Beaufort 8.3
NED Beaufort 8.3Sail number NED/NED8393
GPH
701.3
OSN
685.1
LOA
8.38 m
Displacement
1545 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.5756
Medium
0.7585
High
0.8365
Triple Offshore
Low
0.7553
Medium
0.9645
High
1.0611
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 8.38 m
- Beam
- 2.18 m
- Draft
- 1.15 m
- Displacement
- 1545 kg
- Crew weight
- 320 kg
- Wetted surface
- 13.81 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 21.33 m²
- Genoa
- 11.71 m²
- Spinnaker
- 0 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 45.32 m²
Design
- Type
- Beaufort 8.3
- Builder
- beaufort
- Designer
- bosgraaf
- Year built
- 2011
- Stability index
- 118.3
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 | 4.49 | 4.87 | 5.18 | 5.33 | 5.43 | 5.25 | 4.68 | 3.95 |
| 8 | 5.46 | 5.85 | 6.16 | 6.33 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 5.93 | 5.07 |
| 10 | 5.98 | 6.33 | 6.61 | 6.68 | 7.02 | 6.99 | 6.68 | 6.05 |
| 12 | 6.1 | 6.45 | 6.84 | 7.05 | 7.41 | 7.64 | 7.26 | 6.62 |
| 14 | 6.09 | 6.49 | 6.95 | 7.4 | 7.74 | 8.16 | 7.97 | 7.04 |
| 16 | 6.24 | 6.56 | 7 | 7.62 | 8.05 | 8.58 | 8.84 | 7.65 |
| 20 | 6.1 | 6.56 | 7.16 | 7.65 | 8.68 | 9.38 | 10.74 | 9.49 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 46.8° | 2.83 | 143.9° | 3.42 |
| 8 | 45° | 3.51 | 146.6° | 4.39 |
| 10 | 44.5° | 3.87 | 148.7° | 5.24 |
| 12 | 44.8° | 3.95 | 150.5° | 5.74 |
| 14 | 45.7° | 3.93 | 169.4° | 6.13 |
| 16 | 46° | 4.01 | 144.8° | 6.62 |
| 20 | 48.6° | 3.82 | 141.7° | 8.22 |
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