WIRED
USA BENETEAU FIRST 40.Sail number USA/USA40742
GPH
586
OSN
570.4
LOA
11.924 m
Displacement
6800 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.6956
Medium
0.9386
High
1.0774
Triple Offshore
Low
0.8991
Medium
1.153
High
1.2895
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 11.924 m
- Beam
- 3.77 m
- Draft
- 2.4 m
- Displacement
- 6800 kg
- Crew weight
- 731 kg
- Wetted surface
- 31.08 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 49.15 m²
- Genoa
- 53.33 m²
- Spinnaker
- 103.38 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 93.73 m²
Design
- Type
- BENETEAU FIRST 40.
- Builder
- BENETEAU
- Designer
- BRUCE FARR
- Year built
- 1997
Velocity Prediction
| Wind Speed | 52° | 60° | 75° | 90° | 110° | 120° | 135° | 150° |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 5.78 | 6.11 | 6.39 | 6.32 | 5.91 | 5.71 | 5.15 | 4.34 |
| 8 | 6.85 | 7.11 | 7.29 | 7.27 | 7.12 | 6.94 | 6.35 | 5.46 |
| 10 | 7.41 | 7.58 | 7.72 | 7.72 | 7.74 | 7.64 | 7.26 | 6.46 |
| 12 | 7.62 | 7.81 | 8.01 | 8.04 | 8.17 | 8.09 | 7.77 | 7.27 |
| 14 | 7.72 | 7.92 | 8.24 | 8.37 | 8.61 | 8.56 | 8.2 | 7.75 |
| 16 | 7.77 | 7.99 | 8.38 | 8.66 | 8.99 | 9.05 | 8.67 | 8.14 |
| 20 | 7.8 | 8.05 | 8.52 | 9.05 | 9.46 | 9.91 | 9.72 | 9.03 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 42.4° | 3.8 | 144.5° | 3.76 |
| 8 | 41.2° | 4.59 | 149° | 4.73 |
| 10 | 39.8° | 5.15 | 151° | 5.6 |
| 12 | 39° | 5.4 | 156° | 6.36 |
| 14 | 38.2° | 5.52 | 171° | 7.01 |
| 16 | 37.9° | 5.58 | 180° | 7.56 |
| 20 | 37.9° | 5.62 | 180° | 8.34 |
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