Zuanelli 401
Zuanelli · Sparkman & Stephens · 1988
Updated
Measured under the previous VPP (2021–2024)
The Zuanelli 401 is a 12.00 m heavy displacement racing yacht designed by Sparkman & Stephens and built by Zuanelli, first launched in 1988. It races in Class C.
Length
12.00 m
39′ 4″
Beam
3.89 m
Draft
2.00 m
Displacement
9.6 t
Sail area
101 m²
On the podium
Where a Zuanelli 401 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 1 boat between 2021 and 2024, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Zuanelli 401 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
Regata Brindisi-Corfù2024- Regata Brindisi-Corfù2022
- Regata Brindisi-Corfù2021
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: 3 races over 10 NM carry a published distance.
Who she races against
The designs a Zuanelli 401 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Met too few times for a figure:
Grand Soleil 46 (Jézéquel) (2 meetings), Elan S3 (2 meetings), Sun Odyssey 42 (Lombard) (2 meetings), Sun Odyssey 49 (2 meetings), Archambault 40 (2 meetings), Bavaria Holiday 38 (2 meetings), First 40.7 (3 meetings), M 37 (2 meetings), Sun Odyssey 43 (2 meetings), Sweden Yachts 340 (2 meetings), Hanse 540e (2 meetings), Italia 9.98 (2 meetings), Bavaria Cruiser 37 (2 meetings), X-412 (2 meetings), Elan 333 (3 meetings), First 35 (Farr) (1 meeting), Grand Soleil 40 (Paperini) (1 meeting), Oceanis 400 (1 meeting), First 36.7 (2 meetings), Grand Soleil 37 (Design) (1 meeting), J/105 (1 meeting), Grand Soleil 40 (Carkeek) (1 meeting), Hanse 411 (1 meeting), Oceanis 46 (Berret) (1 meeting), First 47.7 (1 meeting), Figaro 2 (1 meeting), Millenium 40 (1 meeting), X-35 (1 meeting), Oceanis 393 (1 meeting), Comet 36 (1 meeting), Solaris 42 (1 meeting), Bonin 358 (1 meeting), First 35 (Berret) (1 meeting), Bavaria 46 (1 meeting), Comet 111 (1 meeting), X-482 (1 meeting), Dufour 34 (1 meeting), Moody 38 (1 meeting), Salona 37 (1 meeting), Elan 400 (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.
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 Zuanelli 401
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 4.12 | 4.96 | 5.20 | — |
| 52° | 6.21 | 7.12 | 7.36 | — |
| 60° | 6.51 | 7.30 | 7.55 | — |
| 75° | 6.73 | 7.45 | 7.79 | — |
| 90° | 6.71 | 7.56 | 7.90 | — |
| 110° | 6.76 | 7.69 | 8.27 | — |
| 120° | 6.59 | 7.62 | 8.26 | — |
| 135° | 6.04 | 7.39 | 8.04 | — |
| 150° | 5.25 | 6.81 | 7.50 | — |
| Run VMG | 4.55 | 5.89 | 6.83 | — |
How they are set up
The range each sail spans across the fleet.
Nearly all carry a folding propeller. Crew weight is declared around 700 kg.