VELERO VII
USA NORTH AMERICAN 40Sail number USA/USA15044
GPH
617.1
OSN
601.3
LOA
12.11 m
Displacement
7802 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.6837
Medium
0.897
High
1.0157
Triple Offshore
Low
0.8718
Medium
1.087
High
1.1932
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 12.11 m
- Beam
- 3.83 m
- Draft
- 2.1 m
- Displacement
- 7802 kg
- Crew weight
- 817 kg
- Wetted surface
- 30.37 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 36.56 m²
- Genoa
- 64.83 m²
- Spinnaker
- 130.79 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 121.45 m²
Design
- Type
- NORTH AMERICAN 40
- Builder
- MORGAN
- Designer
- Dick Carter
- Year built
- 1977
- Stability index
- 126.4
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 | 5.66 | 5.92 | 6.07 | 5.94 | 5.69 | 5.54 | 5.04 | 4.29 |
| 8 | 6.49 | 6.68 | 6.79 | 6.74 | 6.73 | 6.62 | 6.17 | 5.38 |
| 10 | 6.9 | 7.05 | 7.16 | 7.16 | 7.27 | 7.21 | 6.92 | 6.32 |
| 12 | 7.09 | 7.24 | 7.39 | 7.43 | 7.6 | 7.58 | 7.36 | 6.97 |
| 14 | 7.19 | 7.35 | 7.55 | 7.64 | 7.86 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.37 |
| 16 | 7.25 | 7.42 | 7.66 | 7.81 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.03 | 7.69 |
| 20 | 7.31 | 7.49 | 7.8 | 8.07 | 8.42 | 8.75 | 8.75 | 8.33 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 42° | 3.75 | 144.2° | 3.71 |
| 8 | 40.6° | 4.45 | 149.6° | 4.66 |
| 10 | 39° | 4.86 | 152.3° | 5.48 |
| 12 | 38.2° | 5.05 | 159.2° | 6.17 |
| 14 | 37.6° | 5.16 | 171.8° | 6.73 |
| 16 | 37.2° | 5.24 | 177.2° | 7.18 |
| 20 | 37.2° | 5.3 | 179° | 7.81 |
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