VELERO VII
USA NORTH AMERICAN 40Sail number USA/USA15044
GPH
616.7
OSN
601.6
LOA
12.11 m
Displacement
7802 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.6727
Medium
0.8937
High
1.0178
Triple Offshore
Low
0.8633
Medium
1.0918
High
1.2076
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
- 30.2 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
Velocity Prediction
| Wind Speed | 52° | 60° | 75° | 90° | 110° | 120° | 135° | 150° |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 5.47 | 5.77 | 6.02 | 5.96 | 5.68 | 5.52 | 5.05 | 4.32 |
| 8 | 6.44 | 6.69 | 6.86 | 6.86 | 6.81 | 6.68 | 6.18 | 5.37 |
| 10 | 6.94 | 7.1 | 7.23 | 7.26 | 7.34 | 7.28 | 7.01 | 6.33 |
| 12 | 7.15 | 7.32 | 7.47 | 7.52 | 7.69 | 7.66 | 7.44 | 7.03 |
| 14 | 7.25 | 7.43 | 7.66 | 7.76 | 8.01 | 8.03 | 7.8 | 7.42 |
| 16 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.81 | 7.98 | 8.28 | 8.38 | 8.18 | 7.76 |
| 20 | 7.34 | 7.56 | 7.95 | 8.33 | 8.6 | 8.91 | 8.91 | 8.47 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 42° | 3.63 | 146° | 3.74 |
| 8 | 41.6° | 4.3 | 150° | 4.65 |
| 10 | 40.9° | 4.79 | 150° | 5.48 |
| 12 | 39.6° | 5.04 | 157° | 6.19 |
| 14 | 39° | 5.16 | 180° | 6.8 |
| 16 | 38.2° | 5.23 | 180° | 7.26 |
| 20 | 38.2° | 5.24 | 180° | 7.91 |
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