VARIATION
FRA NICHOLSON 33Sail number FRA/FRA7072
GPH
694.1
OSN
673.4
LOA
9.777 m
Displacement
4825 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.5915
Medium
0.7995
High
0.9189
Triple Offshore
Low
0.7565
Medium
0.9754
High
1.0846
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 9.777 m
- Beam
- 3.13 m
- Draft
- 1.94 m
- Displacement
- 4825 kg
- Crew weight
- 509 kg
- Wetted surface
- 21.39 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 25.26 m²
- Genoa
- 38.03 m²
- Spinnaker
- 80.79 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 0 m²
Design
- Type
- NICHOLSON 33
- Builder
- CAMPER & NICHOLSON
- Designer
- HOLLAND Ron
- Year built
- 1976
- Stability index
- 121.4
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 | 4.7 | 4.94 | 5.11 | 5.04 | 5.06 | 4.92 | 4.52 | 3.86 |
| 8 | 5.55 | 5.81 | 5.99 | 5.97 | 6.11 | 6 | 5.5 | 4.83 |
| 10 | 6.13 | 6.3 | 6.42 | 6.49 | 6.62 | 6.57 | 6.32 | 5.72 |
| 12 | 6.4 | 6.54 | 6.66 | 6.71 | 6.94 | 6.91 | 6.72 | 6.38 |
| 14 | 6.52 | 6.68 | 6.85 | 6.92 | 7.22 | 7.24 | 7.04 | 6.74 |
| 16 | 6.59 | 6.76 | 7 | 7.13 | 7.4 | 7.55 | 7.38 | 7.04 |
| 20 | 6.64 | 6.83 | 7.17 | 7.46 | 7.69 | 7.93 | 8.03 | 7.68 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 42.3° | 3.12 | 147.3° | 3.34 |
| 8 | 40.8° | 3.71 | 152° | 4.19 |
| 10 | 41.4° | 4.19 | 151.1° | 4.96 |
| 12 | 40.2° | 4.48 | 159.2° | 5.66 |
| 14 | 39.3° | 4.62 | 173.6° | 6.2 |
| 16 | 38.8° | 4.7 | 179° | 6.6 |
| 20 | 38.8° | 4.72 | 178.4° | 7.18 |
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