STARS & STRIPES
USA NM 40Sail number USA/USA5002
GPH
593.4
OSN
579.5
LOA
12.701 m
Displacement
6509 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.7162
Medium
0.9275
High
1.0427
Triple Offshore
Low
0.9143
Medium
1.127
High
1.23
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 12.701 m
- Beam
- 3.9 m
- Draft
- 2.29 m
- Displacement
- 6509 kg
- Crew weight
- 735 kg
- Wetted surface
- 29.71 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 43.53 m²
- Genoa
- 60.46 m²
- Spinnaker
- 128.71 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 0 m²
Design
- Type
- NM 40
- Builder
- Cookson
- Designer
- Nelson Marek
- Year built
- 1984
- Stability index
- 108.9
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 | 6.01 | 6.27 | 6.45 | 6.33 | 5.9 | 5.77 | 5.23 | 4.42 |
| 8 | 6.81 | 7 | 7.13 | 7.09 | 6.98 | 6.89 | 6.42 | 5.56 |
| 10 | 7.14 | 7.32 | 7.48 | 7.5 | 7.52 | 7.5 | 7.21 | 6.54 |
| 12 | 7.28 | 7.46 | 7.68 | 7.77 | 7.85 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.24 |
| 14 | 7.36 | 7.55 | 7.8 | 7.99 | 8.08 | 8.23 | 8.1 | 7.69 |
| 16 | 7.41 | 7.6 | 7.89 | 8.14 | 8.26 | 8.51 | 8.49 | 8.08 |
| 20 | 7.46 | 7.67 | 8 | 8.34 | 8.56 | 8.92 | 9.33 | 8.88 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 41.8° | 4.01 | 141.5° | 3.82 |
| 8 | 39.4° | 4.71 | 148.7° | 4.81 |
| 10 | 38.2° | 5.04 | 152° | 5.68 |
| 12 | 37.5° | 5.2 | 158.2° | 6.39 |
| 14 | 37.2° | 5.28 | 170° | 6.97 |
| 16 | 37.2° | 5.33 | 177.2° | 7.45 |
| 20 | 37.8° | 5.35 | 178.1° | 8.2 |
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