FIREBALL
FRA FIRST 40.7 Dist DKSail number FRA/GBR9949T
GPH
595.4
OSN
577
LOA
11.924 m
Displacement
6970 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.6747
Medium
0.9301
High
1.0793
Triple Offshore
Low
0.8724
Medium
1.1411
High
1.2848
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 11.924 m
- Beam
- 3.77 m
- Draft
- 2.41 m
- Displacement
- 6970 kg
- Crew weight
- 738 kg
- Wetted surface
- 31.24 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 49.49 m²
- Genoa
- 33.57 m²
- Spinnaker
- 131.87 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 0 m²
Design
- Type
- FIRST 40.7 Dist DK
- Builder
- BENETEAU SA
- Designer
- FARR Bruce
- Year built
- 1997
- Stability index
- 128.7
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 | 5.33 | 5.64 | 5.88 | 5.9 | 6.01 | 5.87 | 5.32 | 4.46 |
| 8 | 6.36 | 6.67 | 6.91 | 7.1 | 7.23 | 7.11 | 6.57 | 5.55 |
| 10 | 7.1 | 7.31 | 7.46 | 7.65 | 7.82 | 7.75 | 7.44 | 6.64 |
| 12 | 7.47 | 7.64 | 7.78 | 7.85 | 8.24 | 8.22 | 7.92 | 7.45 |
| 14 | 7.63 | 7.83 | 8.04 | 8.12 | 8.55 | 8.7 | 8.39 | 7.9 |
| 16 | 7.71 | 7.93 | 8.26 | 8.43 | 8.79 | 9.13 | 8.9 | 8.33 |
| 20 | 7.77 | 8.01 | 8.5 | 8.96 | 9.21 | 9.67 | 10.08 | 9.3 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 43° | 3.5 | 139.8° | 3.86 |
| 8 | 41.2° | 4.25 | 148.7° | 4.81 |
| 10 | 40.6° | 4.86 | 148.4° | 5.75 |
| 12 | 38.8° | 5.27 | 156.8° | 6.56 |
| 14 | 38.2° | 5.44 | 166.4° | 7.15 |
| 16 | 38.1° | 5.52 | 177.2° | 7.65 |
| 20 | 37.6° | 5.63 | 177.2° | 8.46 |
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