MEFI
FRA A-40Sail number FRA/FRA9507
GPH
570.6
OSN
552.8
LOA
11.99 m
Displacement
6137 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.7052
Medium
0.9678
High
1.1138
Triple Offshore
Low
0.9114
Medium
1.1906
High
1.3434
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 11.99 m
- Beam
- 3.76 m
- Draft
- 2.38 m
- Displacement
- 6137 kg
- Crew weight
- 853 kg
- Wetted surface
- 31.67 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 45.2 m²
- Genoa
- 36.23 m²
- Spinnaker
- 0 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 135.4 m²
Design
- Type
- A-40
- Builder
- ARCHAMBAULT
- Designer
- NIVELT Bernard
- Year built
- 2003
- Stability index
- 111.2
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 | 5.58 | 5.9 | 6.14 | 6.15 | 6.26 | 6.11 | 5.49 | 4.63 |
| 8 | 6.69 | 7.01 | 7.23 | 7.41 | 7.55 | 7.44 | 6.86 | 5.84 |
| 10 | 7.45 | 7.65 | 7.79 | 7.91 | 8.16 | 8.1 | 7.78 | 6.94 |
| 12 | 7.76 | 7.95 | 8.13 | 8.17 | 8.64 | 8.67 | 8.32 | 7.75 |
| 14 | 7.86 | 8.08 | 8.41 | 8.54 | 8.98 | 9.28 | 8.95 | 8.23 |
| 16 | 7.92 | 8.16 | 8.6 | 8.93 | 9.3 | 9.76 | 9.67 | 8.77 |
| 20 | 8.05 | 8.28 | 8.78 | 9.48 | 9.91 | 10.59 | 11.45 | 10.12 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 43.2° | 3.64 | 141.4° | 4.01 |
| 8 | 41.4° | 4.47 | 146° | 5.05 |
| 10 | 40.6° | 5.12 | 148.2° | 6.01 |
| 12 | 38.8° | 5.47 | 155° | 6.78 |
| 14 | 38.1° | 5.6 | 163.7° | 7.37 |
| 16 | 37.8° | 5.66 | 175.4° | 7.89 |
| 20 | 37.6° | 5.81 | 170° | 8.85 |
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