Beaufort 8.3
NED Beaufort 8.3Sail number NED/NED8393
GPH
702.6
OSN
687.1
LOA
8.3 m
Displacement
1545 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.6464
Medium
0.8553
High
0.9421
Triple Offshore
Low
0.8482
Medium
1.0832
High
1.1879
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 8.3 m
- Beam
- 2.18 m
- Draft
- 1.15 m
- Displacement
- 1545 kg
- Crew weight
- 320 kg
- Wetted surface
- 14.4 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 21.33 m²
- Genoa
- 11.71 m²
- Spinnaker
- 0 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 45.32 m²
Design
- Type
- Beaufort 8.3
- Builder
- beaufort
- Designer
- bosgraaf
- Year built
- 2011
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 | 4.52 | 4.88 | 5.18 | 5.33 | 5.42 | 5.23 | 4.65 | 3.92 |
| 8 | 5.45 | 5.82 | 6.13 | 6.32 | 6.47 | 6.36 | 5.85 | 5 |
| 10 | 6.02 | 6.33 | 6.58 | 6.64 | 6.96 | 6.91 | 6.6 | 5.95 |
| 12 | 6.15 | 6.47 | 6.82 | 6.97 | 7.36 | 7.48 | 7.1 | 6.53 |
| 14 | 6.17 | 6.52 | 6.93 | 7.3 | 7.65 | 8.05 | 7.72 | 6.9 |
| 16 | 6.26 | 6.55 | 6.98 | 7.55 | 7.94 | 8.44 | 8.46 | 7.37 |
| 20 | 6.15 | 6.57 | 7.11 | 7.7 | 8.49 | 9.21 | 10.35 | 8.87 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 46.7° | 2.86 | 144.3° | 3.39 |
| 8 | 44.3° | 3.52 | 146.8° | 4.33 |
| 10 | 43.9° | 3.91 | 148.2° | 5.15 |
| 12 | 44.4° | 4 | 150.5° | 5.66 |
| 14 | 44.9° | 3.99 | 174.9° | 6.13 |
| 16 | 45° | 4.06 | 177.6° | 6.62 |
| 20 | 48° | 3.87 | 141.2° | 7.68 |
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