BALU
ESP FIRST 40 DKSail number ESP/ESP9689
GPH
572.3
OSN
559
LOA
12.24 m
Displacement
7782 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.7172
Medium
0.9537
High
1.0847
Triple Offshore
Low
0.9307
Medium
1.1766
High
1.3039
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 12.24 m
- Beam
- 3.9 m
- Draft
- 2.47 m
- Displacement
- 7782 kg
- Crew weight
- 540 kg
- Wetted surface
- 34.6 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 54.15 m²
- Genoa
- 53.65 m²
- Spinnaker
- 134.59 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 132.48 m²
Design
- Type
- FIRST 40 DK
- Builder
- BENETEAU
- Designer
- FARR
- 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 | 5.9 | 6.27 | 6.65 | 6.69 | 6.19 | 6.03 | 5.41 | 4.57 |
| 8 | 6.98 | 7.29 | 7.55 | 7.57 | 7.42 | 7.28 | 6.68 | 5.74 |
| 10 | 7.46 | 7.72 | 7.95 | 7.99 | 8.01 | 7.92 | 7.59 | 6.78 |
| 12 | 7.65 | 7.89 | 8.19 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 8.37 | 8.08 | 7.57 |
| 14 | 7.74 | 7.99 | 8.34 | 8.6 | 8.68 | 8.86 | 8.54 | 8.05 |
| 16 | 7.8 | 8.06 | 8.45 | 8.86 | 8.96 | 9.29 | 9.07 | 8.47 |
| 20 | 7.86 | 8.11 | 8.56 | 9.13 | 9.47 | 9.87 | 10.3 | 9.48 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 43.1° | 3.85 | 143° | 3.96 |
| 8 | 42° | 4.63 | 147.5° | 4.97 |
| 10 | 40.1° | 5.12 | 150° | 5.88 |
| 12 | 39° | 5.35 | 156° | 6.63 |
| 14 | 38.6° | 5.45 | 170° | 7.26 |
| 16 | 38.6° | 5.49 | 180° | 7.81 |
| 20 | 39° | 5.57 | 180° | 8.65 |
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