VAYU
USA FIRST 40.7Sail number USA/USA51377
GPH
585.3
OSN
569.9
LOA
11.924 m
Displacement
6800 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.6975
Medium
0.9393
High
1.0786
Triple Offshore
Low
0.9013
Medium
1.1537
High
1.2906
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 11.924 m
- Beam
- 3.77 m
- Draft
- 2.4 m
- Displacement
- 6800 kg
- Crew weight
- 731 kg
- Wetted surface
- 31.08 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 49.25 m²
- Genoa
- 54.34 m²
- Spinnaker
- 102.26 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 100.39 m²
Design
- Type
- FIRST 40.7
- Builder
- BENETEAU
- Designer
- BRUCE FARR
- Year built
- 1997
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 | 5.81 | 6.14 | 6.41 | 6.35 | 5.9 | 5.71 | 5.14 | 4.33 |
| 8 | 6.88 | 7.14 | 7.31 | 7.28 | 7.12 | 6.93 | 6.34 | 5.45 |
| 10 | 7.42 | 7.59 | 7.73 | 7.73 | 7.73 | 7.63 | 7.26 | 6.45 |
| 12 | 7.63 | 7.82 | 8.02 | 8.06 | 8.16 | 8.08 | 7.77 | 7.26 |
| 14 | 7.72 | 7.93 | 8.25 | 8.38 | 8.61 | 8.56 | 8.19 | 7.74 |
| 16 | 7.77 | 7.99 | 8.39 | 8.67 | 9 | 9.04 | 8.66 | 8.14 |
| 20 | 7.81 | 8.05 | 8.53 | 9.06 | 9.49 | 9.98 | 9.71 | 9.02 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 42.4° | 3.83 | 144.5° | 3.75 |
| 8 | 41.2° | 4.62 | 149° | 4.72 |
| 10 | 39.8° | 5.16 | 151° | 5.59 |
| 12 | 38.8° | 5.41 | 156° | 6.36 |
| 14 | 38.2° | 5.53 | 171° | 7 |
| 16 | 37.9° | 5.6 | 180° | 7.55 |
| 20 | 37.7° | 5.64 | 180° | 8.34 |
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