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NOR A 55 MicrocupSail number NOR/NOR4184
GPH
812.6
OSN
787.8
LOA
5.535 m
Displacement
500 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.4966
Medium
0.6722
High
0.7798
Triple Offshore
Low
0.6404
Medium
0.8294
High
0.9792
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 5.535 m
- Beam
- 2.38 m
- Draft
- 1.04 m
- Displacement
- 500 kg
- Crew weight
- 230 kg
- Wetted surface
- 7.78 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 11.18 m²
- Genoa
- 5.84 m²
- Spinnaker
- 20.57 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 0 m²
Design
- Type
- A 55 Microcup
- Designer
- Eivind Amble
- Year built
- 1982
- Stability index
- 101.3
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 | 3.83 | 4.07 | 4.24 | 4.56 | 4.55 | 4.39 | 3.94 | 3.39 |
| 8 | 4.55 | 4.77 | 5.03 | 5.25 | 5.24 | 5.15 | 4.8 | 4.28 |
| 10 | 4.99 | 5.15 | 5.44 | 5.72 | 5.71 | 5.59 | 5.33 | 4.99 |
| 12 | 5.25 | 5.42 | 5.83 | 6.18 | 6.18 | 6.05 | 5.75 | 5.42 |
| 14 | 5.5 | 5.71 | 6.14 | 6.72 | 6.75 | 6.56 | 6.2 | 5.82 |
| 16 | 5.74 | 5.98 | 6.26 | 7.12 | 7.54 | 7.24 | 6.72 | 6.24 |
| 20 | 5.91 | 6.33 | 7.03 | 7.6 | 10.22 | 10.87 | 8.46 | 7.35 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 43.2° | 2.49 | 149.3° | 2.94 |
| 8 | 42.3° | 3.01 | 153.8° | 3.72 |
| 10 | 41.8° | 3.36 | 161° | 4.42 |
| 12 | 41.2° | 3.61 | 177.2° | 5.01 |
| 14 | 40.5° | 3.78 | 179° | 5.39 |
| 16 | 40.2° | 3.9 | 178.1° | 5.76 |
| 20 | 42° | 3.88 | 177.2° | 6.58 |
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