SOCIABLE
USA BENETEAU FIRST 40.Sail number USA/USA60102
GPH
586.9
OSN
571.4
LOA
11.924 m
Displacement
6800 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.695
Medium
0.9368
High
1.0751
Triple Offshore
Low
0.8984
Medium
1.1509
High
1.2868
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
- 49.19 m²
- Genoa
- 54.02 m²
- Spinnaker
- 102.07 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 92.94 m²
Design
- Type
- BENETEAU FIRST 40.
- Builder
- BENETEAU
- Designer
- BRUCE FARR
- Year built
- 1997
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 | 5.77 | 6.1 | 6.38 | 6.34 | 5.9 | 5.71 | 5.14 | 4.33 |
| 8 | 6.84 | 7.1 | 7.27 | 7.28 | 7.12 | 6.94 | 6.34 | 5.45 |
| 10 | 7.38 | 7.56 | 7.69 | 7.72 | 7.73 | 7.64 | 7.26 | 6.45 |
| 12 | 7.59 | 7.78 | 7.98 | 8.05 | 8.17 | 8.08 | 7.77 | 7.26 |
| 14 | 7.68 | 7.89 | 8.21 | 8.37 | 8.61 | 8.56 | 8.19 | 7.74 |
| 16 | 7.74 | 7.96 | 8.34 | 8.67 | 9 | 9.04 | 8.66 | 8.14 |
| 20 | 7.77 | 8.01 | 8.48 | 9.05 | 9.47 | 9.91 | 9.71 | 9.02 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 42.4° | 3.8 | 144.5° | 3.75 |
| 8 | 41.2° | 4.59 | 149° | 4.72 |
| 10 | 39.8° | 5.14 | 151° | 5.59 |
| 12 | 38.2° | 5.38 | 156° | 6.36 |
| 14 | 38.2° | 5.5 | 171° | 7.01 |
| 16 | 37.9° | 5.56 | 180° | 7.55 |
| 20 | 37.9° | 5.61 | 180° | 8.34 |
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