Merlion
AUS First 40.7Sail number AUS/H8118
GPH
589.1
OSN
571.8
LOA
11.924 m
Displacement
7017 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.6928
Medium
0.9395
High
1.0783
Triple Offshore
Low
0.8918
Medium
1.1494
High
1.2808
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 11.924 m
- Beam
- 3.77 m
- Draft
- 2.41 m
- Displacement
- 7017 kg
- Crew weight
- 742 kg
- Wetted surface
- 31.32 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 48.98 m²
- Genoa
- 46.37 m²
- Spinnaker
- 121.91 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 0 m²
Design
- Type
- First 40.7
- Builder
- Beneteau
- Year built
- 1997
- Stability index
- 122.1
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 | 5.6 | 5.91 | 6.15 | 6.08 | 5.94 | 5.79 | 5.25 | 4.43 |
| 8 | 6.67 | 6.94 | 7.12 | 7.1 | 7.17 | 7.04 | 6.47 | 5.57 |
| 10 | 7.29 | 7.47 | 7.59 | 7.61 | 7.78 | 7.7 | 7.38 | 6.6 |
| 12 | 7.54 | 7.71 | 7.88 | 7.94 | 8.18 | 8.15 | 7.86 | 7.39 |
| 14 | 7.64 | 7.83 | 8.11 | 8.24 | 8.47 | 8.61 | 8.31 | 7.85 |
| 16 | 7.69 | 7.89 | 8.25 | 8.52 | 8.7 | 9.02 | 8.8 | 8.26 |
| 20 | 7.76 | 7.95 | 8.39 | 8.92 | 9.11 | 9.54 | 9.9 | 9.2 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 42.4° | 3.69 | 141.7° | 3.84 |
| 8 | 41.2° | 4.47 | 148.4° | 4.82 |
| 10 | 40° | 5.06 | 150.2° | 5.72 |
| 12 | 38.4° | 5.34 | 156.5° | 6.5 |
| 14 | 38.2° | 5.47 | 166.4° | 7.1 |
| 16 | 37.8° | 5.54 | 177.2° | 7.61 |
| 20 | 37.2° | 5.63 | 177.2° | 8.4 |
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