Varianta 37
Varianta · Judel/Vrolijk · 2009
Updated
The Varianta 37 is a 11.27 m displacement racing yacht designed by Judel/Vrolijk and built by Varianta, first launched in 2009. It races in Class C.
Length
11.27 m
37′ 0″
Beam
3.74 m
Draft
1.99 m
Displacement
7.3 t
Sail area
75 m²
On the podium
Where a Varianta 37 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 2 boats between 2019 and 2023, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Varianta 37 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
50 Mijl Doublehanded2023
Shiyut Arim2021- 50 Mijl Doublehanded2019
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: no races over 10 NM carry a published distance.
Who she races against
The designs a Varianta 37 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Met too few times for a figure:
Dehler 34 (Judel/Vrolijk) (2 meetings), J/105 (2 meetings), X-312 (1 meeting), Pogo 850 (1 meeting), Waarschip 101 (1 meeting), X-362 (1 meeting), Stadt 34 (1 meeting), First 31.7 (1 meeting), Spirit 32 (1 meeting), Winner 950 (2 meetings), X-34 (1 meeting), UFO 34 (1 meeting), Comfortina 38 (1 meeting), Dehler 31 (1 meeting), Brise De Mer 34 (1 meeting), J/92 (2 meetings), F & F 95 (1 meeting), X-372 (1 meeting), Seascape 24 (1 meeting), X-99 (1 meeting), J/109 (5 meetings), J/112 (1 meeting), Grand Soleil 37 (Carkeek) (1 meeting), Dehler 39 (Judel/Vrolijk) (2 meetings), First 36.7 (1 meeting), First 35 (Farr) (1 meeting), Figaro 2 (1 meeting), Xp 38 (1 meeting), Hod 35 (1 meeting), F & F 110 (2 meetings), Dehler 38 (Judel/Vrolijk) (2 meetings), Dehler 36 (Judel/Vrolijk) (1 meeting), JOD 35 (1 meeting), Hanse 418 (1 meeting), Dufour 40 (1 meeting), Salona 34 (1 meeting), Viko S 30 (1 meeting), Bavaria 40 (1 meeting), Sun Shine 38 (1 meeting), Hanse 375 (1 meeting)
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
5.29
39°
Beam reach
8.56
90°
Broad reach
9.28
135°
Downwind VMG
8.07
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. 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 the beam once the breeze fills, where it outruns what it looks like on paper, and by a margin worth having.
Where it pays
It falls short to windward in the light stuff, 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 0.6 kn either way.
At 10 knots this design makes back more than its rating asks on the beam reach.
How fast is a Varianta 37
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 3.10 | 4.43 | 5.12 | 5.29 |
| 52° | 4.83 | 6.60 | 7.37 | 7.60 |
| 60° | 5.14 | 6.86 | 7.58 | 7.86 |
| 75° | 5.35 | 7.11 | 7.78 | 8.27 |
| 90° | 5.56 | 7.42 | 8.09 | 8.56 |
| 110° | 5.53 | 7.48 | 8.35 | 9.30 |
| 120° | 5.32 | 7.34 | 8.27 | 9.54 |
| 135° | 4.75 | 6.90 | 7.96 | 9.28 |
| 150° | 4.02 | 6.14 | 7.54 | 8.75 |
| Run VMG | 3.48 | 5.33 | 6.77 | 8.07 |
How they are set up
The range each sail spans across the fleet.
Roughly half carry a folding propeller. A bowsprit is standard across the fleet. Crew weight is declared around 760 kg.
Rigging
Varianta 37 rig and sail dimensions
A Varianta 37 carries 14.01 m of mainsail hoist on a 5.16 m boom, a forestay 14.70 m above the deck and a 4.67 m bowsprit. Typical figures across the 2 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails
The spinnaker spreads widest of all — 84 to 99 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.