DARK STAR
USA RIPTIDE 44Sail number USA/USA9700
GPH
495.6
OSN
480.6
LOA
13.41 m
Displacement
5390 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.8334
Medium
1.1079
High
1.2921
Triple Offshore
Low
1.0672
Medium
1.3566
High
1.5526
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 13.41 m
- Beam
- 3.92 m
- Draft
- 2.93 m
- Displacement
- 5390 kg
- Crew weight
- 600 kg
- Wetted surface
- 34.78 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 65.14 m²
- Genoa
- 42.56 m²
- Spinnaker
- 0 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 182.55 m²
Design
- Type
- RIPTIDE 44
- Builder
- Franklin
- Designer
- Bieker
- Year built
- 2002
- Stability index
- 117.6
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 | 6.83 | 7.18 | 7.4 | 7.27 | 7.08 | 6.9 | 6.22 | 5.21 |
| 8 | 7.91 | 8.14 | 8.32 | 8.26 | 8.31 | 8.25 | 7.8 | 6.64 |
| 10 | 8.41 | 8.64 | 8.83 | 8.87 | 9.06 | 9.07 | 8.75 | 7.82 |
| 12 | 8.64 | 8.92 | 9.28 | 9.38 | 9.59 | 9.83 | 9.65 | 8.72 |
| 14 | 8.8 | 9.12 | 9.58 | 9.89 | 10.05 | 10.5 | 10.64 | 9.55 |
| 16 | 8.93 | 9.26 | 9.81 | 10.32 | 10.5 | 11.1 | 11.66 | 10.54 |
| 20 | 9.08 | 9.46 | 10.13 | 10.94 | 11.53 | 12.29 | 13.78 | 13 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 42° | 4.53 | 142.1° | 4.51 |
| 8 | 39.6° | 5.46 | 144.7° | 5.75 |
| 10 | 36.9° | 6.02 | 148.2° | 6.77 |
| 12 | 35.8° | 6.27 | 151.8° | 7.57 |
| 14 | 35.2° | 6.41 | 149.6° | 8.27 |
| 16 | 35° | 6.51 | 147.3° | 9.12 |
| 20 | 35° | 6.61 | 146.7° | 11.25 |
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