Class 0PlaningPerformance

Wally 60

YACHTING DEVELOP · Luca Brenta · 1993

Updated

Measured under the previous VPP (2021–2024)

The Wally 60 is a 17.98 m planing racing yacht designed by Luca Brenta and built by YACHTING DEVELOP, first launched in 1993. It races in Class 0.

Wally 60 - Luca Brenta - YACHTING DEVELOPP 23.89 mLOA 17.98 m

Length

17.98 m

59′ 0″

Beam

5.08 m

Draft

3.45 m

Displacement

13.3 t

Sail area

224 m²

No boat of this design has been measured under the current VPP. The figures below come from measurement records issued between 2021 and 2024, on the earlier scale, so this design carries no Race Edge.

On the podium

Where a Wally 60 finishes when she goes racing.

Not enough data yet to show how this design finishes. It has not been found in the race results we have collected so far.

Recent regattas

The latest events where a Wally 60 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.

No regattas found yet.

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Round 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 Wally 60 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.

Not enough data yet to say who this design races against. No result we have collected puts it on the water beside another design we track.

Speed at every angle

The shape of this design's speed, drawn from the measured fleet. Pick a wind and watch it stretch.

3691230°60°90°120°150°WIND

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.

How fast is a Wally 60

Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.

Angle6 kn10 kn14 kn20 kn
Beat VMG6.016.727.04—
52°8.869.549.84—
60°9.239.8610.18—
75°9.5410.3010.75—
90°9.5210.6111.28—
110°9.3210.4411.54—
120°9.2310.7411.79—
135°8.6610.5612.45—
150°7.319.6011.20—
Run VMG6.338.349.70—

How they are set up

The range each sail spans across the fleet.

Mainsail138 m²
Headsail86 m²
Gennaker327 m²

Nearly all carry a folding propeller. A bowsprit is standard across the fleet. Crew weight is declared around 1650 kg.

Rigging

Wally 60 rig and sail dimensions

A Wally 60 carries 23.89 m of mainsail hoist on a 8.52 m boom, a forestay 23.32 m above the deck and a 8.92 m bowsprit. Typical figures across the 2 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.

Rig

Mainsail hoistP23.89 m23.89 – 23.89
Boom lengthE8.52 m8.52 – 8.52
Forestay heightIG23.32 m23.32 – 23.32
Fore triangle baseJ6.74 m6.74 – 6.74
Spinnaker hoistISP26.52 m26.52 – 26.52
BowspritTPS8.92 m8.92 – 8.92
Boom above deckBAS2.15 m2.15 – 2.15

Sails

Mainsail138.0 m²138.0 – 138.0
Headsail86.0 m²86.0 – 86.0
Gennaker327.4 m²327.4 – 327.4