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SLO Elan ExpressSail number SLO/SLO116
GPH
727.7
OSN
704.6
LOA
7.78 m
Displacement
1975 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.561
Medium
0.7662
High
0.8772
Triple Offshore
Low
0.7227
Medium
0.9302
High
1.0366
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 7.78 m
- Beam
- 2.49 m
- Draft
- 1.45 m
- Displacement
- 1975 kg
- Crew weight
- 388 kg
- Wetted surface
- 14.29 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 19.62 m²
- Genoa
- 14.74 m²
- Spinnaker
- 42.14 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 0 m²
Design
- Type
- Elan Express
- Builder
- Albin
- Designer
- Norlin
- Year built
- 1981
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 | 4.49 | 4.72 | 4.87 | 4.96 | 4.99 | 4.83 | 4.33 | 3.61 |
| 8 | 5.32 | 5.52 | 5.65 | 5.81 | 5.87 | 5.75 | 5.26 | 4.61 |
| 10 | 5.77 | 5.92 | 6.04 | 6.22 | 6.32 | 6.24 | 5.97 | 5.45 |
| 12 | 6.01 | 6.15 | 6.28 | 6.47 | 6.65 | 6.6 | 6.35 | 6.03 |
| 14 | 6.15 | 6.3 | 6.48 | 6.61 | 6.96 | 6.93 | 6.7 | 6.38 |
| 16 | 6.21 | 6.39 | 6.64 | 6.75 | 7.23 | 7.27 | 7.05 | 6.71 |
| 20 | 6.27 | 6.47 | 6.81 | 7.1 | 7.59 | 8 | 7.95 | 7.4 |
| 24 | 6.26 | 6.48 | 6.89 | 7.3 | 7.89 | 8.61 | 9.75 | 8.51 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 43.4° | 2.95 | 146° | 3.13 |
| 8 | 41.5° | 3.58 | 150.9° | 4 |
| 10 | 39.7° | 4.03 | 153.7° | 4.74 |
| 12 | 37.9° | 4.31 | 163.5° | 5.41 |
| 14 | 37.4° | 4.42 | 177.2° | 5.92 |
| 16 | 37.1° | 4.48 | 179° | 6.28 |
| 20 | 38° | 4.49 | 179° | 6.9 |
| 24 | 39.8° | 4.39 | 177.5° | 7.58 |
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