STARGAZER
USA FIRST 38 S5Sail number USA/USA3839
GPH
638.5
OSN
620.3
LOA
11.293 m
Displacement
6680 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.6393
Medium
0.8635
High
0.9836
Triple Offshore
Low
0.8258
Medium
1.0607
High
1.1712
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 11.293 m
- Beam
- 3.73 m
- Draft
- 1.89 m
- Displacement
- 6680 kg
- Crew weight
- 624 kg
- Wetted surface
- 28.77 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 37.22 m²
- Genoa
- 41 m²
- Spinnaker
- 90.15 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 91.47 m²
Design
- Type
- FIRST 38 S5
- Builder
- BENETEAU
- Designer
- JEAN BERRET
- Year built
- 1989
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 | 5.25 | 5.56 | 5.77 | 5.65 | 5.54 | 5.36 | 4.81 | 4.06 |
| 8 | 6.2 | 6.45 | 6.63 | 6.6 | 6.67 | 6.52 | 6 | 5.18 |
| 10 | 6.72 | 6.91 | 7.07 | 7.1 | 7.24 | 7.16 | 6.83 | 6.12 |
| 12 | 6.97 | 7.15 | 7.33 | 7.39 | 7.59 | 7.55 | 7.31 | 6.85 |
| 14 | 7.08 | 7.28 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.87 | 7.87 | 7.65 | 7.29 |
| 16 | 7.13 | 7.34 | 7.62 | 7.79 | 8.12 | 8.19 | 7.99 | 7.61 |
| 20 | 7.19 | 7.41 | 7.76 | 8.06 | 8.45 | 8.8 | 8.71 | 8.25 |
| 24 | 7.18 | 7.43 | 7.84 | 8.23 | 8.72 | 9.22 | 9.61 | 9.03 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 44.3° | 3.4 | 143.4° | 3.51 |
| 8 | 42.1° | 4.14 | 146.9° | 4.49 |
| 10 | 40.5° | 4.62 | 151.4° | 5.31 |
| 12 | 40° | 4.85 | 157.4° | 6.03 |
| 14 | 39.4° | 4.95 | 169.6° | 6.62 |
| 16 | 39.2° | 5.01 | 177.7° | 7.1 |
| 20 | 39.4° | 5.03 | 179° | 7.74 |
| 24 | 40.4° | 4.95 | 178.6° | 8.35 |
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