VELERO VII
USA NORTH AMERICAN 40Sail number USA/USA15044
GPH
617.8
OSN
601.6
LOA
12.11 m
Displacement
7802 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.6701
Medium
0.8944
High
1.0215
Triple Offshore
Low
0.8592
Medium
1.091
High
1.208
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 12.11 m
- Beam
- 3.83 m
- Draft
- 2.1 m
- Displacement
- 7802 kg
- Crew weight
- 817 kg
- Wetted surface
- 30.43 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 36.56 m²
- Genoa
- 64.83 m²
- Spinnaker
- 130.79 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 121.45 m²
Design
- Type
- NORTH AMERICAN 40
- Builder
- MORGAN
- Designer
- Dick Carter
- Year built
- 1978
- Stability index
- 127.6
Velocity Prediction
| Wind Speed | 52° | 60° | 75° | 90° | 110° | 120° | 135° | 150° |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 5.43 | 5.72 | 5.96 | 5.88 | 5.66 | 5.51 | 5.03 | 4.31 |
| 8 | 6.41 | 6.66 | 6.82 | 6.81 | 6.81 | 6.67 | 6.16 | 5.36 |
| 10 | 6.93 | 7.09 | 7.21 | 7.24 | 7.35 | 7.28 | 7 | 6.33 |
| 12 | 7.16 | 7.31 | 7.46 | 7.51 | 7.7 | 7.66 | 7.43 | 7.04 |
| 14 | 7.26 | 7.44 | 7.65 | 7.75 | 8.03 | 8.04 | 7.79 | 7.43 |
| 16 | 7.32 | 7.51 | 7.8 | 7.97 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 8.18 | 7.77 |
| 20 | 7.37 | 7.58 | 7.97 | 8.33 | 8.63 | 8.95 | 8.91 | 8.49 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 42.4° | 3.6 | 145.1° | 3.73 |
| 8 | 41.8° | 4.28 | 150.5° | 4.64 |
| 10 | 41.1° | 4.79 | 150.5° | 5.48 |
| 12 | 39.4° | 5.04 | 157.4° | 6.21 |
| 14 | 38.8° | 5.18 | 170° | 6.79 |
| 16 | 38.2° | 5.26 | 177.2° | 7.24 |
| 20 | 37.8° | 5.3 | 178.1° | 7.9 |
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