BICHE
FRA A 40Sail number FRA/FRA9481
GPH
573.3
OSN
555.3
LOA
11.99 m
Displacement
6135 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.7104
Medium
0.959
High
1.0817
Triple Offshore
Low
0.9129
Medium
1.1835
High
1.3219
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 11.99 m
- Beam
- 3.76 m
- Draft
- 2.38 m
- Displacement
- 6135 kg
- Crew weight
- 841 kg
- Wetted surface
- 31.64 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 45.77 m²
- Genoa
- 36.74 m²
- Spinnaker
- 0 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 139 m²
Design
- Type
- A 40
- Builder
- ARCHAMBAULT
- Designer
- NIVELT Bernard
- Year built
- 2003
- Stability index
- 110.9
Velocity Prediction
| Wind Speed | 52° | 60° | 75° | 90° | 110° | 120° | 135° | 150° |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 5.67 | 5.97 | 6.15 | 6.08 | 6.19 | 6.03 | 5.41 | 4.57 |
| 8 | 6.75 | 7.01 | 7.19 | 7.26 | 7.44 | 7.33 | 6.76 | 5.8 |
| 10 | 7.41 | 7.62 | 7.77 | 7.8 | 8.12 | 8.07 | 7.71 | 6.87 |
| 12 | 7.71 | 7.92 | 8.14 | 8.17 | 8.59 | 8.65 | 8.32 | 7.66 |
| 14 | 7.83 | 8.07 | 8.4 | 8.53 | 8.92 | 9.18 | 8.93 | 8.14 |
| 16 | 7.92 | 8.17 | 8.58 | 8.86 | 9.2 | 9.62 | 9.56 | 8.59 |
| 20 | 7.99 | 8.27 | 8.78 | 9.31 | 9.73 | 10.34 | 11.06 | 9.69 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 42.4° | 3.73 | 143.3° | 3.96 |
| 8 | 40.6° | 4.58 | 146.4° | 5.03 |
| 10 | 38.8° | 5.16 | 148.7° | 5.95 |
| 12 | 38.1° | 5.43 | 150.1° | 6.63 |
| 14 | 37.6° | 5.56 | 149.6° | 7.05 |
| 16 | 37.2° | 5.63 | 147.5° | 7.43 |
| 20 | 37.6° | 5.68 | 143.9° | 8.39 |
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