VARIATION
FRA NICHOLSON 33Sail number FRA/FRA7072
GPH
691.8
OSN
672.2
LOA
9.777 m
Displacement
4851 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.6706
Medium
0.9009
High
1.0317
Triple Offshore
Low
0.8558
Medium
1.1
High
1.2214
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 9.777 m
- Beam
- 3.13 m
- Draft
- 1.94 m
- Displacement
- 4851 kg
- Crew weight
- 509 kg
- Wetted surface
- 21.46 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
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 | 4.73 | 4.94 | 5.1 | 5.05 | 5.07 | 4.94 | 4.55 | 3.89 |
| 8 | 5.57 | 5.82 | 5.99 | 5.99 | 6.13 | 6.01 | 5.53 | 4.85 |
| 10 | 6.15 | 6.32 | 6.44 | 6.51 | 6.64 | 6.58 | 6.33 | 5.73 |
| 12 | 6.41 | 6.55 | 6.68 | 6.72 | 6.96 | 6.93 | 6.72 | 6.38 |
| 14 | 6.53 | 6.69 | 6.86 | 6.94 | 7.24 | 7.25 | 7.04 | 6.73 |
| 16 | 6.59 | 6.76 | 7.01 | 7.14 | 7.41 | 7.56 | 7.38 | 7.03 |
| 20 | 6.62 | 6.82 | 7.17 | 7.47 | 7.66 | 7.94 | 8.02 | 7.65 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 41.7° | 3.16 | 147.6° | 3.37 |
| 8 | 40.4° | 3.74 | 151.7° | 4.2 |
| 10 | 41.2° | 4.21 | 150.7° | 4.96 |
| 12 | 40.4° | 4.48 | 159.4° | 5.65 |
| 14 | 39.4° | 4.61 | 180° | 6.23 |
| 16 | 39.2° | 4.68 | 180° | 6.62 |
| 20 | 39.4° | 4.68 | 180° | 7.2 |
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