COMFORTABLY NUMB
USA FIRST 42 SD TMSail number USA/USA25434
GPH
615.8
OSN
600.7
LOA
12.8 m
Displacement
8876 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.6669
Medium
0.8841
High
0.9917
Triple Offshore
Low
0.8618
Medium
1.097
High
1.2038
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 12.8 m
- Beam
- 3.98 m
- Draft
- 1.82 m
- Displacement
- 8876 kg
- Crew weight
- 981 kg
- Wetted surface
- 34.58 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 41.11 m²
- Genoa
- 64 m²
- Spinnaker
- 0 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 126.94 m²
Design
- Type
- FIRST 42 SD TM
- Builder
- BENETEAU
- Designer
- FRERS
- Year built
- 1981
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 | 5.52 | 5.86 | 6.09 | 5.96 | 5.72 | 5.56 | 5 | 4.23 |
| 8 | 6.49 | 6.77 | 6.94 | 6.9 | 6.89 | 6.74 | 6.21 | 5.37 |
| 10 | 7.02 | 7.23 | 7.38 | 7.4 | 7.51 | 7.44 | 7.09 | 6.32 |
| 12 | 7.26 | 7.46 | 7.64 | 7.71 | 7.89 | 7.86 | 7.6 | 7 |
| 14 | 7.36 | 7.57 | 7.82 | 7.94 | 8.19 | 8.21 | 7.98 | 7.41 |
| 16 | 7.41 | 7.63 | 7.93 | 8.13 | 8.44 | 8.54 | 8.34 | 7.7 |
| 20 | 7.47 | 7.71 | 8.08 | 8.41 | 8.78 | 9.12 | 9.06 | 8.21 |
| 24 | 7.43 | 7.71 | 8.16 | 8.57 | 9.02 | 9.52 | 9.85 | 8.75 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 44.7° | 3.57 | 143.8° | 3.67 |
| 8 | 43.1° | 4.3 | 147.3° | 4.65 |
| 10 | 41.5° | 4.79 | 147.6° | 5.48 |
| 12 | 40.6° | 5.01 | 148.6° | 6.06 |
| 14 | 40.1° | 5.12 | 150° | 6.41 |
| 16 | 39.9° | 5.17 | 171.8° | 6.88 |
| 20 | 39.9° | 5.19 | 176.5° | 7.64 |
| 24 | 40.9° | 5.1 | 174.9° | 8.18 |
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