Polaris 37
POLIMAR · Ron Holland · 1980
Updated
Measured under the previous VPP (2021–2024)
The Polaris 37 is a 11.25 m heavy displacement racing yacht designed by Ron Holland and built by POLIMAR, first launched in 1980. It races in Class C.
Length
11.25 m
36′ 11″
Beam
3.61 m
Draft
2.00 m
Displacement
5.3 t
Sail area
75 m²
On the podium
Where a Polaris 37 finishes when she goes racing.
0
Wins
0
Seconds
0
Thirds
3
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 3 starts by 1 boat between 2023 and 2026, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Polaris 37 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
151 Miglia - Trofeo Cetilar2026- 151 Miglia - Trofeo Cetilar2025
- 151 Miglia - Trofeo Cetilar2023
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
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Not enough data yet: 3 races over 10 NM carry a published distance.
Who she races against
The designs a Polaris 37 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Met too few times for a figure:
First 36.7 (6 meetings), First 31.7 (3 meetings), JOD 35 (2 meetings), Elan 333 (2 meetings), Dufour 34 (2 meetings), Grand Soleil 40 (Paperini) (3 meetings), First 40.7 (5 meetings), Sinergia 40 (1 meeting), First 45 (Briand) (1 meeting), Xp 44 (1 meeting), Elan 350 (2 meetings), Comet 45 (1 meeting), X-332 (1 meeting), Comet 36 (1 meeting), Dufour 412 (1 meeting), Sun Fast 3600 (1 meeting), IMX 38 (1 meeting), X-412 (1 meeting), Bavaria 36 (1 meeting), Pogo 44 (1 meeting), M 34 (1 meeting), X-34 (1 meeting), Swan 38 (1 meeting), Akilaria Rc 1 (1 meeting), Swan 47 (1 meeting), Grand Soleil 39 (Maletto) (1 meeting), Impala 36 (1 meeting), JPK 10.10 (1 meeting), Elan 340 (1 meeting), Elan 31 (Humphreys) (1 meeting), Elan 310 (1 meeting), Grand Soleil 40 (Carkeek) (1 meeting), Bavaria 44 (1 meeting), First 30 (Kouyoumdjian) (1 meeting), Pierrot 9.16 (1 meeting), Elan 380 (1 meeting), Dufour 350 (1 meeting), Elan 410 (1 meeting), Hanse 400 (1 meeting), Figaro 1 (1 meeting)
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 Polaris 37
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 4.17 | 4.94 | 5.08 | — |
| 52° | 6.23 | 7.00 | 7.13 | — |
| 60° | 6.49 | 7.16 | 7.33 | — |
| 75° | 6.67 | 7.32 | 7.66 | — |
| 90° | 6.73 | 7.40 | 7.88 | — |
| 110° | 6.78 | 7.62 | 8.18 | — |
| 120° | 6.64 | 7.60 | 8.32 | — |
| 135° | 6.14 | 7.33 | 8.14 | — |
| 150° | 5.32 | 6.94 | 7.70 | — |
| Run VMG | 4.61 | 6.14 | 7.19 | — |
How they are set up
The range each sail spans across the fleet.
Nearly all carry a folding propeller. Crew weight is declared around 620 kg.
Rigging
Polaris 37 rig and sail dimensions
A Polaris 37 carries 13.97 m of mainsail hoist on a 4.92 m boom, a forestay 13.44 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 — 80 to 106 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.