FIRE FLY
AUS FIRST 40.7Sail number AUS/7775
GPH
603.3
OSN
585.5
LOA
11.924 m
Displacement
7493 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.7448
Medium
1.0243
High
1.1998
Triple Offshore
Low
0.9672
Medium
1.2666
High
1.4332
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 11.924 m
- Beam
- 3.77 m
- Draft
- 2.43 m
- Displacement
- 7493 kg
- Crew weight
- 752 kg
- Wetted surface
- 31.76 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 47.85 m²
- Genoa
- 41.5 m²
- Spinnaker
- 108.69 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 108.16 m²
Design
- Type
- FIRST 40.7
- Builder
- BENETEAU
- Designer
- 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 | 5.31 | 5.65 | 5.97 | 5.96 | 5.88 | 5.69 | 5.11 | 4.32 |
| 8 | 6.34 | 6.71 | 7.01 | 7.08 | 7.11 | 6.92 | 6.29 | 5.44 |
| 10 | 7.1 | 7.36 | 7.54 | 7.68 | 7.72 | 7.61 | 7.22 | 6.43 |
| 12 | 7.48 | 7.68 | 7.86 | 7.92 | 8.14 | 8.02 | 7.73 | 7.24 |
| 14 | 7.64 | 7.86 | 8.12 | 8.18 | 8.5 | 8.46 | 8.11 | 7.71 |
| 16 | 7.73 | 7.95 | 8.34 | 8.48 | 8.75 | 8.93 | 8.54 | 8.07 |
| 20 | 7.8 | 8.04 | 8.53 | 9.01 | 9.19 | 9.56 | 9.51 | 8.89 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 43.1° | 3.47 | 144.9° | 3.74 |
| 8 | 41.6° | 4.19 | 149.4° | 4.71 |
| 10 | 41.7° | 4.77 | 151.1° | 5.57 |
| 12 | 40° | 5.21 | 155.7° | 6.33 |
| 14 | 38.9° | 5.41 | 170.9° | 6.97 |
| 16 | 38.2° | 5.52 | 180° | 7.52 |
| 20 | 38.4° | 5.57 | 180° | 8.25 |
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