
- 42ος Ιστιοπλοικος Αγωνας Κορφος ΄252025
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
53%
of these races end on the podium
Who she races against
The designs a Ohlson 29 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Also met, too few times for a figure:
Bavaria 31 (7 meetings), Hallberg Rassy 352 (5 meetings), Oceanis 311 (5 meetings), Sun Light 30 (5 meetings), Melody (5 meetings), Maxi 95 (5 meetings), Oceanis 473 (5 meetings), Maxi 120 (4 meetings), Granada 31 (4 meetings), Atlantic 31 (5 meetings), First 35 (Berret) (6 meetings), Grand Soleil 343 (6 meetings), Feeling 920 (3 meetings), Dufour 30 (3 meetings), Dromor 26 (3 meetings), Sun Odyssey 37.1 (3 meetings), Carter 33 (2 meetings), Dufour 38 (2 meetings), Oceanis 381 (2 meetings), Dufour 365 (2 meetings), First 41 (2 meetings), First 211 (2 meetings), Bavaria 37 (2 meetings), Gib'sea 372 (2 meetings), Moody 38 (2 meetings), Oceanis 361 (Berret/Racoupeau) (2 meetings), Sun Odyssey 42 (Lombard) (2 meetings), Oceanis 40.1 (2 meetings), Elan 34 (2 meetings), Moody 34 (2 meetings), X-332 (2 meetings), First 38 (5 meetings), Dehler 38 (Stadt) (2 meetings), Dufour 325 (2 meetings), Oceanis 34.1 (2 meetings), Sun Odyssey 45.1 (2 meetings), First 45 (Farr) (2 meetings), Sun Shine 36 (2 meetings)
Some of the boats it races against
How the Ohlson 29 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
4.20
40°
Beam reach
6.85
90°
Broad reach
7.60
135°
Downwind VMG
6.77
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 is even-tempered. It rewards preparation and crew work more than it rewards picking the right day.
Where it gains
Its best ground is cracked off in light air, where it does more than its size and sail area promise. It holds that advantage running deep as well, so the gain is not down to one leg of the course.
Where it pays
It falls short on the beam in a strong breeze, giving away time it never gets back. That is weight that has to be driven rather than released.
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 broad reach.
How fast is a Ohlson 29
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 2.76 | 3.78 | 4.19 | 4.20 |
| 52° | 4.24 | 5.55 | 6.00 | 6.09 |
| 60° | 4.46 | 5.73 | 6.16 | 6.29 |
| 75° | 4.59 | 5.89 | 6.34 | 6.60 |
| 90° | 4.51 | 6.04 | 6.47 | 6.85 |
| 110° | 4.67 | 6.19 | 6.76 | 7.25 |
| 120° | 4.53 | 6.13 | 6.80 | 7.54 |
| 135° | 4.09 | 5.84 | 6.63 | 7.60 |
| 150° | 3.51 | 5.34 | 6.35 | 7.31 |
| Run VMG | 3.04 | 4.65 | 5.80 | 6.77 |
How they are set up
The range each sail spans across the fleet.
Roughly half carry a folding propeller. Crew weight is declared around 350 kg.
Rigging
Ohlson 29 rig and sail dimensions
A Ohlson 29 carries 9.35 m of mainsail hoist on a 2.85 m boom, a forestay 10.80 m above the deck and a 4.25 m bowsprit. Typical figures across the 5 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails
The spinnaker spreads widest of all — 48 to 57 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.