DORADE
USA S&S 52Sail number USA/USA16
GPH
588.2
OSN
575.7
LOA
16.02 m
Displacement
17269 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.7083
Medium
0.9199
High
1.0527
Triple Offshore
Low
0.9115
Medium
1.1406
High
1.2618
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 16.02 m
- Beam
- 3.14 m
- Draft
- 2.58 m
- Displacement
- 17269 kg
- Crew weight
- 870 kg
- Wetted surface
- 48.84 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 62.55 m²
- Genoa
- 83.66 m²
- Spinnaker
- 136.71 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 132.38 m²
Design
- Type
- S&S 52
- Builder
- Minnefords Yacht Y
- Designer
- Sparkman & Stephen
- Year built
- 1929
- Stability index
- 190.6
Velocity Prediction
Each row is TWS followed by TWA and boat-speed pairs. Paste it directly into WX Navigator or compatible navigation software.
| Wind Speed | 52° | 60° | 75° | 90° | 110° | 120° | 135° | 150° |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 5.95 | 6.23 | 6.4 | 6.29 | 6.02 | 5.86 | 5.25 | 4.4 |
| 8 | 6.79 | 7.06 | 7.24 | 7.22 | 7.14 | 7.02 | 6.47 | 5.54 |
| 10 | 7.23 | 7.5 | 7.69 | 7.79 | 7.8 | 7.74 | 7.37 | 6.5 |
| 12 | 7.48 | 7.73 | 7.96 | 8.11 | 8.18 | 8.18 | 7.93 | 7.28 |
| 14 | 7.63 | 7.88 | 8.13 | 8.32 | 8.44 | 8.48 | 8.31 | 7.83 |
| 16 | 7.74 | 7.98 | 8.25 | 8.48 | 8.66 | 8.72 | 8.61 | 8.21 |
| 20 | 7.87 | 8.11 | 8.42 | 8.71 | 8.99 | 9.12 | 9.15 | 8.79 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 42.4° | 3.95 | 141.7° | 3.81 |
| 8 | 40.6° | 4.59 | 145.7° | 4.8 |
| 10 | 39.6° | 4.95 | 147.9° | 5.63 |
| 12 | 39.3° | 5.17 | 152.9° | 6.33 |
| 14 | 38.7° | 5.33 | 157.4° | 6.9 |
| 16 | 38.2° | 5.44 | 164° | 7.38 |
| 20 | 38.2° | 5.54 | 176.6° | 8.14 |
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