DESPERADO
USA Custom 40Sail number USA/USA51601
GPH
537.9
OSN
524.1
LOA
12.293 m
Displacement
6558 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.7759
Medium
1.0171
High
1.1526
Triple Offshore
Low
0.9958
Medium
1.2478
High
1.3944
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 12.293 m
- Beam
- 3.63 m
- Draft
- 2.48 m
- Displacement
- 6558 kg
- Crew weight
- 850 kg
- Wetted surface
- 33.3 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 60.92 m²
- Genoa
- 41.44 m²
- Spinnaker
- 0 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 183.55 m²
Design
- Type
- Custom 40
- Builder
- TPI/custom
- Designer
- Johnstone/Tripp
- Year built
- 2001
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 | 6.22 | 6.54 | 6.76 | 6.9 | 6.74 | 6.58 | 5.93 | 5 |
| 8 | 7.28 | 7.53 | 7.69 | 7.87 | 7.85 | 7.82 | 7.37 | 6.3 |
| 10 | 7.76 | 7.97 | 8.16 | 8.32 | 8.43 | 8.46 | 8.19 | 7.4 |
| 12 | 7.96 | 8.18 | 8.46 | 8.58 | 8.93 | 9 | 8.84 | 8.16 |
| 14 | 8.09 | 8.32 | 8.67 | 8.9 | 9.38 | 9.41 | 9.5 | 8.69 |
| 16 | 8.18 | 8.42 | 8.83 | 9.18 | 9.78 | 9.99 | 10.24 | 9.24 |
| 20 | 8.3 | 8.57 | 9.07 | 9.59 | 10.46 | 11.17 | 11.85 | 10.83 |
| 24 | 8.31 | 8.62 | 9.19 | 9.88 | 10.86 | 12.23 | 13.37 | 13.83 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 42.7° | 4.1 | 142.8° | 4.33 |
| 8 | 40.4° | 4.96 | 145.8° | 5.46 |
| 10 | 38.8° | 5.43 | 149.4° | 6.41 |
| 12 | 37.8° | 5.66 | 151.7° | 7.08 |
| 14 | 37.1° | 5.8 | 149.5° | 7.52 |
| 16 | 36.8° | 5.89 | 147.5° | 8 |
| 20 | 36.7° | 6.01 | 144.3° | 9.38 |
| 24 | 37.8° | 5.94 | 145.3° | 11.98 |
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