Stag 32
Stag · Taddei · 1980
Updated
The Stag 32 is a 9.42 m heavy displacement racing yacht designed by Taddei and built by Stag, first launched in 1980. It races in Class C. Across the measured fleet it goes better than its own numbers promise, ahead of 9% 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 9% of the boats it races against.
144th of 159 in its class.
Updated — First Race Edge for this design. Enough boats of this design have now been measured to rank it.
This design has been found in real race results — 29 starts across 6 events — not only in measurement files.
Length
9.42 m
30′ 11″
Beam
3.30 m
Draft
1.64 m
Displacement
2.9 t
Sail area
50 m²
On the podium
Where a Stag 32 finishes when she goes racing.
On the podium
3%
of 29 starts by 2 boats
Wins
3%
Read from 29 starts by 2 boats between 2022 and 2026, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Stag 32 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
Trofeo Porto Carlo Riva2026- Regata dell'Amicizia2025
- REGATA DELLA GALLINARA - Trofeo della Cappelletta2025
- 53° Campionato Invernale d'Altura del Golfo di Napoli2025
- Campionato Invernale Vela d'Altura del Golfo di Napoli2024
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
0%
of these races end on the podium
Offshore & coastal
—
Not enough data yet: 7 races over 10 NM carry a published distance.
Who she races against
The designs a Stag 32 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Also met, too few times for a figure:
Dufour 350 (5 meetings), First 34.7 (5 meetings), X-35 (3 meetings), First 47.7 (3 meetings), Grand Soleil 343 (2 meetings), Salona 34 (2 meetings), J/109 (2 meetings), J/122 (2 meetings), Canard 41 (2 meetings), X-41 (2 meetings), Dehler 36 (Stadt) (2 meetings), Grand Soleil 44 (Polli) (2 meetings), Swan 54 (2 meetings), Eleva 50 (2 meetings), Farr 30 (2 meetings), Sun Fast 3300 (Andrieu) (2 meetings), Comet 33 (2 meetings), IMX 38 (1 meeting), First 32 (1 meeting), Comet 36 (1 meeting), X-332 (1 meeting), Comet 770 (1 meeting), Ecume De Mer (1 meeting), Elan 333 (1 meeting)
Some of the boats it races against
How the Stag 32 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
4.46
41°
Beam reach
7.59
90°
Broad reach
8.34
135°
Downwind VMG
7.29
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 does most things without giving much away. It rewards preparation and crew work more than it rewards picking the right day.
Where it gains
Its best ground is off the wind when it blows, 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 on the beat 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 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 Stag 32
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 3.08 | 4.14 | 4.50 | 4.46 |
| 52° | 4.71 | 6.02 | 6.44 | 6.50 |
| 60° | 4.97 | 6.21 | 6.63 | 6.75 |
| 75° | 5.15 | 6.37 | 6.87 | 7.18 |
| 90° | 5.13 | 6.52 | 7.07 | 7.59 |
| 110° | 5.15 | 6.61 | 7.33 | 8.07 |
| 120° | 4.97 | 6.52 | 7.31 | 8.36 |
| 135° | 4.47 | 6.21 | 7.08 | 8.34 |
| 150° | 3.80 | 5.69 | 6.73 | 7.88 |
| Run VMG | 3.29 | 4.97 | 6.17 | 7.29 |
How they are set up
The range each sail spans across the fleet.
Roughly half carry a folding propeller. Crew weight is declared around 360 kg.
Rigging
Stag 32 rig and sail dimensions
A Stag 32 carries 11.51 m of mainsail hoist on a 4.30 m boom, a forestay 10.40 m above the deck. Typical figures across the 8 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails
The spinnaker spreads widest of all — 47 to 57 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.