BLUNDERBUSS
AUS FIRST 40Sail number AUS/B4000
GPH
581.5
OSN
562.9
LOA
12.24 m
Displacement
8202 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.6907
Medium
0.9523
High
1.1082
Triple Offshore
Low
0.893
Medium
1.1685
High
1.3183
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 12.24 m
- Beam
- 3.9 m
- Draft
- 2.5 m
- Displacement
- 8202 kg
- Crew weight
- 805 kg
- Wetted surface
- 35.04 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 53.79 m²
- Genoa
- 38.05 m²
- Spinnaker
- 141.07 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 128.51 m²
Design
- Type
- FIRST 40
- Builder
- BENETEAU
- Designer
- FARR
- Year built
- 2008
- Stability index
- 134.2
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 | 5.44 | 5.77 | 6.03 | 6.11 | 6.16 | 5.99 | 5.41 | 4.57 |
| 8 | 6.51 | 6.84 | 7.08 | 7.31 | 7.4 | 7.26 | 6.68 | 5.74 |
| 10 | 7.28 | 7.49 | 7.65 | 7.87 | 8 | 7.92 | 7.59 | 6.8 |
| 12 | 7.65 | 7.83 | 7.97 | 8.11 | 8.42 | 8.37 | 8.08 | 7.59 |
| 14 | 7.83 | 8.02 | 8.23 | 8.3 | 8.8 | 8.86 | 8.53 | 8.06 |
| 16 | 7.92 | 8.13 | 8.45 | 8.6 | 9.07 | 9.36 | 9.05 | 8.48 |
| 20 | 7.99 | 8.23 | 8.71 | 9.17 | 9.55 | 10.08 | 10.25 | 9.47 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 43° | 3.55 | 142.6° | 3.96 |
| 8 | 41.2° | 4.34 | 147.5° | 4.97 |
| 10 | 40.6° | 4.98 | 149.8° | 5.89 |
| 12 | 38.8° | 5.41 | 156.1° | 6.67 |
| 14 | 37.6° | 5.61 | 165.8° | 7.28 |
| 16 | 37.6° | 5.7 | 177.2° | 7.8 |
| 20 | 37° | 5.83 | 177.2° | 8.6 |
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