FLYSWATTER
USA BENETEAU FIRST 40.Sail number USA/USA51170
GPH
587.9
OSN
572.1
LOA
11.924 m
Displacement
6861 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.6934
Medium
0.936
High
1.0751
Triple Offshore
Low
0.8964
Medium
1.15
High
1.2829
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 11.924 m
- Beam
- 3.77 m
- Draft
- 2.41 m
- Displacement
- 6861 kg
- Crew weight
- 905 kg
- Wetted surface
- 31.36 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 49.2 m²
- Genoa
- 54.82 m²
- Spinnaker
- 101.76 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 104.74 m²
Design
- Type
- BENETEAU FIRST 40.
- Builder
- BENETEAU
- Designer
- BRUCE FARR
- Year built
- 1997
- Stability index
- 120.4
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 | 5.73 | 6.05 | 6.33 | 6.26 | 5.92 | 5.74 | 5.17 | 4.35 |
| 8 | 6.8 | 7.06 | 7.24 | 7.24 | 7.15 | 6.98 | 6.38 | 5.47 |
| 10 | 7.36 | 7.54 | 7.67 | 7.7 | 7.76 | 7.66 | 7.3 | 6.47 |
| 12 | 7.57 | 7.76 | 7.95 | 8.02 | 8.19 | 8.11 | 7.8 | 7.28 |
| 14 | 7.66 | 7.86 | 8.16 | 8.33 | 8.61 | 8.58 | 8.22 | 7.75 |
| 16 | 7.72 | 7.92 | 8.28 | 8.61 | 8.95 | 9.07 | 8.69 | 8.14 |
| 20 | 7.78 | 7.98 | 8.42 | 8.95 | 9.41 | 9.91 | 9.73 | 9.02 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 42.6° | 3.77 | 141.9° | 3.77 |
| 8 | 41.7° | 4.55 | 146.9° | 4.74 |
| 10 | 40° | 5.12 | 149.3° | 5.61 |
| 12 | 38.4° | 5.37 | 155.6° | 6.37 |
| 14 | 38.2° | 5.49 | 166.4° | 7.01 |
| 16 | 37.8° | 5.56 | 177.2° | 7.54 |
| 20 | 37.5° | 5.65 | 178.4° | 8.3 |
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