MEFI
FRA A-40 (Int Ballast)Sail number FRA/FRA9507
GPH
569.4
OSN
552.9
LOA
11.99 m
Displacement
6497 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.799
Medium
1.0884
High
1.2524
Triple Offshore
Low
1.0339
Medium
1.3383
High
1.5066
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 11.99 m
- Beam
- 3.76 m
- Draft
- 2.4 m
- Displacement
- 6497 kg
- Crew weight
- 863 kg
- Wetted surface
- 32.41 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 46.83 m²
- Genoa
- 44.13 m²
- Spinnaker
- 0 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 135.4 m²
Design
- Type
- A-40 (Int Ballast)
- Builder
- ARCHAMBAULT
- Designer
- NIVELT Bernard
- Year built
- 2003
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 | 5.72 | 6.06 | 6.35 | 6.28 | 6.25 | 6.09 | 5.46 | 4.59 |
| 8 | 6.82 | 7.13 | 7.36 | 7.39 | 7.51 | 7.38 | 6.77 | 5.77 |
| 10 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.85 | 7.91 | 8.11 | 8.03 | 7.69 | 6.82 |
| 12 | 7.77 | 7.96 | 8.17 | 8.22 | 8.57 | 8.55 | 8.2 | 7.66 |
| 14 | 7.87 | 8.09 | 8.42 | 8.58 | 8.93 | 9.14 | 8.74 | 8.14 |
| 16 | 7.93 | 8.17 | 8.59 | 8.93 | 9.22 | 9.67 | 9.39 | 8.62 |
| 20 | 8.01 | 8.23 | 8.75 | 9.43 | 9.8 | 10.39 | 10.99 | 9.85 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 42.8° | 3.74 | 143.3° | 3.97 |
| 8 | 41° | 4.55 | 146.6° | 5 |
| 10 | 39.9° | 5.19 | 148.1° | 5.91 |
| 12 | 38.2° | 5.5 | 155.1° | 6.7 |
| 14 | 37.5° | 5.64 | 165.3° | 7.3 |
| 16 | 37.2° | 5.71 | 180° | 7.85 |
| 20 | 37° | 5.81 | 180° | 8.76 |
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