CHIPIRON
GER FIRST CLASS 8Sail number GER/GER7549
GPH
670.9
OSN
651.3
LOA
7.785 m
Displacement
1480 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.6171
Medium
0.8269
High
0.9367
Triple Offshore
Low
0.7917
Medium
1.0029
High
1.1263
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 7.785 m
- Beam
- 2.5 m
- Draft
- 1.83 m
- Displacement
- 1480 kg
- Crew weight
- 350 kg
- Wetted surface
- 12.75 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 21.46 m²
- Genoa
- 18.14 m²
- Spinnaker
- 42.45 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 0 m²
Design
- Type
- FIRST CLASS 8
- Builder
- BENETEAU
- Designer
- FINOT/FAROUX
- Year built
- 1984
- Stability index
- 116.3
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 | 5.12 | 5.37 | 5.54 | 5.43 | 5.3 | 5.11 | 4.58 | 3.8 |
| 8 | 5.93 | 6.07 | 6.17 | 6.16 | 6.18 | 6.06 | 5.59 | 4.82 |
| 10 | 6.29 | 6.42 | 6.53 | 6.61 | 6.68 | 6.56 | 6.25 | 5.71 |
| 12 | 6.45 | 6.64 | 6.88 | 6.91 | 7.2 | 7.08 | 6.71 | 6.3 |
| 14 | 6.53 | 6.76 | 7.13 | 7.27 | 7.69 | 7.62 | 7.2 | 6.73 |
| 16 | 6.58 | 6.83 | 7.27 | 7.6 | 8.02 | 8.25 | 7.74 | 7.19 |
| 20 | 6.66 | 6.91 | 7.39 | 7.98 | 8.62 | 9.41 | 9.36 | 8.26 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 41.8° | 3.41 | 146° | 3.29 |
| 8 | 40.2° | 4.11 | 150.2° | 4.17 |
| 10 | 37.5° | 4.56 | 152.9° | 4.96 |
| 12 | 36° | 4.72 | 163.1° | 5.65 |
| 14 | 35.7° | 4.78 | 177.2° | 6.18 |
| 16 | 35.7° | 4.81 | 177.2° | 6.58 |
| 20 | 36.1° | 4.83 | 177.2° | 7.44 |
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