SOCIABLE
USA BENETEAU FIRST 40.Sail number USA/USA60102
GPH
588.5
OSN
572.1
LOA
11.924 m
Displacement
6800 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.6902
Medium
0.9362
High
1.0773
Triple Offshore
Low
0.8928
Medium
1.1499
High
1.2871
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 11.924 m
- Beam
- 3.77 m
- Draft
- 2.4 m
- Displacement
- 6800 kg
- Crew weight
- 730 kg
- Wetted surface
- 31.03 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 49.19 m²
- Genoa
- 54.02 m²
- Spinnaker
- 102.07 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 92.94 m²
Design
- Type
- BENETEAU FIRST 40.
- Builder
- BENETEAU
- Designer
- BRUCE FARR
- Year built
- 1997
- Stability index
- 130.7
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 | 5.73 | 6.06 | 6.33 | 6.27 | 5.88 | 5.69 | 5.11 | 4.29 |
| 8 | 6.81 | 7.07 | 7.25 | 7.24 | 7.11 | 6.93 | 6.31 | 5.43 |
| 10 | 7.37 | 7.54 | 7.68 | 7.7 | 7.74 | 7.63 | 7.24 | 6.44 |
| 12 | 7.59 | 7.78 | 7.97 | 8.04 | 8.18 | 8.08 | 7.76 | 7.27 |
| 14 | 7.69 | 7.89 | 8.2 | 8.36 | 8.63 | 8.56 | 8.19 | 7.75 |
| 16 | 7.74 | 7.96 | 8.34 | 8.66 | 9.02 | 9.05 | 8.66 | 8.15 |
| 20 | 7.8 | 8.03 | 8.5 | 9.05 | 9.52 | 10.03 | 9.72 | 9.06 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 42.9° | 3.77 | 144.2° | 3.72 |
| 8 | 41.7° | 4.56 | 148.4° | 4.7 |
| 10 | 40° | 5.13 | 151.1° | 5.59 |
| 12 | 38.4° | 5.38 | 155.9° | 6.37 |
| 14 | 38.2° | 5.51 | 166.4° | 7.01 |
| 16 | 37.8° | 5.58 | 177.2° | 7.54 |
| 20 | 37.6° | 5.65 | 178.1° | 8.33 |
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