HOODLUM
USA MELGES 32Sail number USA/USA1215
GPH
526.2
OSN
516.1
LOA
9.68 m
Displacement
1577 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.798
Medium
1.0035
High
1.1862
Triple Offshore
Low
1.0255
Medium
1.2611
High
1.4577
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 9.68 m
- Beam
- 2.94 m
- Draft
- 2.15 m
- Displacement
- 1577 kg
- Crew weight
- 629 kg
- Wetted surface
- 17.61 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 41.77 m²
- Genoa
- 21.83 m²
- Spinnaker
- 0 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 125.62 m²
Design
- Type
- MELGES 32
- Builder
- Melges Performance
- Designer
- Reichel/Pugh
- Year built
- 2005
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 | 6.43 | 6.74 | 7.01 | 7.28 | 7.23 | 7.03 | 6.32 | 5.25 |
| 8 | 7.13 | 7.39 | 7.7 | 7.93 | 8.29 | 8.03 | 7.46 | 6.51 |
| 10 | 7.36 | 7.72 | 8.32 | 8.63 | 9.09 | 9.24 | 8.59 | 7.45 |
| 12 | 7.5 | 7.92 | 8.63 | 9.31 | 9.77 | 10.14 | 9.94 | 8.45 |
| 14 | 7.63 | 8.03 | 8.84 | 9.71 | 10.38 | 10.96 | 11.01 | 9.8 |
| 16 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 9.02 | 9.99 | 11.15 | 11.73 | 12.58 | 11.41 |
| 20 | 7.86 | 8.42 | 9.5 | 10.55 | 12.29 | 13.11 | 14.88 | 15.09 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 42.8° | 4.22 | 142° | 4.55 |
| 8 | 39.6° | 4.97 | 147.5° | 5.64 |
| 10 | 37.9° | 5.21 | 152.5° | 6.38 |
| 12 | 37.5° | 5.3 | 144.5° | 7.32 |
| 14 | 37.1° | 5.39 | 141.5° | 8.49 |
| 16 | 37.1° | 5.43 | 143.6° | 9.88 |
| 20 | 38.2° | 5.4 | 149.1° | 13.08 |
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