STARGAZER
USA FIRST 38 S5Sail number USA/USA3839
GPH
644
OSN
626.3
LOA
11.293 m
Displacement
6680 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.6246
Medium
0.8505
High
0.9788
Triple Offshore
Low
0.8099
Medium
1.054
High
1.1766
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 11.293 m
- Beam
- 3.73 m
- Draft
- 1.89 m
- Displacement
- 6680 kg
- Crew weight
- 653 kg
- Wetted surface
- 28.74 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 37.35 m²
- Genoa
- 40.53 m²
- Spinnaker
- 90.15 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 91.47 m²
Design
- Type
- FIRST 38 S5
- Builder
- BENETEAU
- Designer
- JEAN BERRET
- Year built
- 1989
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 | 5.06 | 5.38 | 5.64 | 5.58 | 5.5 | 5.33 | 4.81 | 4.07 |
| 8 | 5.99 | 6.33 | 6.59 | 6.59 | 6.66 | 6.48 | 5.91 | 5.13 |
| 10 | 6.67 | 6.91 | 7.09 | 7.18 | 7.28 | 7.18 | 6.82 | 6.06 |
| 12 | 6.99 | 7.19 | 7.36 | 7.49 | 7.63 | 7.57 | 7.32 | 6.85 |
| 14 | 7.12 | 7.33 | 7.56 | 7.66 | 7.96 | 7.92 | 7.67 | 7.31 |
| 16 | 7.18 | 7.4 | 7.71 | 7.88 | 8.27 | 8.3 | 8.04 | 7.64 |
| 20 | 7.2 | 7.44 | 7.85 | 8.26 | 8.63 | 8.97 | 8.83 | 8.35 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 43.5° | 3.28 | 146° | 3.52 |
| 8 | 42.8° | 3.94 | 150° | 4.45 |
| 10 | 42° | 4.46 | 151° | 5.26 |
| 12 | 41.4° | 4.78 | 156° | 6 |
| 14 | 40.7° | 4.91 | 174° | 6.63 |
| 16 | 40.5° | 4.97 | 180° | 7.16 |
| 20 | 40.9° | 4.93 | 180° | 7.81 |
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