Eddie the Head
BRA Delta 26Sail number BRA/BRA2026
GPH
701.4
OSN
684.3
LOA
7.96 m
Displacement
2139 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.5972
Medium
0.7924
High
0.8855
Triple Offshore
Low
0.7661
Medium
0.9564
High
1.0512
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 7.96 m
- Beam
- 2.81 m
- Draft
- 1.57 m
- Displacement
- 2139 kg
- Crew weight
- 384 kg
- Wetted surface
- 14.41 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 23.62 m²
- Genoa
- 19.46 m²
- Spinnaker
- 45.56 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 0 m²
Design
- Type
- Delta 26
- Builder
- Delta Yachts
- Designer
- Nestor Volker
- Year built
- 1989
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 | 4.87 | 5.13 | 5.33 | 5.28 | 5.21 | 5.03 | 4.53 | 3.82 |
| 8 | 5.64 | 5.81 | 5.93 | 5.98 | 6.01 | 5.9 | 5.47 | 4.77 |
| 10 | 5.99 | 6.11 | 6.22 | 6.34 | 6.4 | 6.32 | 6.08 | 5.59 |
| 12 | 6.14 | 6.29 | 6.45 | 6.58 | 6.77 | 6.69 | 6.43 | 6.12 |
| 14 | 6.2 | 6.38 | 6.64 | 6.77 | 7.13 | 7.08 | 6.8 | 6.45 |
| 16 | 6.23 | 6.43 | 6.77 | 7.01 | 7.39 | 7.46 | 7.19 | 6.8 |
| 20 | 6.25 | 6.44 | 6.85 | 7.29 | 7.7 | 8.04 | 7.99 | 7.53 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 41.6° | 3.22 | 148° | 3.31 |
| 8 | 41.2° | 3.82 | 152.5° | 4.13 |
| 10 | 39° | 4.25 | 154° | 4.89 |
| 12 | 37.9° | 4.43 | 174° | 5.58 |
| 14 | 37.7° | 4.48 | 180° | 6.06 |
| 16 | 37.9° | 4.49 | 180° | 6.39 |
| 20 | 38.6° | 4.46 | 180° | 7.06 |
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