Performance Ratios
Racing handicap, sail-carrying power, stability and comfort — and what each one actually tells you about a day on the water.
Ballast / Displacement
44.4%
Stiff enough to carry a big genoa comfortably into moderate breeze.
Capsize Screening
2.05
Above the 2.0 offshore threshold — best suited for coastal and protected waters.
Motion & Offshore Suitability
Two ratios that matter most when you're planning passages — how the boat feels in a seaway, and whether the hull geometry is suitable for open ocean.
Capsize Screening Formula
2.05
Above the 2.0 offshore threshold — best suited for coastal and protected waters.
Under 2.0 — Acceptable for offshore
Over 2.0 — Coastal / protected waters
PHRF Fleet Position
Where the Grinde sits on the PHRF handicap spectrum — lower numbers mean faster boats.
Contessa 26
How It Compares
Side-by-side with the boats most often cross-shopped against the Grinde.
| Grinde | Contessa 26 | Nordica 20 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimensions | |||
| LOA | 26.8 | 25.5 | 19.5 |
| LWL | — | 20.0 | 16.5 |
| Beam | 10.2 | 7.5 | 7.7 |
| Displacement | 7,937 | 5 | 2 |
| Ballast | 3,527 | 2 | 1 |
| Sail Area | — | 233 | 188 |
| Performance | |||
| PHRF | — | 219 | — |
| SA/Disp | — | 12.2 | 16.3 |
| Bal/Disp | 44.4 | 42.6 | — |
| Comfort | — | 26.3 | 14.8 |
| Capsize | 2.05 | 1.71 | 2.26 |
| Hull Speed | — | 6.0 | 5.4 |