FAST TANGO
USA NORTH AMERICAN 40Sail number USA/USA15004
GPH
617.8
OSN
603.1
LOA
12.11 m
Displacement
7760 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.6686
Medium
0.8898
High
1.0132
Triple Offshore
Low
0.8608
Medium
1.0902
High
1.206
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 12.11 m
- Beam
- 3.83 m
- Draft
- 2.1 m
- Displacement
- 7760 kg
- Crew weight
- 840 kg
- Wetted surface
- 30.07 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 36.37 m²
- Genoa
- 63.13 m²
- Spinnaker
- 127.96 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 121.18 m²
Design
- Type
- NORTH AMERICAN 40
- Builder
- MORGAN
- Designer
- CARTER
- Year built
- 1977
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 | 5.43 | 5.73 | 5.98 | 6.01 | 5.81 | 5.51 | 5.02 | 4.3 |
| 8 | 6.4 | 6.66 | 6.83 | 6.96 | 6.85 | 6.65 | 6.14 | 5.34 |
| 10 | 6.92 | 7.09 | 7.21 | 7.38 | 7.33 | 7.27 | 6.99 | 6.29 |
| 12 | 7.14 | 7.3 | 7.46 | 7.67 | 7.68 | 7.64 | 7.42 | 7.01 |
| 14 | 7.24 | 7.42 | 7.65 | 7.9 | 8.01 | 8.02 | 7.78 | 7.41 |
| 16 | 7.29 | 7.49 | 7.8 | 8.06 | 8.31 | 8.37 | 8.16 | 7.74 |
| 20 | 7.32 | 7.55 | 7.95 | 8.32 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 8.89 | 8.44 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 42° | 3.6 | 146° | 3.72 |
| 8 | 41.6° | 4.27 | 150.5° | 4.62 |
| 10 | 40.9° | 4.77 | 150° | 5.45 |
| 12 | 39.8° | 5.02 | 157° | 6.17 |
| 14 | 39° | 5.14 | 180° | 6.77 |
| 16 | 38.6° | 5.21 | 180° | 7.24 |
| 20 | 38.6° | 5.2 | 180° | 7.89 |
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