Solaris 442
Solaris Yachts · Javier Soto Acebal · 2018
Updated
The Solaris 442 is a 13.35 m displacement racing yacht designed by Javier Soto Acebal and built by Solaris Yachts, first launched in 2018. It races in Class A.
Length
13.35 m
43′ 10″
Beam
4.18 m
Draft
2.54 m
Displacement
12.1 t
Sail area
113 m²
On the podium
Where a Solaris 442 finishes when she goes racing.
0
Wins
0
Seconds
0
Thirds
6
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 6 starts by 3 boats between 2024, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Solaris 442 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
Solaris CUP2024
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: 6 races over 10 NM carry a published distance.
Who she races against
The designs a Solaris 442 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Also met, too few times for a figure:
Solaris 36 (6 meetings), Solaris One (6 meetings), Solaris 48 (6 meetings)
Some of the boats it races against
How the Solaris 442 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
5.86
39°
Beam reach
9.46
90°
Broad reach
10.60
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 across the wind in a strong breeze, where it does more than its size and sail area promise, and by a margin worth having.
Where it pays
It falls short downwind 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 Solaris 442
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 3.66 | 5.08 | 5.64 | 5.86 |
| 52° | 5.63 | 7.47 | 8.11 | 8.36 |
| 60° | 5.97 | 7.74 | 8.37 | 8.64 |
| 75° | 6.23 | 7.95 | 8.62 | 9.09 |
| 90° | 6.33 | 8.20 | 8.79 | 9.46 |
| 110° | 6.43 | 8.43 | 9.29 | 10.13 |
| 120° | 6.29 | 8.36 | 9.35 | 10.51 |
| 135° | 5.65 | 7.95 | 9.02 | 10.60 |
| 150° | 4.74 | 7.04 | 8.43 | 9.68 |
| Run VMG | 4.10 | 6.10 | 7.37 | 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 800 kg.
Rigging
Solaris 442 rig and sail dimensions
A Solaris 442 carries 18.13 m of mainsail hoist on a 6.20 m boom, a forestay 18.00 m above the deck and a 6.37 m bowsprit. Typical figures across the 2 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails