Merlion
AUS Ben First 40.7Sail number AUS/H8118
GPH
585.6
OSN
568.3
LOA
11.924 m
Displacement
7016 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.7067
Medium
0.9474
High
1.0772
Triple Offshore
Low
0.9052
Medium
1.1526
High
1.2761
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
- 31.65 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
- -1
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° |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4.36 | 4.63 | 4.82 | 4.67 | 4.38 | 4.24 | 3.71 | 3.06 |
| 6 | 5.82 | 6.09 | 6.27 | 6.15 | 5.98 | 5.82 | 5.21 | 4.39 |
| 8 | 6.79 | 7 | 7.13 | 7.08 | 7.13 | 6.99 | 6.46 | 5.6 |
| 10 | 7.3 | 7.47 | 7.59 | 7.59 | 7.73 | 7.66 | 7.33 | 6.63 |
| 12 | 7.52 | 7.7 | 7.88 | 7.92 | 8.12 | 8.11 | 7.86 | 7.39 |
| 14 | 7.62 | 7.81 | 8.08 | 8.21 | 8.4 | 8.52 | 8.31 | 7.87 |
| 16 | 7.68 | 7.88 | 8.19 | 8.44 | 8.61 | 8.89 | 8.76 | 8.29 |
| 20 | 7.75 | 7.98 | 8.37 | 8.75 | 8.97 | 9.39 | 9.75 | 9.2 |
| 24 | 7.76 | 7.99 | 8.46 | 8.96 | 9.31 | 9.84 | 11.14 | 10.41 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 42.3° | 2.82 | 144.2° | 2.65 |
| 6 | 42.3° | 3.86 | 144.2° | 3.81 |
| 8 | 40.3° | 4.65 | 148.5° | 4.85 |
| 10 | 38.5° | 5.15 | 151.8° | 5.75 |
| 12 | 37.4° | 5.37 | 157.8° | 6.51 |
| 14 | 37° | 5.48 | 165.1° | 7.12 |
| 16 | 37.1° | 5.54 | 170.9° | 7.59 |
| 20 | 37.2° | 5.6 | 174.9° | 8.38 |
| 24 | 38.2° | 5.54 | 166.2° | 9.23 |
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