Vismara 40
MARINE SERVICE · Alessandro Vismara · 1992
Updated
The Vismara 40 is a 12.02 m semi-displacement racing yacht designed by Alessandro Vismara and built by MARINE SERVICE, first launched in 1992. It races in Class B.
Length
12.02 m
39′ 5″
Beam
3.70 m
Draft
2.56 m
Displacement
5.5 t
Sail area
102 m²
On the podium
Where a Vismara 40 finishes when she goes racing.
On the podium
23%
of 13 starts by 2 boats
Wins
0%
Read from 13 starts by 2 boats between 2015 and 2026, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Vismara 40 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
Round Aeolian Race 2026 - Campionato Italiano Offshore ORC2026- Trofeo Rotta dei Florio2026
- Campionato Invernale del Sabato2025
- Regata dei Cinque Fari2024
- 3G2024
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: 4 races of 10 NM or less carry a published distance.
Offshore & coastal
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Not enough data yet: 9 races over 10 NM carry a published distance.
Who she races against
The designs a Vismara 40 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Also met, too few times for a figure:
Farr 45 (6 meetings), Elan 340 (6 meetings), First 35 (Farr) (5 meetings), Rimar 44.3 (5 meetings), Stag 38 (4 meetings), Elan 333 (4 meetings), Dufour 34 (5 meetings), J/122 (4 meetings), First 36.7 (4 meetings), B&c 46 (4 meetings), Cobra 33 (3 meetings), X-362 (3 meetings), IMX 45 (3 meetings), Italia 10.98 (3 meetings), Sun Fast 3300 (Andrieu) (3 meetings), Bonin 31 (3 meetings), More 40 (3 meetings), Elan 410 (3 meetings), Corsa 915 (3 meetings), First 50 (6 meetings), Oceanis 34.1 (3 meetings), Oceanis 46.1 (3 meetings), Sly 42 (2 meetings), Ker 46 (3 meetings), Oceanis 31 (2 meetings), Pogo 10.50 (2 meetings), X-35 (2 meetings), Elan S5 (2 meetings), Grand Soleil 43 (Maletto) (2 meetings), Elan 40 (2 meetings), X-41 (3 meetings), Farr 31 (2 meetings), Italia 11.98 (3 meetings), Este 39 (2 meetings), First 47.7 (2 meetings), Solaris 44 (3 meetings)
Some of the boats it races against
How the Vismara 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
5.63
37°
Beam reach
9.04
90°
Broad reach
10.72
135°
Downwind VMG
8.73
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 running deep when it blows, where it outruns what it looks like on paper, 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 0.6 kn either way.
At 10 knots this design makes back more than its rating asks on the upwind.
How fast is a Vismara 40
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 4.13 | 5.25 | 5.52 | 5.63 |
| 52° | 6.22 | 7.45 | 7.69 | 7.81 |
| 60° | 6.51 | 7.67 | 7.91 | 8.06 |
| 75° | 6.69 | 7.88 | 8.23 | 8.54 |
| 90° | 6.56 | 7.92 | 8.54 | 9.04 |
| 110° | 6.09 | 7.92 | 8.60 | 9.48 |
| 120° | 5.92 | 7.85 | 8.86 | 9.88 |
| 135° | 5.28 | 7.48 | 8.63 | 10.72 |
| 150° | 4.45 | 6.75 | 8.07 | 9.85 |
| Run VMG | 3.86 | 5.85 | 7.25 | 8.73 |
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 650 kg.
Rigging
Vismara 40 rig and sail dimensions
A Vismara 40 carries 14.90 m of mainsail hoist on a 5.58 m boom, a forestay 16.51 m above the deck and a 5.65 m bowsprit. Typical figures across the 3 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails