Selection
Jeanneau · Joubert/Nivelt · 1984
Updated
The Selection is a 10.85 m displacement racing yacht designed by Joubert/Nivelt and built by Jeanneau, first launched in 1984. It races in Class C.
Length
10.85 m
35′ 7″
Beam
3.24 m
Draft
1.87 m
Displacement
4.0 t
Sail area
65 m²
On the podium
Where a Selection finishes when she goes racing.
0
Wins
0
Seconds
0
Thirds
2
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 2 starts by 1 boat between 2012, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Selection was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
151 Miglia - Trofeo Cetilar2012
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: 2 races over 10 NM carry a published distance.
Who she races against
The designs a Selection actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Met too few times for a figure:
Canard 41 (2 meetings), Grand Soleil 50 (Judel/Vrolijk) (5 meetings), Comet 45 (4 meetings), J/133 (2 meetings), First 35 (Farr) (2 meetings), X-442 (2 meetings), First 47.7 (2 meetings), First 36.7 (4 meetings), Hanse 630e (2 meetings), Elan 333 (2 meetings), Dufour 40 (2 meetings), Sun Fast 37 (2 meetings), Sly 42 (2 meetings), Centurion 40 (2 meetings), Rimar 36 (2 meetings), First 33.7 (2 meetings), First 44.7 (1 meeting), J/122 (1 meeting), X-332 (1 meeting), Farr 30 (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.
Upwind VMG
5.05
39°
Beam reach
8.27
90°
Broad reach
9.44
135°
Downwind VMG
7.98
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 is a boat that wants breeze. On a windy coastal course it is in its element; on a light-air windward-leeward it has to be sailed well to hold on.
Where it gains
Its best ground is off the wind when it blows, where it does more than its size and sail area promise, and by a margin worth having. It holds that advantage running deep as well, so the gain is not down to one leg of the course.
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 Selection
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 3.37 | 4.65 | 4.98 | 5.05 |
| 52° | 5.19 | 6.72 | 7.07 | 7.19 |
| 60° | 5.50 | 6.93 | 7.28 | 7.43 |
| 75° | 5.71 | 7.10 | 7.57 | 7.84 |
| 90° | 5.59 | 7.22 | 7.74 | 8.27 |
| 110° | 5.59 | 7.32 | 8.14 | 8.99 |
| 120° | 5.40 | 7.23 | 8.10 | 9.48 |
| 135° | 4.80 | 6.86 | 7.82 | 9.44 |
| 150° | 3.97 | 6.13 | 7.41 | 8.79 |
| Run VMG | 3.44 | 5.31 | 6.72 | 7.98 |
How they are set up
The range each sail spans across the fleet.
Nearly all carry a folding propeller. Crew weight is declared around 590 kg.
Rigging
Selection rig and sail dimensions
A Selection carries 12.10 m of mainsail hoist on a 4.80 m boom, a forestay 11.85 m above the deck and a 3.96 m bowsprit. Typical figures across the 3 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails
The spinnaker spreads widest of all — 55 to 63 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.