Salona 37
AD Boats · J&J Design · 2005
Updated
The Salona 37 is a 11.27 m displacement racing yacht designed by J&J Design and built by AD Boats, first launched in 2005. It races in Class C. Across the measured fleet it goes better than its own numbers promise, ahead of 68% of the designs it races against.
Goes better than its own measurements promise, and does it better than 68% of the boats it races against.
51st of 159 in its class.
This design has been found in real race results — 157 starts across 43 events — not only in measurement files.
Length
11.27 m
37′ 0″
Beam
3.59 m
Draft
2.04 m
Displacement
6.5 t
Sail area
78 m²
On the podium
Where a Salona 37 finishes when she goes racing.
On the podium
39%
of 157 starts by 13 boats
Wins
8%
Read from 157 starts by 13 boats between 2015 and 2026, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Salona 37 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
Vento de l'Alguer2026
32nd Cyclades Regatta - '262026
73° Loro Piana Giraglia2026- ORC World Championship2026
- "Μακης Πανταζης" - Αγκιστρι2026
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
43%
of these races end on the podium
Offshore & coastal
33%
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 Salona 37 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Some of the boats it races against
How the Salona 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
5.26
38°
Beam reach
8.49
90°
Broad reach
9.45
135°
Downwind VMG
8.09
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 a reach once the breeze fills, where it outruns what it looks like on paper.
Where it pays
There is no condition where it falls away badly, which is worth something over a season of mixed weather.
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 Salona 37
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 3.46 | 4.71 | 5.15 | 5.26 |
| 52° | 5.29 | 6.84 | 7.32 | 7.48 |
| 60° | 5.58 | 7.07 | 7.53 | 7.72 |
| 75° | 5.80 | 7.26 | 7.78 | 8.11 |
| 90° | 5.81 | 7.40 | 7.95 | 8.49 |
| 110° | 5.76 | 7.54 | 8.32 | 9.03 |
| 120° | 5.59 | 7.44 | 8.33 | 9.43 |
| 135° | 4.99 | 7.05 | 8.03 | 9.45 |
| 150° | 4.20 | 6.32 | 7.57 | 8.80 |
| Run VMG | 3.63 | 5.48 | 6.81 | 8.09 |
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 530 kg.
Rigging
Salona 37 rig and sail dimensions
A Salona 37 carries 13.80 m of mainsail hoist on a 5.38 m boom, a forestay 14.66 m above the deck and a 4.91 m bowsprit. Typical figures across the 23 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails
The spinnaker spreads widest of all — 69 to 116 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.