Show 29
Show · Alain Jézéquel · 1980
Updated
The Show 29 is a 8.94 m heavy displacement racing yacht designed by Alain Jézéquel and built by Show, first launched in 1980. It races in Class C. Across the measured fleet it goes better than its own numbers promise, ahead of 42% of the designs it races against. It is at its best in light air and struggles to hold that once it blows.
Goes better than its own measurements promise, and does it better than 42% of the boats it races against.
93rd of 159 in its class.
This design has been found in real race results — 5 starts across 1 event — not only in measurement files.
Length
8.94 m
29′ 4″
Beam
3.01 m
Draft
1.68 m
Displacement
3.3 t
Sail area
46 m²
On the podium
Where a Show 29 finishes when she goes racing.
0
Wins
0
Seconds
0
Thirds
5
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 5 starts by 1 boat between 2020, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Show 29 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
Vento de l'Alguer2020
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: 1 race of 10 NM or less carry a published distance.
Offshore & coastal
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Not enough data yet: 4 races over 10 NM carry a published distance.
Who she races against
The designs a Show 29 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Met too few times for a figure:
Elan 450 (5 meetings), Grand Soleil 52 (2 meetings), Salona 45 (2 meetings), Canados 37 (2 meetings), J/24 (2 meetings), Sun Odyssey 36 (2 meetings), Queen 34 (2 meetings)
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
4.29
40°
Beam reach
7.04
90°
Broad reach
7.81
135°
Downwind VMG
6.92
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.
There is no obvious weak spot here. It rewards preparation and crew work more than it rewards picking the right day.
Where it gains
Its best ground is downwind once the breeze fills, where it does more than its size and sail area promise.
Where it pays
It falls short on the beat when it blows, giving away time it never gets back. That is weight that has to be driven rather than released.
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 broad reach.
How fast is a Show 29
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 2.89 | 3.93 | 4.29 | 4.29 |
| 52° | 4.42 | 5.73 | 6.13 | 6.18 |
| 60° | 4.65 | 5.90 | 6.30 | 6.38 |
| 75° | 4.78 | 6.04 | 6.50 | 6.72 |
| 90° | 4.72 | 6.13 | 6.58 | 7.04 |
| 110° | 4.79 | 6.28 | 6.88 | 7.36 |
| 120° | 4.62 | 6.22 | 6.94 | 7.70 |
| 135° | 4.20 | 5.97 | 6.79 | 7.81 |
| 150° | 3.62 | 5.47 | 6.47 | 7.48 |
| Run VMG | 3.13 | 4.76 | 5.93 | 6.92 |
How they are set up
The range each sail spans across the fleet.
Most run a fixed propeller. Crew weight is declared around 350 kg.
Rigging
Show 29 rig and sail dimensions
A Show 29 carries 9.19 m of mainsail hoist on a 3.15 m boom, a forestay 10.98 m above the deck. Typical figures across the 10 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails