DAKOTA
USA FIRST 47.7Sail number USA/USA25443
GPH
563.5
OSN
546.6
LOA
14.506 m
Displacement
11845 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.708
Medium
0.9736
High
1.1112
Triple Offshore
Low
0.9193
Medium
1.209
High
1.3527
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 14.506 m
- Beam
- 4.51 m
- Draft
- 2.28 m
- Displacement
- 11845 kg
- Crew weight
- 1143 kg
- Wetted surface
- 43.77 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 62.84 m²
- Genoa
- 69.06 m²
- Spinnaker
- 0 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 172.52 m²
Design
- Type
- FIRST 47.7
- Builder
- BENETEAU
- Designer
- FARR Bruce
- Year built
- 1999
- Stability index
- 117.1
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 | 5.85 | 6.23 | 6.49 | 6.35 | 6.12 | 5.98 | 5.29 | 4.46 |
| 8 | 6.99 | 7.31 | 7.51 | 7.44 | 7.45 | 7.33 | 6.73 | 5.7 |
| 10 | 7.69 | 7.93 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.26 | 8.19 | 7.77 | 6.84 |
| 12 | 8.05 | 8.27 | 8.45 | 8.49 | 8.74 | 8.71 | 8.42 | 7.74 |
| 14 | 8.22 | 8.45 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 9.13 | 9.16 | 8.88 | 8.26 |
| 16 | 8.32 | 8.56 | 8.88 | 9.06 | 9.47 | 9.59 | 9.34 | 8.61 |
| 20 | 8.42 | 8.67 | 9.1 | 9.49 | 9.91 | 10.39 | 10.33 | 9.25 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 44.2° | 3.78 | 143.3° | 3.86 |
| 8 | 42.4° | 4.63 | 146.9° | 4.94 |
| 10 | 40.8° | 5.25 | 146.9° | 5.93 |
| 12 | 39.9° | 5.58 | 149.6° | 6.7 |
| 14 | 39.1° | 5.76 | 150.1° | 7.15 |
| 16 | 38.7° | 5.86 | 167.6° | 7.48 |
| 20 | 38.8° | 5.95 | 175.4° | 8.44 |
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