Tripp 40
Carroll Marine · Bill Tripp · 1992
Updated
The Tripp 40 is a 12.03 m displacement racing yacht designed by Bill Tripp and built by Carroll Marine, first launched in 1992. It races in Class B.
Length
12.03 m
39′ 6″
Beam
3.65 m
Draft
2.31 m
Displacement
5.6 t
Sail area
94 m²
On the podium
Where a Tripp 40 finishes when she goes racing.
On the podium
13%
of 31 starts by 4 boats
Wins
0%
Read from 31 starts by 4 boats between 2015 and 2026, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Tripp 40 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
Nordseewoche2026
National Championship ORC & IRC2024- Regatta Cor Caroli Next Consult2022
- 20th Regatta Cor Caroli Icard2020
151 Miglia - Trofeo Cetilar2018
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: 7 races of 10 NM or less carry a published distance.
Offshore & coastal
6%
of these races end on the podium
Who she races against
The designs a Tripp 40 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Also met, too few times for a figure:
Evento 42 (6 meetings), Grand Soleil 45 (Judel/Vrolijk) (6 meetings), Pogo 30 (6 meetings), Farr 52 (6 meetings), Sun Fast 32 (4 meetings), Grand Soleil 40 (Paperini) (4 meetings), Sun Fast 3600 (2 meetings), Comet 41 (2 meetings), First 36.7 (2 meetings), Dufour 34 (2 meetings), C&C 115 (2 meetings), Xp 38 (2 meetings), Dufour 41 (2 meetings), First 47.7 (2 meetings), Comet 45 (3 meetings), Grand Soleil 39 (Maletto) (2 meetings), J/35 (1 meeting), Elan 40 (1 meeting), J/88 (1 meeting), Swan 46 (1 meeting), Contessa 35 (1 meeting), JPK 39 (1 meeting)
Some of the boats it races against
How the Tripp 40 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
5.58
37°
Beam reach
8.76
90°
Broad reach
10.25
135°
Downwind VMG
8.41
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 on a broad reach when it blows, where it goes better than its measurements say it should, and by a margin worth having. It holds that advantage upwind as well, so the gain is not down to one leg of the course.
Where it pays
There is no condition where it falls away badly, which is worth something over a season of mixed weather.
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 upwind.
How fast is a Tripp 40
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 3.99 | 5.18 | 5.46 | 5.58 |
| 52° | 6.02 | 7.30 | 7.55 | 7.69 |
| 60° | 6.30 | 7.47 | 7.74 | 7.92 |
| 75° | 6.48 | 7.62 | 8.02 | 8.32 |
| 90° | 6.37 | 7.67 | 8.21 | 8.76 |
| 110° | 6.19 | 7.83 | 8.57 | 9.36 |
| 120° | 6.06 | 7.76 | 8.68 | 9.86 |
| 135° | 5.38 | 7.45 | 8.43 | 10.25 |
| 150° | 4.54 | 6.71 | 7.88 | 9.37 |
| Run VMG | 3.93 | 5.81 | 7.09 | 8.41 |
How they are set up
The range each sail spans across the fleet.
Nearly all carry a folding propeller. Crew weight is declared around 650 kg.
Rigging
Tripp 40 rig and sail dimensions
A Tripp 40 carries 14.64 m of mainsail hoist on a 5.10 m boom, a forestay 15.72 m above the deck and a 4.76 m bowsprit. Typical figures across the 4 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails
The spinnaker spreads widest of all — 94 to 129 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.