Stag 29
MARK III · Taddei · 1979
Updated
The Stag 29 is a 8.73 m heavy displacement racing yacht designed by Taddei and built by MARK III, first launched in 1979. It races in Class C.
Length
8.73 m
28′ 8″
Beam
3.06 m
Draft
1.56 m
Displacement
1.4 t
Sail area
40 m²
On the podium
Where a Stag 29 finishes when she goes racing.
0
Wins
0
Seconds
0
Thirds
3
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 3 starts by 1 boat between 2025, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Stag 29 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
Interlaghi Classica & Campionato Velico del Lario ORC2025
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: 3 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 Stag 29 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
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
4.40
40°
Beam reach
7.36
90°
Broad reach
10.40
135°
Downwind VMG
7.68
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.
It needs pressure to show what it can do. 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 on a broad reach once it pipes up, where it goes better than its measurements say it should, and by a margin worth having. It holds that advantage downwind as well, so the gain is not down to one leg of the course.
Where it pays
It falls short upwind in a strong breeze, 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 2.2 kn either way.
At 10 knots this design makes back more than its rating asks on the upwind.
How fast is a Stag 29
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 3.22 | 4.26 | 4.47 | 4.40 |
| 52° | 4.84 | 5.99 | 6.22 | 6.32 |
| 60° | 5.06 | 6.15 | 6.38 | 6.52 |
| 75° | 5.21 | 6.30 | 6.65 | 6.89 |
| 90° | 5.31 | 6.36 | 6.87 | 7.36 |
| 110° | 5.38 | 6.62 | 7.38 | 8.27 |
| 120° | 5.26 | 6.56 | 7.55 | 9.19 |
| 135° | 4.74 | 6.26 | 7.22 | 10.40 |
| 150° | 4.02 | 5.76 | 6.62 | 8.86 |
| Run VMG | 3.49 | 5.00 | 5.99 | 7.68 |
How they are set up
The range each sail spans across the fleet.
Nearly all carry a folding propeller. Crew weight is declared around 420 kg.
Rigging
Stag 29 rig and sail dimensions
A Stag 29 carries 9.35 m of mainsail hoist on a 3.75 m boom, a forestay 10.05 m above the deck. 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 — 45 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.