BICHE
FRA A 40Sail number FRA/FRA9481
GPH
571.5
OSN
555.1
LOA
11.99 m
Displacement
6135 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.7073
Medium
0.9595
High
1.0884
Triple Offshore
Low
0.9154
Medium
1.187
High
1.3291
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 11.99 m
- Beam
- 3.76 m
- Draft
- 2.38 m
- Displacement
- 6135 kg
- Crew weight
- 853 kg
- Wetted surface
- 31.78 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 45.77 m²
- Genoa
- 36.74 m²
- Spinnaker
- 0 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 139 m²
Design
- Type
- A 40
- Builder
- ARCHAMBAULT
- Designer
- NIVELT Bernard
- Year built
- 2003
Velocity Prediction
| Wind Speed | 52° | 60° | 75° | 90° | 110° | 120° | 135° | 150° |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 5.64 | 5.97 | 6.24 | 6.18 | 6.29 | 6.13 | 5.48 | 4.61 |
| 8 | 6.74 | 7.06 | 7.3 | 7.43 | 7.56 | 7.45 | 6.84 | 5.81 |
| 10 | 7.46 | 7.67 | 7.83 | 7.9 | 8.17 | 8.1 | 7.76 | 6.89 |
| 12 | 7.74 | 7.95 | 8.16 | 8.21 | 8.63 | 8.66 | 8.28 | 7.68 |
| 14 | 7.85 | 8.08 | 8.43 | 8.58 | 8.96 | 9.27 | 8.88 | 8.09 |
| 16 | 7.9 | 8.15 | 8.6 | 8.96 | 9.27 | 9.73 | 9.57 | 8.48 |
| 20 | 8.05 | 8.28 | 8.75 | 9.47 | 9.92 | 10.53 | 11.32 | 9.75 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 42.8° | 3.69 | 143° | 4 |
| 8 | 41.2° | 4.5 | 146° | 5.03 |
| 10 | 40.1° | 5.14 | 148° | 5.97 |
| 12 | 38.6° | 5.45 | 150.5° | 6.65 |
| 14 | 37.9° | 5.58 | 151.5° | 7.02 |
| 16 | 37.7° | 5.63 | 175° | 7.49 |
| 20 | 37.5° | 5.79 | 143° | 8.44 |
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