Safir
Safir · Göte Berg · 1972
Updated
Measured under the previous VPP (2021–2024)
The Safir is a 9.82 m semi-displacement racing yacht designed by Göte Berg and built by Safir, first launched in 1972. It races in Class C.
Length
9.82 m
32′ 3″
Beam
1.97 m
Draft
1.38 m
Displacement
2.4 t
Sail area
42 m²
On the podium
Where a Safir finishes when she goes racing.
On the podium
42%
of 19 starts by 1 boat
Wins
16%
Read from 19 starts by 1 boat between 2021 and 2023, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Safir was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
Høstserien2023- Vårserien2022
- Høstserie2021
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: no races over 10 NM carry a published distance.
Who she races against
The designs a Safir actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Also met, too few times for a figure:
Hanse 370 (6 meetings), First 36.7 (6 meetings), Oceanis 343 (Berret) (5 meetings)
Some of the boats it races against
How the Safir 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 Safir
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 3.93 | 4.53 | 4.70 | — |
| 52° | 5.82 | 6.49 | 6.67 | — |
| 60° | 6.05 | 6.69 | 6.88 | — |
| 75° | 6.21 | 6.89 | 7.19 | — |
| 90° | 6.28 | 7.06 | 7.44 | — |
| 110° | 6.38 | 7.29 | 7.85 | — |
| 120° | 6.27 | 7.32 | 8.06 | — |
| 135° | 5.75 | 7.06 | 8.03 | — |
| 150° | 4.92 | 6.59 | 7.49 | — |
| Run VMG | 4.27 | 5.79 | 6.83 | — |
How they are set up
The range each sail spans across the fleet.
Most run a fixed propeller. Crew weight is declared around 360 kg.
Rigging
Safir rig and sail dimensions
A Safir carries 10.55 m of mainsail hoist on a 3.68 m boom, a forestay 8.93 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 — 37 to 54 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.