Tofinou 950
LATITUDE 46 · Joubert/Nivelt · 2004
Updated
The Tofinou 950 is a 9.50 m semi-displacement racing yacht designed by Joubert/Nivelt and built by LATITUDE 46, first launched in 2004. It races in Class C.
Length
9.50 m
31′ 2″
Beam
2.45 m
Draft
2.23 m
Displacement
2.6 t
Sail area
46 m²
On the podium
Where a Tofinou 950 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 1 boat between 2026, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Tofinou 950 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
XXX Lliga Social CMPO2026
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: 5 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 Tofinou 950 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Met too few times for a figure:
Hallberg Rassy 34 (6 meetings), Optima 101 (6 meetings), Ro 330 (6 meetings), Sun Rise 35 (6 meetings), Dehler 34 (Stadt) (6 meetings), First 31.7 (6 meetings), Contessa 35 (6 meetings), X-302 (6 meetings), Astraea 330 (6 meetings), Sun Fast 32 (6 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
5.14
37°
Beam reach
8.26
90°
Broad reach
10.50
135°
Downwind VMG
7.92
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.
This is a boat that wants breeze. Give it a fresh day and long legs and it delivers more than it promised; in a drifter it is working uphill.
Where it gains
Its best ground is off the wind once it pipes up, where it does more than its size and sail area promise, and by a margin worth having. It holds that advantage on the run as well, so the gain is not down to one leg of the course.
Where it pays
It falls short on the run in moderate air, giving away time it never gets back.
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 1.6 kn either way.
At 10 knots this design makes back more than its rating asks on the upwind.
How fast is a Tofinou 950
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 3.44 | 4.69 | 5.01 | 5.14 |
| 52° | 5.19 | 6.67 | 6.96 | 7.14 |
| 60° | 5.45 | 6.85 | 7.15 | 7.38 |
| 75° | 5.63 | 6.97 | 7.44 | 7.81 |
| 90° | 5.69 | 7.06 | 7.67 | 8.26 |
| 110° | 5.70 | 7.31 | 8.14 | 8.99 |
| 120° | 5.55 | 7.26 | 8.32 | 9.66 |
| 135° | 4.96 | 6.91 | 8.04 | 10.50 |
| 150° | 4.17 | 6.22 | 7.36 | 9.14 |
| Run VMG | 3.61 | 5.39 | 6.42 | 7.92 |
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 350 kg.
Rigging
Tofinou 950 rig and sail dimensions
A Tofinou 950 carries 11.40 m of mainsail hoist on a 3.84 m boom, a forestay 10.95 m above the deck and a 4.75 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 — 65 to 78 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.