ALPHA 32
GER ALPHA 32Sail number GER/GER8491
GPH
716.7
OSN
697
LOA
9.603 m
Displacement
4148 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.5839
Medium
0.772
High
0.8675
Triple Offshore
Low
0.7447
Medium
0.9399
High
1.0281
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 9.603 m
- Beam
- 2.99 m
- Draft
- 1.53 m
- Displacement
- 4148 kg
- Crew weight
- 408 kg
- Wetted surface
- 19.24 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 22.07 m²
- Genoa
- 31.68 m²
- Spinnaker
- 70.22 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 0 m²
Design
- Type
- ALPHA 32
- Builder
- ESSLINGER+ABT
- Designer
- V D STADT
- Year built
- 1972
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 | 4.68 | 4.92 | 5.06 | 4.97 | 5 | 4.88 | 4.46 | 3.82 |
| 8 | 5.44 | 5.64 | 5.78 | 5.75 | 5.91 | 5.83 | 5.42 | 4.8 |
| 10 | 5.88 | 6.05 | 6.18 | 6.21 | 6.4 | 6.36 | 6.12 | 5.62 |
| 12 | 6.11 | 6.26 | 6.42 | 6.47 | 6.69 | 6.69 | 6.52 | 6.19 |
| 14 | 6.2 | 6.37 | 6.57 | 6.66 | 6.89 | 6.96 | 6.83 | 6.54 |
| 16 | 6.25 | 6.42 | 6.67 | 6.82 | 7.05 | 7.19 | 7.12 | 6.83 |
| 20 | 6.27 | 6.47 | 6.77 | 7.03 | 7.29 | 7.59 | 7.72 | 7.39 |
| 24 | 6.23 | 6.47 | 6.82 | 7.16 | 7.33 | 7.86 | 8.35 | 8.03 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 43.6° | 3.07 | 146.7° | 3.31 |
| 8 | 42° | 3.66 | 150.9° | 4.16 |
| 10 | 40.6° | 4.05 | 153.9° | 4.89 |
| 12 | 40.5° | 4.24 | 161.4° | 5.51 |
| 14 | 40.1° | 4.32 | 174.9° | 6.03 |
| 16 | 40.1° | 4.36 | 178.6° | 6.41 |
| 20 | 40.8° | 4.34 | 179° | 6.96 |
| 24 | 42° | 4.24 | 178.6° | 7.49 |
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