First Kiss
NOR FIRST CLASS 8Sail number NOR/NOR5895
GPH
668.8
OSN
649.4
LOA
7.78 m
Displacement
1467 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.6998
Medium
0.9349
High
1.0586
Triple Offshore
Low
0.8949
Medium
1.1296
High
1.2736
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 7.78 m
- Beam
- 2.5 m
- Draft
- 1.83 m
- Displacement
- 1467 kg
- Crew weight
- 400 kg
- Wetted surface
- 13.89 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 21.6 m²
- Genoa
- 17.38 m²
- Spinnaker
- 44.5 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 0 m²
Design
- Type
- FIRST CLASS 8
- Builder
- Beneteau
- Designer
- FINOT
- Year built
- 1986
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 | 5.11 | 5.35 | 5.5 | 5.42 | 5.35 | 5.17 | 4.66 | 3.87 |
| 8 | 5.88 | 6.02 | 6.12 | 6.16 | 6.19 | 6.08 | 5.65 | 4.88 |
| 10 | 6.24 | 6.36 | 6.46 | 6.58 | 6.68 | 6.57 | 6.26 | 5.73 |
| 12 | 6.42 | 6.6 | 6.81 | 6.88 | 7.21 | 7.1 | 6.71 | 6.3 |
| 14 | 6.51 | 6.73 | 7.1 | 7.23 | 7.72 | 7.68 | 7.22 | 6.71 |
| 16 | 6.55 | 6.81 | 7.26 | 7.59 | 8.07 | 8.34 | 7.81 | 7.18 |
| 20 | 6.6 | 6.85 | 7.39 | 8.03 | 8.73 | 9.49 | 9.48 | 8.34 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 41° | 3.42 | 146° | 3.35 |
| 8 | 39.6° | 4.09 | 150.7° | 4.22 |
| 10 | 36.6° | 4.56 | 153.3° | 4.99 |
| 12 | 35.3° | 4.75 | 170.8° | 5.68 |
| 14 | 34.9° | 4.82 | 180° | 6.2 |
| 16 | 34.6° | 4.84 | 180° | 6.59 |
| 20 | 35.3° | 4.84 | 180° | 7.48 |
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