Travelling First Class
NOR FIRST CLASS 8Sail number NOR/NOR6809
GPH
675.3
OSN
656.7
LOA
8.37 m
Displacement
1532 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.6163
Medium
0.8202
High
0.924
Triple Offshore
Low
0.789
Medium
0.9943
High
1.1166
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 8.37 m
- Beam
- 2.5 m
- Draft
- 1.84 m
- Displacement
- 1532 kg
- Crew weight
- 387 kg
- Wetted surface
- 13.95 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 21.57 m²
- Genoa
- 17.62 m²
- Spinnaker
- 41.71 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 0 m²
Design
- Type
- FIRST CLASS 8
- Builder
- Beneteau
- Designer
- Faroux/Finot
- Year built
- 1985
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 | 5.05 | 5.3 | 5.46 | 5.39 | 5.31 | 5.14 | 4.64 | 3.87 |
| 8 | 5.82 | 5.98 | 6.09 | 6.13 | 6.16 | 6.05 | 5.62 | 4.87 |
| 10 | 6.19 | 6.31 | 6.42 | 6.56 | 6.64 | 6.54 | 6.23 | 5.73 |
| 12 | 6.37 | 6.54 | 6.75 | 6.88 | 7.17 | 7.05 | 6.66 | 6.27 |
| 14 | 6.44 | 6.66 | 7.04 | 7.19 | 7.69 | 7.61 | 7.16 | 6.68 |
| 16 | 6.48 | 6.73 | 7.19 | 7.55 | 8.07 | 8.26 | 7.72 | 7.14 |
| 20 | 6.5 | 6.75 | 7.31 | 7.98 | 8.73 | 9.46 | 9.29 | 8.24 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 41.4° | 3.37 | 146° | 3.35 |
| 8 | 40.1° | 4.01 | 151° | 4.22 |
| 10 | 37.5° | 4.47 | 155° | 4.98 |
| 12 | 36.6° | 4.64 | 170° | 5.66 |
| 14 | 36.4° | 4.7 | 180° | 6.18 |
| 16 | 36.4° | 4.72 | 180° | 6.56 |
| 20 | 37.1° | 4.68 | 180° | 7.44 |
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