Rainbow
NOR RAINBOW 42Sail number NOR/NOR7358
GPH
542.3
OSN
528.1
LOA
12.78 m
Displacement
5824 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.7424
Medium
1.0045
High
1.1625
Triple Offshore
Low
0.966
Medium
1.2456
High
1.4238
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 12.78 m
- Beam
- 3.75 m
- Draft
- 2.28 m
- Displacement
- 5824 kg
- Crew weight
- 884 kg
- Wetted surface
- 33.15 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 53.64 m²
- Genoa
- 51.17 m²
- Spinnaker
- 98.17 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 116.1 m²
Design
- Type
- RAINBOW 42
- Builder
- Farsø Glassfiber
- Designer
- Harter Franz
- Year built
- 1987
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 | 6.25 | 6.63 | 6.96 | 6.89 | 6.4 | 6.17 | 5.48 | 4.57 |
| 8 | 7.44 | 7.7 | 7.87 | 7.87 | 7.72 | 7.56 | 6.83 | 5.78 |
| 10 | 7.96 | 8.16 | 8.34 | 8.35 | 8.39 | 8.25 | 7.82 | 6.86 |
| 12 | 8.17 | 8.42 | 8.77 | 8.85 | 9.04 | 8.88 | 8.38 | 7.68 |
| 14 | 8.3 | 8.6 | 9.13 | 9.39 | 9.7 | 9.63 | 9 | 8.23 |
| 16 | 8.39 | 8.72 | 9.35 | 9.88 | 10.17 | 10.47 | 9.74 | 8.76 |
| 20 | 8.53 | 8.88 | 9.62 | 10.48 | 11.07 | 11.78 | 11.64 | 10.12 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 42.8° | 4.09 | 142° | 3.96 |
| 8 | 41.6° | 4.98 | 145° | 5 |
| 10 | 39.4° | 5.58 | 147.5° | 5.94 |
| 12 | 37.5° | 5.84 | 154° | 6.69 |
| 14 | 37.1° | 5.99 | 163° | 7.35 |
| 16 | 36.8° | 6.07 | 180° | 7.96 |
| 20 | 36° | 6.21 | 180° | 8.97 |
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