BIGOUDEN ON ROAD
FRA ELLIOTT 8.7Sail number FRA/FRA8694
GPH
651.8
OSN
632.5
LOA
8.5 m
Displacement
2515 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.7071
Medium
0.9585
High
1.0944
Triple Offshore
Low
0.9082
Medium
1.1658
High
1.312
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 8.5 m
- Beam
- 2.9 m
- Draft
- 2.11 m
- Displacement
- 2515 kg
- Crew weight
- 480 kg
- Wetted surface
- 18.36 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 25.94 m²
- Genoa
- 26.16 m²
- Spinnaker
- 57.88 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 0 m²
Design
- Type
- ELLIOTT 8.7
- Builder
- UNITECH NZ
- Designer
- ELLIOTT Gilles
- Year built
- 1999
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 | 5.15 | 5.41 | 5.6 | 5.52 | 5.37 | 5.2 | 4.69 | 3.94 |
| 8 | 6.04 | 6.24 | 6.38 | 6.38 | 6.4 | 6.27 | 5.77 | 4.98 |
| 10 | 6.53 | 6.65 | 6.76 | 6.83 | 6.91 | 6.82 | 6.52 | 5.89 |
| 12 | 6.74 | 6.9 | 7.07 | 7.11 | 7.39 | 7.29 | 6.96 | 6.56 |
| 14 | 6.82 | 7.02 | 7.34 | 7.47 | 7.87 | 7.82 | 7.43 | 6.96 |
| 16 | 6.87 | 7.09 | 7.51 | 7.82 | 8.21 | 8.4 | 7.96 | 7.38 |
| 20 | 6.89 | 7.13 | 7.64 | 8.26 | 8.74 | 9.36 | 9.32 | 8.41 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 41.8° | 3.42 | 145.4° | 3.41 |
| 8 | 40.3° | 4.11 | 150.1° | 4.32 |
| 10 | 38.6° | 4.65 | 151.7° | 5.12 |
| 12 | 36.9° | 4.89 | 160° | 5.82 |
| 14 | 36.3° | 4.98 | 180° | 6.41 |
| 16 | 36.3° | 5.02 | 180° | 6.83 |
| 20 | 36.7° | 5.02 | 180° | 7.64 |
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