Merlion
AUS Ben First 40.7Sail number AUS/H8118
GPH
584.1
OSN
566.9
LOA
11.924 m
Displacement
7016 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.708
Medium
0.9484
High
1.0825
Triple Offshore
Low
0.9068
Medium
1.1553
High
1.2831
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 11.924 m
- Beam
- 3.77 m
- Draft
- 2.41 m
- Displacement
- 7016 kg
- Crew weight
- 717 kg
- Wetted surface
- 31.52 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 48.98 m²
- Genoa
- 46.37 m²
- Spinnaker
- 121.91 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 0 m²
Design
- Type
- Ben First 40.7
- Year built
- 1997
- Stability index
- 122
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 | 5.82 | 6.1 | 6.28 | 6.16 | 5.97 | 5.82 | 5.25 | 4.42 |
| 8 | 6.8 | 7.01 | 7.14 | 7.08 | 7.13 | 7.01 | 6.49 | 5.59 |
| 10 | 7.32 | 7.48 | 7.6 | 7.59 | 7.75 | 7.69 | 7.35 | 6.61 |
| 12 | 7.56 | 7.73 | 7.89 | 7.93 | 8.15 | 8.14 | 7.87 | 7.37 |
| 14 | 7.67 | 7.87 | 8.12 | 8.22 | 8.49 | 8.56 | 8.31 | 7.85 |
| 16 | 7.74 | 7.95 | 8.27 | 8.47 | 8.71 | 8.95 | 8.77 | 8.27 |
| 20 | 7.81 | 8.04 | 8.44 | 8.85 | 9.08 | 9.52 | 9.76 | 9.16 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 42.3° | 3.86 | 141.5° | 3.83 |
| 8 | 40.2° | 4.66 | 147.8° | 4.84 |
| 10 | 38.4° | 5.16 | 151.4° | 5.73 |
| 12 | 37.2° | 5.4 | 156.8° | 6.48 |
| 14 | 37.2° | 5.52 | 166.4° | 7.08 |
| 16 | 37° | 5.6 | 177.2° | 7.6 |
| 20 | 37° | 5.64 | 177.2° | 8.41 |
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