DUST IN THE WIND
FRA FIRST CLASS 8Sail number FRA/FRA32175
GPH
678.1
OSN
659
LOA
7.785 m
Displacement
1441 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.6199
Medium
0.814
High
0.9153
Triple Offshore
Low
0.7898
Medium
0.9893
High
1.1041
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 7.785 m
- Beam
- 2.5 m
- Draft
- 1.75 m
- Displacement
- 1441 kg
- Crew weight
- 350 kg
- Wetted surface
- 13.75 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 20.69 m²
- Genoa
- 16.25 m²
- Spinnaker
- 59.21 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 0 m²
Design
- Type
- FIRST CLASS 8
- Builder
- BENETEAU SA
- Designer
- FINOT Jean-Marie
- Year built
- 1982
- Stability index
- 98
Velocity Prediction
| Wind Speed | 52° | 60° | 75° | 90° | 110° | 120° | 135° | 150° |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 4.97 | 5.18 | 5.31 | 5.32 | 5.41 | 5.23 | 4.67 | 3.97 |
| 8 | 5.72 | 5.88 | 5.99 | 6.11 | 6.24 | 6.16 | 5.73 | 5.01 |
| 10 | 6.11 | 6.24 | 6.37 | 6.45 | 6.74 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 5.85 |
| 12 | 6.28 | 6.46 | 6.67 | 6.72 | 7.15 | 7.2 | 6.91 | 6.45 |
| 14 | 6.36 | 6.57 | 6.9 | 7.04 | 7.43 | 7.68 | 7.45 | 6.92 |
| 16 | 6.42 | 6.65 | 7.03 | 7.32 | 7.68 | 8.12 | 8.1 | 7.41 |
| 20 | 6.45 | 6.72 | 7.18 | 7.68 | 8.17 | 8.9 | 10.35 | 8.91 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 42.1° | 3.32 | 145.1° | 3.44 |
| 8 | 39.6° | 3.96 | 150.2° | 4.34 |
| 10 | 37.8° | 4.35 | 153.2° | 5.09 |
| 12 | 37.2° | 4.49 | 162.2° | 5.74 |
| 14 | 37.6° | 4.55 | 175.4° | 6.26 |
| 16 | 37.8° | 4.57 | 176.6° | 6.69 |
| 20 | 38.8° | 4.54 | 142.6° | 7.72 |
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