FIREBALL
FRA FIRST 40.7 Dist DKSail number FRA/GBR9949T
GPH
591.8
OSN
573.3
LOA
11.924 m
Displacement
6970 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.6867
Medium
0.9372
High
1.0802
Triple Offshore
Low
0.8835
Medium
1.1455
High
1.284
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 11.924 m
- Beam
- 3.77 m
- Draft
- 2.41 m
- Displacement
- 6970 kg
- Crew weight
- 717 kg
- Wetted surface
- 31.21 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 49.49 m²
- Genoa
- 33.57 m²
- Spinnaker
- 131.87 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 0 m²
Design
- Type
- FIRST 40.7 Dist DK
- Builder
- BENETEAU SA
- Designer
- FARR Bruce
- Year built
- 1997
- Stability index
- 128.8
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 | 5.49 | 5.77 | 5.96 | 5.91 | 6.03 | 5.88 | 5.31 | 4.44 |
| 8 | 6.5 | 6.75 | 6.92 | 7.02 | 7.19 | 7.07 | 6.56 | 5.56 |
| 10 | 7.14 | 7.32 | 7.46 | 7.59 | 7.8 | 7.74 | 7.4 | 6.62 |
| 12 | 7.48 | 7.65 | 7.8 | 7.83 | 8.22 | 8.21 | 7.92 | 7.42 |
| 14 | 7.65 | 7.84 | 8.06 | 8.12 | 8.55 | 8.64 | 8.38 | 7.91 |
| 16 | 7.74 | 7.96 | 8.27 | 8.4 | 8.77 | 9.04 | 8.85 | 8.33 |
| 20 | 7.82 | 8.08 | 8.5 | 8.85 | 9.17 | 9.64 | 9.93 | 9.25 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 42.4° | 3.62 | 139.4° | 3.85 |
| 8 | 40.6° | 4.41 | 147.8° | 4.81 |
| 10 | 39° | 4.98 | 149.2° | 5.74 |
| 12 | 37.8° | 5.32 | 157° | 6.53 |
| 14 | 37.2° | 5.47 | 166.4° | 7.12 |
| 16 | 37.2° | 5.55 | 176.3° | 7.64 |
| 20 | 37.6° | 5.61 | 177.2° | 8.46 |
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