Rimar 44.3
Rimar · Giovanni Ceccarelli · 2003
Updated
The Rimar 44.3 is a 13.45 m displacement racing yacht designed by Giovanni Ceccarelli and built by Rimar, first launched in 2003. It races in Class B.
Length
13.45 m
44′ 2″
Beam
4.08 m
Draft
2.49 m
Displacement
9.7 t
Sail area
108 m²
On the podium
Where a Rimar 44.3 finishes when she goes racing.
On the podium
5%
of 22 starts by 2 boats
Wins
5%
Read from 22 starts by 2 boats between 2018 and 2026, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Rimar 44.3 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
Round Aeolian Race 2026 - Campionato Italiano Offshore ORC2026- Regata dei Due Golfi (Lignano)2026
- Trofeo Rotta dei Florio2026
- 49° Campionato Invernale Vela d'Altura2026
- Campionato Invernale del Sabato2025
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
8%
of these races end on the podium
Offshore & coastal
0%
of these races end on the podium
Sharper round the buoys. Short courses reward acceleration and manoeuvring, and that is where this design makes its money.
Who she races against
The designs a Rimar 44.3 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Also met, too few times for a figure:
Oceanis 46.1 (7 meetings), Swan 42 (6 meetings), Grand Soleil 37 (Carkeek) (6 meetings), J/109 (6 meetings), Neo 430 (5 meetings), Farr 400 (5 meetings), Grand Soleil 44 (Polli) (5 meetings), X-3 (5 meetings), Farr 45 (5 meetings), Vismara 40 (5 meetings), X-41 (5 meetings), Bonin 31 (4 meetings), X-362 (4 meetings), First 44.7 (4 meetings), Dufour 44 (4 meetings), Stag 38 (3 meetings), Cobra 33 (3 meetings), Polaris 33 (3 meetings), Elan 40 (3 meetings), J/122 (3 meetings), Sly 42 (3 meetings), Farr 31 (3 meetings), Platu 25 (3 meetings), First 36.7 (4 meetings), Corsa 915 (3 meetings), Oceanis 34.1 (3 meetings), First 375 (2 meetings), Italia 11.98 (3 meetings), Italia 10.98 (2 meetings)
Some of the boats it races against
How the Rimar 44.3 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
5.87
38°
Beam reach
9.24
90°
Broad reach
10.53
135°
Downwind VMG
8.54
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 on the beam in the light stuff, where it outruns what it looks like on paper, and by a margin worth having.
Where it pays
It falls short off the wind in a strong breeze, giving away time it never gets back. That is a displacement hull working to its designed speed.
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 beam reach.
How fast is a Rimar 44.3
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 3.79 | 5.19 | 5.68 | 5.87 |
| 52° | 5.86 | 7.52 | 8.02 | 8.21 |
| 60° | 6.24 | 7.76 | 8.23 | 8.46 |
| 75° | 6.55 | 8.00 | 8.48 | 8.86 |
| 90° | 6.50 | 8.13 | 8.69 | 9.24 |
| 110° | 6.30 | 8.25 | 9.01 | 9.85 |
| 120° | 6.17 | 8.19 | 9.12 | 10.25 |
| 135° | 5.51 | 7.79 | 8.86 | 10.53 |
| 150° | 4.62 | 6.92 | 8.27 | 9.57 |
| Run VMG | 4.00 | 5.99 | 7.28 | 8.54 |
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 760 kg.
Rigging
Rimar 44.3 rig and sail dimensions
A Rimar 44.3 carries 16.39 m of mainsail hoist on a 5.78 m boom, a forestay 16.84 m above the deck and a 6.08 m bowsprit. 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 — 144 to 182 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.