TAILWIND
AUS FIRST 40Sail number AUS/6869
GPH
571.3
OSN
555.6
LOA
12.24 m
Displacement
7949 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.8042
Medium
1.087
High
1.2455
Triple Offshore
Low
1.0371
Medium
1.3309
High
1.4869
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 12.24 m
- Beam
- 3.9 m
- Draft
- 2.49 m
- Displacement
- 7949 kg
- Crew weight
- 850 kg
- Wetted surface
- 34.81 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 52.39 m²
- Genoa
- 55.03 m²
- Spinnaker
- 146.08 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 109.19 m²
Design
- Type
- FIRST 40
- Builder
- BENETEAU
- Designer
- FARR
- Year built
- 2008
Velocity Prediction
| Wind Speed | 52° | 60° | 75° | 90° | 110° | 120° | 135° | 150° |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 5.78 | 6.12 | 6.41 | 6.36 | 6.14 | 6.01 | 5.45 | 4.61 |
| 8 | 6.87 | 7.16 | 7.36 | 7.36 | 7.39 | 7.27 | 6.72 | 5.76 |
| 10 | 7.49 | 7.68 | 7.82 | 7.85 | 7.99 | 7.93 | 7.62 | 6.81 |
| 12 | 7.75 | 7.93 | 8.11 | 8.16 | 8.39 | 8.38 | 8.1 | 7.6 |
| 14 | 7.85 | 8.05 | 8.34 | 8.46 | 8.78 | 8.87 | 8.56 | 8.06 |
| 16 | 7.91 | 8.12 | 8.49 | 8.76 | 9.09 | 9.28 | 9.09 | 8.48 |
| 20 | 7.95 | 8.18 | 8.65 | 9.22 | 9.58 | 10.07 | 10.32 | 9.47 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 42.7° | 3.79 | 142.3° | 3.99 |
| 8 | 41.2° | 4.59 | 147.6° | 4.98 |
| 10 | 40° | 5.2 | 149.2° | 5.9 |
| 12 | 38.4° | 5.49 | 155.7° | 6.66 |
| 14 | 37.4° | 5.63 | 168.9° | 7.27 |
| 16 | 37.5° | 5.71 | 180° | 7.81 |
| 20 | 37.3° | 5.76 | 180° | 8.62 |
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