BICHE
FRA A-40 modSail number FRA/FRA9481
GPH
572.7
OSN
555.5
LOA
11.99 m
Displacement
6135 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.7941
Medium
1.0795
High
1.225
Triple Offshore
Low
1.0256
Medium
1.3341
High
1.4939
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 11.99 m
- Beam
- 3.76 m
- Draft
- 2.38 m
- Displacement
- 6135 kg
- Crew weight
- 853 kg
- Wetted surface
- 31.79 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 45.77 m²
- Genoa
- 36.74 m²
- Spinnaker
- 0 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 139 m²
Design
- Type
- A-40 mod
- Builder
- ARCHAMBAULT
- Designer
- NIVELT Bernard
- Year built
- 2003
Velocity Prediction
| Wind Speed | 52° | 60° | 75° | 90° | 110° | 120° | 135° | 150° |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 5.58 | 5.89 | 6.13 | 6.15 | 6.24 | 6.09 | 5.46 | 4.6 |
| 8 | 6.73 | 7.03 | 7.25 | 7.43 | 7.55 | 7.42 | 6.8 | 5.79 |
| 10 | 7.46 | 7.66 | 7.81 | 7.9 | 8.16 | 8.08 | 7.73 | 6.87 |
| 12 | 7.74 | 7.94 | 8.15 | 8.18 | 8.61 | 8.64 | 8.25 | 7.66 |
| 14 | 7.85 | 8.07 | 8.41 | 8.56 | 8.94 | 9.24 | 8.83 | 8.07 |
| 16 | 7.9 | 8.14 | 8.58 | 8.93 | 9.26 | 9.7 | 9.53 | 8.45 |
| 20 | 8.04 | 8.27 | 8.74 | 9.44 | 9.89 | 10.49 | 11.25 | 9.69 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 42.5° | 3.67 | 143.4° | 3.98 |
| 8 | 41° | 4.5 | 146.5° | 5.02 |
| 10 | 39.9° | 5.15 | 148° | 5.95 |
| 12 | 38.3° | 5.47 | 150.7° | 6.64 |
| 14 | 37.6° | 5.6 | 151.6° | 7.01 |
| 16 | 37.4° | 5.65 | 175.4° | 7.47 |
| 20 | 37° | 5.81 | 143.1° | 8.39 |
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