The leading archetypes carry just over half the fleet. One of the fastest-growing ORC communities.

Turkey's ORC fleet is one of the fastest-growing ORC communities — from niche adoption to a 380-boat domestic fleet and a 76-entry international race week in Marmaris (75 of those entries carry scored race observations) — a fleet that FleetEdge is tracking from its competitive formation through what may become one of the sport's most significant growth stories. Turkish racing is distributed across the Aegean coast (Bodrum, Marmaris, Izmir region), the Mediterranean (Fethiye, Gocek, Antalya), and the Marmara region, with the Turkish Sailing Federation organizing the national championship circuit.

The Turkish fleet is characterized by rapid professional development and technical ambition. Turkish crews are increasingly training to professional standards, hire international coaching, invest in measurement and analysis, and participate in championship-level Mediterranean events. The geographic advantages of the Aegean and Mediterranean coasts — consistent thermals, variety in wind conditions, strategic location for race organization — are being leveraged to build depth in the competitive community. Turkish ORC racing has emerged as a regional center for Mediterranean events, with data quality improving as more races are scored and racing intensity increases.

FleetEdge tracks 380 boats in the Turkish ORC fleet, and the structural top is led by one family standing well clear: AEROCORE holds 29.5% of the fleet on its own, and with LEANRUN and LEANFORCE the top three carry 61.1%. AEROCORE leads at 29.5% (112 boats) — nearly a third of the fleet and well clear of the family behind it — the large-scale, upright-postured group on a tender righting reserve that forms the cruiser-racer core of a fleet grown fastest at the big-boat end. LEANRUN follows at 18.9% (72 boats), a second large-scale, upright-postured family from the same Large-Platform group. LEANFORCE takes third at 12.6% (48 boats) — the compact-scale family — a single boat ahead of AEROFORCE at 12.4% (47 boats), the large, level-postured platforms on a neutral stability reserve, so third and fourth are separated by one hull. SPARKFLEX (10.3%) holds the minimal-scale seat, led by the J-80 one-design cluster, with AEROSTREAM at 7.1% (27 boats), KEELRUN at 4.7% (18 boats), and HEFTLINE at 4.5% (17 boats) completing the distribution. Farr Design anchors the drawing-board signature at 27.6% (105 boats) — a leading designer share well above the 15% threshold and the deepest single-designer concentration on any Turkish ORC fleet view, carried through the First 40.7 cluster and the Farr 40 one-design. Johnstone and Judel-Vrolijk boards follow. IRC boats are matched to their ORC design-family equivalents by hull dimensions and projected with the full ORC physics profile; every mapped IRC entry is transparently labeled as a class-sibling projection.

The competitive calendar runs through Marmaris. The 36th Marmaris International Race Week anchored the 2025 season with a 76-boat entry list and a 75-boat scored race group — the deepest single-event participation on the Turkish hub. The Cumhurbaskanligi International Yacht Races (whose sixth edition put 47 boats on scored courses in late 2025, with the seventh edition raced in April 2026) and the six-leg MIYC Kis Trofesi winter series (up to 47 boats a leg through the 2026 winter) carry the next layer of Marmaris- and Istanbul-area regattas. The 37th Marmaris International Race Week runs October 2026 on the same Aegean courses, and the Turkish National ORC Championship circuit, Bodrum Race Week, Fethiye/Gocek championships, and Antalya southern-coast events fill the regional calendar around the marquee Marmaris week.

Domestic competitive fleet · 380 boats · as of 2026-09-02

Turkey ORC — structural profile.

Scope
380 boats
375 ORC-rated · 5 mapped-IRC
Top 3 archetypes
  1. AEROCORE — 112 boats (29.5%)
  2. LEANRUN — 72 boats (18.9%)
  3. LEANFORCE — 48 boats (12.6%)
Eight canonical performance archetypes (the fleet’s eight recurring design types) cluster the fleet by dimensional signature. See the full map →
Top designer cluster
Farr Design
105 boats (27.6%) — the most-represented design voice in this fleet.

Counts and archetype assignments above are measured from the current corpus. Commentary below is interpretive.

Domestic competitive fleet · as of 2026-09-02

How the Turkish fleet is built.

380 boats in the fleet. 375 ORC-rated and 5 mapped IRC entries attributed across 8 performance archetypes.

AEROCORE leads the structure by a wide margin, with LEANRUN and LEANFORCE behind it — the top three together carry just over 61% of the fleet.

The Turkish ORC Fleet Signature

The Turkish fleet is a large-platform collective shaped by Aegean and Marmara racing, with one family standing well clear at the top. AEROCORE leads the count order at 29.5% (112 boats) — nearly a third of the fleet, and well clear of the family behind it — the large-scale, upright-postured group on a tender righting reserve that forms the cruiser-racer core of the Turkish rank. LEANRUN follows at 18.9% (72 boats), a second large-scale, upright-postured family from the same Large-Platform group. LEANFORCE takes third at 12.6% (48 boats) — the compact-scale family — a single boat ahead of AEROFORCE at 12.4% (47 boats), large, level-postured platforms on a neutral stability reserve, so third and fourth are separated by one hull. Together the three count-order leaders carry 232 of the fleet's 380 boats — 61.1% — a top that has consolidated at the big-boat end even as rapid growth keeps the class mix diverse across the Aegean coast, Marmara region, and Turkish Riviera.

  • AEROCORE 29.5% · 112 boats
  • LEANRUN 18.9% · 72 boats
  • LEANFORCE 12.6% · 48 boats

Dimension emphasis: Comparative Time · Crew · Sail Drive · Form Stability

Farr Design anchors the drawing-board signature at 27.6% (105 boats) — a leading share well above the 15% threshold and the deepest single-designer concentration on the Turkish hub, carried through the First 40.7 cluster and the Farr 40 one-design. The 36th Marmaris International Race Week drew a 75-boat scored race group in 2025; the 37th edition runs October 2026 on the same Aegean courses.

The full distribution across all 11 measured slots.

AEROCORE

Large scale · tender reserve — downwind-neutral in race results.

neutral upwind · neutral reaching · neutral downwind

Boats 112
Share 29.5%
  • First 45
  • First 40
  • Oceanis 43

LEANRUN

— upwind-neutral in race results.

neutral upwind · neutral reaching · weak downwind

Boats 72
Share 18.9%
  • First 36.7
  • J-109
  • First 35

LEANFORCE

Compact scale — measured downwind advantage in race results.

neutral upwind · neutral reaching · neutral downwind

Boats 48
Share 12.6%
  • Fortuna 9
  • Mat 10.10
  • Aphrodite 101

AEROFORCE

Large scale · level posture · neutral reserve — measured reaching advantage in race results.

weak upwind · weak reaching · weak downwind

Boats 47
Share 12.4%
  • First 40.7
  • X-43
  • Grand Soleil 40

SPARKFLEX

Minimal scale · upright posture · tender reserve — downwind-constrained in race results.

neutral upwind · moderate reaching · moderate downwind

Boats 39
Share 10.3%
  • J-80 OD
  • J-24
  • J-70 ONE DESIGN

AEROSTREAM

Towering scale · level posture · stiff reserve — downwind-neutral in race results.

neutral upwind · weak reaching · weak downwind

Boats 27
Share 7.1%
  • TP-52
  • XP-44
  • Farr 40

KEELRUN

Compact scale · upright posture · neutral reserve — upwind-neutral in race results.

strong upwind · strong reaching · strong downwind

Boats 18
Share 4.7%
  • First 31.7
  • J-105
  • Sunfast 3200

HEFTLINE

Compact scale · level posture · stiff reserve — measured upwind advantage in race results.

moderate upwind · moderate reaching · moderate downwind

Boats 17
Share 4.5%
  • J-111
  • Farr 30
  • Cape 31

AEROCORE leads at 29.5% — the only family clear of a quarter of the fleet — with LEANRUN (18.9%) and LEANFORCE (12.6%) behind it. The 61.1% AEROCORE + LEANRUN + LEANFORCE combined share reads as a top that has consolidated around the large-scale platform core. AEROFORCE (12.4%) sits a single boat behind third, SPARKFLEX (10.3%) holds the minimal-scale seat, and AEROSTREAM (7.1%), KEELRUN (4.7%), and HEFTLINE (4.5%) complete the distribution.

The eight archetype names are the current census; the grid above resolves them across the eleven measured slots, which is why two cards can carry the same name. How eleven resolved into eight →

Event cohort view · 46 boats · as of 2026-09-02

MIYC KIŞ TROFESİ 6. AYAK 2026 — the sixth leg of the Marmaris winter trophy.

46 of the 380 boats in the Turkish ORC fleet's view sailed the MIYC KIŞ TROFESİ 6. AYAK 2026 — the sixth leg of the MIYC winter trophy series, Marmaris — dated 25 April 2026 in the current published view. Five coastal races in the published view, scored time-on-time, with series standings across seven classes (A to G) in a 46-entry regatta.

Who won the seven classes.

Boats in the Turkish ORC fleet's view won all seven published classes at the sixth leg of the MIYC winter trophy — every one of the 46 entries in the regatta sits inside this fleet's view. This event publishes ranks and points; FleetEdge computes no pace products for it — the boards below are the published series standings, the first three places in each class.

Race Standings · Classes A and B

Class A · 1st BROZEX
Class A · 2nd FARRAWAY
Class A · 3rd BOREAS
Class B · 1st COURRIER DU COEUR
Class B · 2nd AXIOMA
Class B · 3rd DXARMA

Race Standings · Classes C and D

Class C · 1st Technonicol
Class C · 2nd BURAN
Class C · 3rd JOLLY BABA
Class D · 1st AGILE
Class D · 2nd CHEESE VI
Class D · 3rd TOXIC

Race Standings · Classes E, F and G

Class E · 1st LOOPING
Class E · 2nd ZAMAZINGO
Class E · 3rd K-LINE
Class F · 1st CAPELLA II
Class F · 2nd EKINOKS
Class F · 3rd RED LIONS
Class G · 1st ALMADIA

Race Standings are the published series positions in each class, read at class grain. Class A ran 10 boats resolved in FleetEdge's view, Class C 12, Class D 8, Class E 6, Class F 4, and Classes B and G 3 each; published class field sizes are not carried at class grain in the current view, so no “of N” is shown, and points are not rendered in this view. Class G is listed to its winner: one podium identity in that class awaits pairing confirmation in FleetEdge's view. Source: FleetEdge published data (as of 2026-09-02).

The sixth winter leg at Marmaris.

Championship Citation

BROZEX — Event Champion, Class A.

RUS 949 BROZEX AEROSTREAM (Swan 42 Club, Frers) won Class A at the MIYC KIŞ TROFESİ 6. AYAK 2026 — 1st in the series standings as published, in the largest class of the leg, 10 boats resolved in FleetEdge's view. The FleetEdge analysis nearest the event groups BROZEX with AEROSTREAM, the towering, level-postured, stiff-reserve family that took 21.7% of the classified field. Behind it the class ran two Farr 40s, FARRAWAY AEROSTREAM second and BOREAS AEROSTREAM third. It is the same class BROZEX won at the 36th Marmaris International Race Week in October 2025, on the same Aegean water: a Russian-flagged entry racing inside the Turkish ORC fleet's view, and the boat to beat at Marmaris across two seasons.

  • Class A: 1st (series position as published) · 10 boats resolved in FleetEdge's view
  • Class behind: FARRAWAY (Farr 40) 2nd · BOREAS (Farr 40) 3rd
  • Archetype: AEROSTREAM (21.7% of the 46 boats classified in the event) · Designer: Frers G
Multi-Champion Cluster

Seven class titles across five archetypes — AEROSTREAM and LEANRUN took two each.

Seven classes, seven winners, and five archetypes in the FleetEdge analysis nearest the event — BROZEX AEROSTREAM (Swan 42 Club) in Class A and Technonicol AEROSTREAM (X-41 Mod) in Class C for AEROSTREAM; AGILE LEANRUN (X-35 OD) in Class D and LOOPING LEANRUN (First 36.7) in Class E for LEANRUN; COURRIER DU COEUR AEROFORCE (First 44.7) in Class B for AEROFORCE; CAPELLA II AEROCORE (Sun Odyssey 44I) in Class F for AEROCORE; and ALMADIA SPARKFLEX (11 Metre) in Class G for SPARKFLEX. What the seven share is the water: every one of them races inside the Turkish ORC fleet's view on the Marmaris winter series, under sail numbers from five national series — RUS three times, and one each of SMR, GRE, TUR and HUN. The titles ran the whole scale of the fleet, from the 44-foot cruiser-racer in Class F to the 11 Metre in Class G.

  • Class winners: 7 classes (A · B · C · D · E · F · G), each the position-1 series row as published
  • Archetypes: AEROSTREAM (A, C) · LEANRUN (D, E) · AEROFORCE (B) · AEROCORE (F) · SPARKFLEX (G)
  • Sail numbers: RUS 949 · RUS 2790 · SMR 1023 · GRE 3510 · RUS 3319 · TUR 4296 · HUN 173
Nationality / Class Cluster

The Farr Design cluster: two titles and the rest of the Class A podium.

Twelve of the 46 boats in the field are Farr Design drawings — four Farr 40s, three First 40.7s, two First 40s, two First 44.7s and a First 36.7 — and they filled the Class A podium behind BROZEX: FARRAWAY AEROSTREAM (Farr 40) 2nd and BOREAS AEROSTREAM (Farr 40) 3rd, with VAKKORAMA AEROCORE 5th and FARRFARA AEROSTREAM 7th among the 10 boats resolved in FleetEdge's view. Two more titles carry the same signature: COURRIER DU COEUR AEROFORCE (First 44.7) won Class B and LOOPING LEANRUN (First 36.7) won Class E. The design board that leads the fleet-wide drawing-board count led the podium count on this leg too, through the Farr 40 one-design and the Beneteau First cruiser-racers that make up its Turkish share.

  • Class A podium: BROZEX (Swan 42 Club) 1st · FARRAWAY (Farr 40) 2nd · BOREAS (Farr 40) 3rd
  • Farr Design titles: COURRIER DU COEUR Class B · LOOPING Class E
  • Farr designs in the field: 12 of the 46 boats in the field (26.1%)
Fleet vs Race Composition Shift

The winter leg drew the large-platform families — AEROSTREAM at three times its fleet-wide share.

The Turkish ORC fleet runs AEROSTREAM at 7.1% in the current published view, but the classified field at the sixth winter leg ran the family at 21.7% (10 of the 46 classified) — level with AEROCORE and AEROFORCE at 10 boats each, three families sharing the top of the field. AEROFORCE moved up as well, 12.4% fleet-wide to 21.7% on the water, while the fleet-wide leader AEROCORE slipped from 29.5% to 21.7%. LEANRUN (19.6% against 18.9%) and SPARKFLEX (10.9% against 10.3%) came in at their fleet weight. Three families stayed home: LEANFORCE fell from 12.6% fleet-wide to a single boat (2.2%), KEELRUN from 4.7% to one boat, and HEFTLINE, 4.5% of the fleet, did not appear. On this leg the entry leaned to the large-platform end of a fleet that is growing fastest at the big-boat end.

  • AEROSTREAM: 21.7% in the field vs 7.1% fleet-wide · AEROFORCE: 21.7% vs 12.4%
  • Field: 46 classified of the 46 fleet boats in the event
  • Home fleet: the current published fleet view across the eight archetypes

46 boats classified in the MIYC KIŞ TROFESİ 6. AYAK 2026.

Archetype assignments dated 2026-09-02 — the FleetEdge analysis nearest this event.

AEROCORE

Large scale · tender reserve — downwind-neutral in race results.

Boats 10
Share 21.7%

AEROSTREAM

Towering scale · level posture · stiff reserve — downwind-neutral in race results.

Boats 10
Share 21.7%

AEROFORCE

Large scale · level posture · neutral reserve — measured reaching advantage in race results.

Boats 10
Share 21.7%

LEANRUN

— upwind-neutral in race results.

Boats 9
Share 19.6%

SPARKFLEX

Minimal scale · upright posture · tender reserve — downwind-constrained in race results.

Boats 5
Share 10.9%

KEELRUN

Compact scale · upright posture · neutral reserve — upwind-neutral in race results.

Boats 1
Share 2.2%

LEANFORCE

Compact scale — measured downwind advantage in race results.

Boats 1
Share 2.2%

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