LA TEMPETE
USA BENETEAU FIRST 40.Sail number USA/USA51146
GPH
584
OSN
568.9
LOA
11.924 m
Displacement
6800 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.7006
Medium
0.9405
High
1.0784
Triple Offshore
Low
0.9054
Medium
1.1554
High
1.2905
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 11.924 m
- Beam
- 3.77 m
- Draft
- 2.4 m
- Displacement
- 6800 kg
- Crew weight
- 731 kg
- Wetted surface
- 31.08 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 49.85 m²
- Genoa
- 55.51 m²
- Spinnaker
- 104.58 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 93.32 m²
Design
- Type
- BENETEAU FIRST 40.
- Builder
- BENETEAU
- Designer
- BRUCE FARR
- Year built
- 1997
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 | 5.85 | 6.18 | 6.46 | 6.4 | 5.92 | 5.72 | 5.16 | 4.35 |
| 8 | 6.91 | 7.17 | 7.34 | 7.32 | 7.13 | 6.96 | 6.36 | 5.47 |
| 10 | 7.43 | 7.61 | 7.75 | 7.75 | 7.74 | 7.65 | 7.28 | 6.48 |
| 12 | 7.62 | 7.81 | 8.04 | 8.08 | 8.18 | 8.1 | 7.79 | 7.28 |
| 14 | 7.71 | 7.92 | 8.25 | 8.4 | 8.62 | 8.58 | 8.21 | 7.76 |
| 16 | 7.76 | 7.98 | 8.37 | 8.69 | 9 | 9.06 | 8.69 | 8.16 |
| 20 | 7.82 | 8.03 | 8.5 | 9.04 | 9.47 | 9.92 | 9.75 | 9.05 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 42.4° | 3.85 | 144° | 3.77 |
| 8 | 41.2° | 4.64 | 149° | 4.74 |
| 10 | 39.8° | 5.17 | 151° | 5.61 |
| 12 | 38.8° | 5.4 | 156° | 6.38 |
| 14 | 38.2° | 5.51 | 172° | 7.02 |
| 16 | 38.1° | 5.57 | 180° | 7.57 |
| 20 | 37.7° | 5.65 | 180° | 8.35 |
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