Vrolijk 37
QBOATS · Judel/Vrolijk · 2003
Updated
The Vrolijk 37 is a 11.00 m displacement racing yacht designed by Judel/Vrolijk and built by QBOATS, first launched in 2003. It races in Class C. Across the measured fleet it goes better than its own numbers promise, ahead of 54% of the designs it races against.
Goes better than its own measurements promise, and does it better than 54% of the boats it races against.
74th of 159 in its class.
Updated — First Race Edge for this design. Enough boats of this design have now been measured to rank it.
This design has been found in real race results — 75 starts across 11 events — not only in measurement files.
Length
11.00 m
36′ 1″
Beam
3.25 m
Draft
2.22 m
Displacement
5.3 t
Sail area
74 m²
On the podium
Where a Vrolijk 37 finishes when she goes racing.
On the podium
52%
of 75 starts by 4 boats
Wins
20%
Read from 75 starts by 4 boats between 2018 and 2026, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Vrolijk 37 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
- ORC World Championship2026
Campionato Invernale di Roma, 45a edizione2026
ORC European Championship 2025 / 43rd Copa del Rey MAPFRE2025- Campionato Invernale di Roma, 44a edizione2025
- Liga Interclubes Bahía de Huelva2024
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
44%
of these races end on the podium
Offshore & coastal
—
Not enough data yet: 4 races over 10 NM carry a published distance.
Who she races against
The designs a Vrolijk 37 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Some of the boats it races against
How the Vrolijk 37 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
5.32
38°
Beam reach
8.55
90°
Broad reach
9.68
135°
Downwind VMG
8.15
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 on a broad reach in a strong breeze, where it outruns what it looks like on paper, and by a margin worth having. It holds that advantage downwind 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 Vrolijk 37
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 3.54 | 4.89 | 5.21 | 5.32 |
| 52° | 5.37 | 7.00 | 7.35 | 7.49 |
| 60° | 5.66 | 7.17 | 7.56 | 7.72 |
| 75° | 5.87 | 7.32 | 7.84 | 8.12 |
| 90° | 5.77 | 7.39 | 7.97 | 8.55 |
| 110° | 5.80 | 7.55 | 8.28 | 8.93 |
| 120° | 5.61 | 7.45 | 8.35 | 9.41 |
| 135° | 5.02 | 7.07 | 8.02 | 9.68 |
| 150° | 4.22 | 6.33 | 7.57 | 8.95 |
| Run VMG | 3.65 | 5.48 | 6.86 | 8.15 |
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
Vrolijk 37 rig and sail dimensions
A Vrolijk 37 carries 14.30 m of mainsail hoist on a 5.15 m boom, a forestay 13.92 m above the deck and a 4.71 m bowsprit. Typical figures across the 5 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails
The spinnaker spreads widest of all — 72 to 87 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.