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Review of Varianta 44


Basic specs.

sail specifications
The Varianta 44 is a large sailboat designed by the German maritime architect bureau judel / vrolijk & co - engineering GmbH in the early 2010.

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Hull
The hull is made of fibreglass. Generally, a hull made of fibreglass requires only a minimum of maintenance during the sailing season.

Rig
The boat equipped with a fractional rig. A fractional rig has smaller headsails which make tacking easier, which is an advantage for cruisers and racers, of course. The downside is that having the wind from behind often requires a genaker or a spinnaker for optimal speed.

Keel

The boat can only enter major marinas as the draft is about 2.23 - 2.33 meter (7.32 - 7.62 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.


Sailing characteristics

This section covers widely used rules of thumb to describe the sailing characteristics. Please note that even though the calculations are correct, the interpretation of the results might not be valid for extreme boats.

Stability and Safety

What is Capsize Screening Formula (CSF)?

The capsize screening value for Varianta 44 is 1.96, indicating that this boat could - if evaluated by this formula alone - be accepted to participate in ocean races.


Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed

What is Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed?

The theoretical maximal speed of a displacement boat of this length is 8.4 knots. The term "Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed" is widely used even though a boat can sail faster. The term shall be interpreted as above the theoretical speed a great additional power is necessary for a small gain in speed.


Immersion rate

The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for Varianta 44 is about 334 kg/cm, alternatively 1872 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 334 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 1872 lbs cargo on the boat it will sink 1 inch.


Sailing statistics

This section is statistical comparison with similar boats of the same category. The basis of the following statistical computations is our unique database with more than 26,000 different boat types and 350,000 data points.

Motion Comfort Ratio

What is Motion Comfort Ratio (MCR)?

The Motion Comfort Ratio for Varianta 44 is 25.1.

Low High 21% 0 50 100
Comparing this ratio with similar sailboats show that it is more comfortable than 21% of all similar sailboat designs. This is a comfort value significantly below average.


L/B (Length Beam Ratio)

What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?

The l/b ratio for Varianta 44 is 3.20.

Slim Wide 69% 0 50 100
Compared with other similar sailboats it is more spacy than 69% of all other designs. It seems that the designer has chosen a slightly more spacy hull design.


Ballast Ratio

What is a Ballast Ratio?

The ballast ratio for Varianta 44 is 33%.

Low High 24% 0 50 100
This ballast ratio shows a righting moment that is higher than 24% of all similar sailboat designs. A righting moment (ability to resist heeling) significantly below average.


D/L (Displacement Length Ratio)

What is Displacement Length Ratio?

The DL-ratio for Varianta 44 is 158 which categorizes this boat among 'light racers'.

Heavy Light 85% 0 50 100
85% of all similar sailboat designs are categorized as heavier. A light displacement requires less sailarea and has higher accellerations.


SA/D (Sail Area Displacement ratio)

What is SA/D (Sail Area Displacement ratio)?

The SA/D for Varianta 44 with ISO 8666 reference sail is 20.9, with a 135% genua the SA/D is 24.5.

Low High 93% 0 50 100
The SA/D ratio indicates that it is faster than 93% of all similar sailboat designs in light wind.


Over- / underrigged

Low High 85% 0 50 100
The Varianta 44 has more rig than 85% of all similar sailboats, which indicates that the boat is significantly overrigged.


Maintenance

Bottom Paint

When buying anti-fouling bottom paint, it's nice to know how much to buy. The surface of the wet bottom is about 58m2 (624 ft2).
Based on this, your favourite maritime shop can tell you the quantity you need.

Note: If you use a paint roller you will need more paint than if you use a paintbrush.


Rig

Dimensions of sail for fractional rig.

mainsail specifications headsail specifications

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If you need to renew parts of your running rig and is not quite sure of the dimensions, you may find the estimates computed below useful.



Guiding dimensions of running rig
UsageLengthDiameter
Mainsail halyard 42.7 m(140.0 feet)14 mm(0.55 inch)
Jib/genoa halyard42.7 m(140.0 feet)14 mm(0.55 inch)
Spinnaker halyard42.7 m(140.0 feet)14 mm(0.55 inch)
Jib sheet 13.3 m(43.7 feet)16 mm(5/8 inch)
Genoa sheet13.3 m(43.7 feet)16 mm(5/8 inch)
Mainsheet 33.3 m(109.3 feet)16 mm(5/8 inch)
Spinnaker sheet29.3 m(96.2 feet)16 mm(5/8 inch)
Cunningham5.9 m(19.4 feet)14 mm(0.55 inch)
Kickingstrap11.8 m(38.7 feet)14 mm(0.55 inch)
Clew-outhaul11.8 m(38.7 feet)14 mm(0.55 inch)

Boat owner's ideas

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Finally

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