Patriot IV
USA Melges 24Sail number USA/USA118
GPH
631.7
OSN
612.3
LOA
7.509 m
Displacement
821 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.6443
Medium
0.854
High
1.0059
Triple Offshore
Low
0.8271
Medium
1.0665
High
1.2501
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 7.509 m
- Beam
- 2.49 m
- Draft
- 1.52 m
- Displacement
- 821 kg
- Crew weight
- 388 kg
- Wetted surface
- 12.08 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 21.55 m²
- Genoa
- 11.4 m²
- Spinnaker
- 0 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 53.85 m²
Design
- Type
- Melges 24
- Builder
- Melges Boatworks
- Designer
- Reichel/Pugh
- Year built
- 1992
Velocity Prediction
| Wind Speed | 52° | 60° | 75° | 90° | 110° | 120° | 135° | 150° |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 5.1 | 5.38 | 5.57 | 5.64 | 5.74 | 5.6 | 5.03 | 4.25 |
| 8 | 5.98 | 6.19 | 6.33 | 6.49 | 6.69 | 6.59 | 6.16 | 5.39 |
| 10 | 6.45 | 6.67 | 6.88 | 6.89 | 7.51 | 7.48 | 6.97 | 6.23 |
| 12 | 6.69 | 7.02 | 7.45 | 7.53 | 8.06 | 8.43 | 7.88 | 6.94 |
| 14 | 6.82 | 7.19 | 7.8 | 8.27 | 8.56 | 9.12 | 9.03 | 7.74 |
| 16 | 6.91 | 7.31 | 8.02 | 8.79 | 9.04 | 9.76 | 10.33 | 8.74 |
| 20 | 7.03 | 7.47 | 8.33 | 9.42 | 10.47 | 11.02 | 12.84 | 11.96 |
| 24 | 6.99 | 7.48 | 8.5 | 9.86 | 11.86 | 12.53 | 14.54 | 15.15 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 43.9° | 3.32 | 143.4° | 3.68 |
| 8 | 41.6° | 4.04 | 147.7° | 4.66 |
| 10 | 39.2° | 4.52 | 150.3° | 5.39 |
| 12 | 38.1° | 4.69 | 148.4° | 6.01 |
| 14 | 37.9° | 4.76 | 145.4° | 6.7 |
| 16 | 38.1° | 4.79 | 144.5° | 7.57 |
| 20 | 38.4° | 4.83 | 141.9° | 10.36 |
| 24 | 40° | 4.73 | 147.1° | 13.12 |
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