CHIPIRON
GER FIRST CLASS 8Sail number GER/GER7549
GPH
669.6
OSN
650.5
LOA
8.365 m
Displacement
1480 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.6998
Medium
0.9339
High
1.0554
Triple Offshore
Low
0.895
Medium
1.1288
High
1.2668
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 8.365 m
- Beam
- 2.5 m
- Draft
- 1.83 m
- Displacement
- 1480 kg
- Crew weight
- 350 kg
- Wetted surface
- 13.4 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 21.46 m²
- Genoa
- 18.14 m²
- Spinnaker
- 42.45 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 0 m²
Design
- Type
- FIRST CLASS 8
- Builder
- BENETEAU
- Designer
- FINOT/FAROUX
- Year built
- 1984
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 | 5.14 | 5.37 | 5.52 | 5.43 | 5.31 | 5.13 | 4.6 | 3.82 |
| 8 | 5.94 | 6.07 | 6.15 | 6.16 | 6.17 | 6.05 | 5.6 | 4.83 |
| 10 | 6.28 | 6.4 | 6.51 | 6.58 | 6.65 | 6.53 | 6.25 | 5.7 |
| 12 | 6.44 | 6.62 | 6.84 | 6.88 | 7.17 | 7.04 | 6.68 | 6.29 |
| 14 | 6.51 | 6.73 | 7.09 | 7.23 | 7.66 | 7.59 | 7.16 | 6.69 |
| 16 | 6.55 | 6.79 | 7.22 | 7.56 | 7.99 | 8.22 | 7.7 | 7.14 |
| 20 | 6.62 | 6.86 | 7.33 | 7.92 | 8.62 | 9.35 | 9.28 | 8.19 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 40.9° | 3.46 | 146.5° | 3.31 |
| 8 | 39.5° | 4.15 | 150.7° | 4.18 |
| 10 | 36.8° | 4.59 | 152.7° | 4.96 |
| 12 | 35.5° | 4.74 | 168.1° | 5.65 |
| 14 | 35.1° | 4.8 | 180° | 6.19 |
| 16 | 35.2° | 4.82 | 180° | 6.58 |
| 20 | 35.6° | 4.83 | 180° | 7.42 |
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