Merlion
AUS Ben First 40.7Sail number AUS/H8118
GPH
597.6
OSN
581
LOA
11.92 m
Displacement
7622 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.7585
Medium
1.0345
High
1.2037
Triple Offshore
Low
0.983
Medium
1.2758
High
1.4339
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 11.92 m
- Beam
- 3.77 m
- Draft
- 2.44 m
- Displacement
- 7622 kg
- Crew weight
- 755 kg
- Wetted surface
- 31.92 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 48.98 m²
- Genoa
- 46.37 m²
- Spinnaker
- 121.91 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 0 m²
Design
- Type
- Ben First 40.7
- Year built
- 1997
Velocity Prediction
| Wind Speed | 52° | 60° | 75° | 90° | 110° | 120° | 135° | 150° |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 5.46 | 5.79 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 5.86 | 5.7 | 5.17 | 4.36 |
| 8 | 6.49 | 6.84 | 7.11 | 7.13 | 7.1 | 6.94 | 6.36 | 5.48 |
| 10 | 7.2 | 7.43 | 7.6 | 7.63 | 7.73 | 7.63 | 7.28 | 6.49 |
| 12 | 7.52 | 7.71 | 7.9 | 7.95 | 8.14 | 8.05 | 7.78 | 7.3 |
| 14 | 7.64 | 7.85 | 8.15 | 8.24 | 8.41 | 8.49 | 8.16 | 7.75 |
| 16 | 7.71 | 7.93 | 8.31 | 8.54 | 8.63 | 8.9 | 8.6 | 8.11 |
| 20 | 7.77 | 8.01 | 8.46 | 8.98 | 9.04 | 9.38 | 9.59 | 8.94 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 43.1° | 3.57 | 144.7° | 3.78 |
| 8 | 41.8° | 4.29 | 149.2° | 4.75 |
| 10 | 41.6° | 4.87 | 150.1° | 5.62 |
| 12 | 39.8° | 5.23 | 155.8° | 6.39 |
| 14 | 38.5° | 5.41 | 171° | 7.02 |
| 16 | 38.2° | 5.52 | 180° | 7.56 |
| 20 | 37.7° | 5.61 | 180° | 8.28 |
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