PROTAGONIST
AUS Beneteau First 40Sail number AUS/H140
GPH
579.4
OSN
562.4
LOA
12.24 m
Displacement
8038 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.6963
Medium
0.9522
High
1.1038
Triple Offshore
Low
0.9009
Medium
1.1703
High
1.3164
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 12.24 m
- Beam
- 3.9 m
- Draft
- 2.49 m
- Displacement
- 8038 kg
- Crew weight
- 800 kg
- Wetted surface
- 34.92 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 52.73 m²
- Genoa
- 39.26 m²
- Spinnaker
- 132.91 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 135.08 m²
Design
- Type
- Beneteau First 40
- Builder
- Beneteau
- Designer
- Philippe Briand
- Year built
- 2008
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 | 5.55 | 5.88 | 6.14 | 6.14 | 6.2 | 6.03 | 5.4 | 4.55 |
| 8 | 6.62 | 6.94 | 7.18 | 7.33 | 7.42 | 7.28 | 6.66 | 5.71 |
| 10 | 7.36 | 7.58 | 7.73 | 7.85 | 8.01 | 7.92 | 7.57 | 6.75 |
| 12 | 7.71 | 7.89 | 8.05 | 8.04 | 8.41 | 8.36 | 8.06 | 7.55 |
| 14 | 7.86 | 8.07 | 8.3 | 8.32 | 8.72 | 8.85 | 8.5 | 8.02 |
| 16 | 7.93 | 8.15 | 8.51 | 8.62 | 8.97 | 9.31 | 9 | 8.43 |
| 20 | 8.01 | 8.21 | 8.71 | 9.16 | 9.43 | 9.9 | 10.19 | 9.39 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 42.8° | 3.63 | 142° | 3.94 |
| 8 | 41.2° | 4.42 | 147.5° | 4.94 |
| 10 | 40.1° | 5.04 | 150° | 5.84 |
| 12 | 38.8° | 5.43 | 155.5° | 6.61 |
| 14 | 37.9° | 5.59 | 168° | 7.22 |
| 16 | 38.1° | 5.66 | 180° | 7.78 |
| 20 | 37.5° | 5.81 | 180° | 8.59 |
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