Vismara 46
Vismara · Alessandro Vismara · 2006
Updated
The Vismara 46 is a 14.00 m semi-displacement racing yacht designed by Alessandro Vismara and built by Vismara, first launched in 2006. It races in Class A.
Length
14.00 m
45′ 11″
Beam
4.11 m
Draft
2.82 m
Displacement
9.6 t
Sail area
123 m²
On the podium
Where a Vismara 46 finishes when she goes racing.
On the podium
15%
of 113 starts by 4 boats
Wins
1%
Read from 113 starts by 4 boats between 2021 and 2026, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Vismara 46 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
EAYK-TAYK Dogu Ege Yat Sampiyonasi2026- Nurolbank Loryma Cup2026
- 36th Marmaris International Race Week2025
Campionato Invernale 2024/2025 XXXV Edizione2025- Campionato Invernale 2023/2024 XXXIV Edizione2024
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
17%
of these races end on the podium
Offshore & coastal
18%
of these races end on the podium
Level across both. Plenty of designs fall away once the course gets long — a light hull that thrives round the cans can struggle through a night at sea. This one does not.
Who she races against
The designs a Vismara 46 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Also met, too few times for a figure:
Marten 49 (7 meetings), Corel 45 (7 meetings), Solaris 50 (7 meetings), Botin 52 (7 meetings), Swan 48 (7 meetings), Neo 400 (7 meetings), Cookson 50 (7 meetings)
Some of the boats it races against
How the Vismara 46 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
6.25
37°
Beam reach
9.91
90°
Broad reach
12.16
135°
Downwind VMG
9.50
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 downwind when it blows, where it does more than its size and sail area promise, and by a margin worth having. It holds that advantage cracked off 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 broad reach.
How fast is a Vismara 46
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 4.17 | 5.62 | 6.05 | 6.25 |
| 52° | 6.33 | 8.04 | 8.45 | 8.66 |
| 60° | 6.66 | 8.26 | 8.69 | 8.93 |
| 75° | 6.91 | 8.43 | 9.01 | 9.42 |
| 90° | 6.79 | 8.41 | 9.16 | 9.91 |
| 110° | 7.03 | 8.81 | 9.49 | 10.32 |
| 120° | 6.89 | 8.83 | 9.81 | 10.96 |
| 135° | 6.26 | 8.50 | 9.72 | 12.16 |
| 150° | 5.24 | 7.66 | 8.97 | 10.97 |
| Run VMG | 4.54 | 6.63 | 7.83 | 9.50 |
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 1050 kg.
Rigging
Vismara 46 rig and sail dimensions
A Vismara 46 carries 19.40 m of mainsail hoist on a 6.30 m boom, a forestay 18.98 m above the deck and a 7.45 m bowsprit. Typical figures across the 2 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails