COMFORTABLY NUMB
USA FIRST 42 SD TMSail number USA/USA25434
GPH
615.9
OSN
600.8
LOA
12.8 m
Displacement
8830 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.6673
Medium
0.8832
High
0.9925
Triple Offshore
Low
0.8622
Medium
1.0962
High
1.2043
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 12.8 m
- Beam
- 3.98 m
- Draft
- 1.81 m
- Displacement
- 8830 kg
- Crew weight
- 980 kg
- Wetted surface
- 34.41 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 41.11 m²
- Genoa
- 64 m²
- Spinnaker
- 0 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 126.94 m²
Design
- Type
- FIRST 42 SD TM
- Builder
- BENETEAU
- Designer
- FRERS
- Year built
- 1981
- Stability index
- 116.2
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 | 5.52 | 5.87 | 6.09 | 5.97 | 5.72 | 5.56 | 5.01 | 4.24 |
| 8 | 6.49 | 6.77 | 6.94 | 6.9 | 6.88 | 6.74 | 6.21 | 5.39 |
| 10 | 7.01 | 7.22 | 7.38 | 7.4 | 7.51 | 7.44 | 7.1 | 6.33 |
| 12 | 7.24 | 7.45 | 7.64 | 7.7 | 7.89 | 7.86 | 7.61 | 7.01 |
| 14 | 7.35 | 7.56 | 7.82 | 7.94 | 8.19 | 8.22 | 7.99 | 7.42 |
| 16 | 7.42 | 7.64 | 7.93 | 8.13 | 8.44 | 8.54 | 8.35 | 7.72 |
| 20 | 7.47 | 7.71 | 8.07 | 8.41 | 8.78 | 9.12 | 9.08 | 8.23 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 44.7° | 3.57 | 144.2° | 3.67 |
| 8 | 43° | 4.3 | 147.5° | 4.66 |
| 10 | 41.7° | 4.77 | 147.8° | 5.49 |
| 12 | 40.8° | 4.99 | 148.7° | 6.07 |
| 14 | 40.2° | 5.1 | 150.2° | 6.43 |
| 16 | 39.9° | 5.17 | 173° | 6.9 |
| 20 | 39.9° | 5.2 | 176.8° | 7.67 |
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