SWEVEN
GER GRAND-SURPRISESail number GER/GER8241
GPH
589.8
OSN
576.4
LOA
9.55 m
Displacement
2573 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.7146
Medium
0.9185
High
1.0472
Triple Offshore
Low
0.9163
Medium
1.131
High
1.2717
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 9.55 m
- Beam
- 2.98 m
- Draft
- 2.07 m
- Displacement
- 2573 kg
- Crew weight
- 480 kg
- Wetted surface
- 20.28 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 37.28 m²
- Genoa
- 22.41 m²
- Spinnaker
- 0 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 111.93 m²
Design
- Type
- GRAND-SURPRISE
- Builder
- ARCHAMBAULT
- Designer
- JOUBERT - NIVELT
- Year built
- 2000
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 | 5.62 | 5.94 | 6.21 | 6.29 | 6.43 | 6.3 | 5.61 | 4.71 |
| 8 | 6.61 | 6.82 | 6.96 | 6.98 | 7.26 | 7.23 | 6.87 | 5.9 |
| 10 | 6.96 | 7.15 | 7.36 | 7.41 | 7.69 | 7.87 | 7.51 | 6.85 |
| 12 | 7.07 | 7.3 | 7.69 | 7.89 | 8.06 | 8.39 | 8.26 | 7.43 |
| 14 | 7.13 | 7.38 | 7.88 | 8.33 | 8.46 | 8.85 | 9.16 | 8.03 |
| 16 | 7.22 | 7.44 | 7.99 | 8.64 | 8.88 | 9.31 | 10.11 | 8.85 |
| 20 | 7.29 | 7.62 | 8.24 | 8.91 | 9.8 | 10.19 | 11.47 | 11.09 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 42° | 3.71 | 143° | 4.08 |
| 8 | 40.5° | 4.49 | 145° | 5.11 |
| 10 | 38.8° | 4.88 | 150.5° | 5.92 |
| 12 | 37.9° | 5.02 | 151° | 6.43 |
| 14 | 37.9° | 5.07 | 147° | 6.95 |
| 16 | 37.3° | 5.19 | 145° | 7.66 |
| 20 | 38.2° | 5.15 | 143.8° | 9.6 |
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