BICHE
FRA A 40Sail number FRA/FRA9481
GPH
572.2
OSN
555
LOA
11.99 m
Displacement
6135 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.7086
Medium
0.9586
High
1.0855
Triple Offshore
Low
0.9145
Medium
1.1854
High
1.3278
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 11.99 m
- Beam
- 3.76 m
- Draft
- 2.38 m
- Displacement
- 6135 kg
- Crew weight
- 841 kg
- Wetted surface
- 31.82 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 45.77 m²
- Genoa
- 36.74 m²
- Spinnaker
- 0 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 139 m²
Design
- Type
- A 40
- Builder
- ARCHAMBAULT
- Designer
- NIVELT Bernard
- Year built
- 2003
Velocity Prediction
| Wind Speed | 52° | 60° | 75° | 90° | 110° | 120° | 135° | 150° |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 5.65 | 5.95 | 6.14 | 6.39 | 6.21 | 6.03 | 5.4 | 4.56 |
| 8 | 6.73 | 6.99 | 7.21 | 7.48 | 7.43 | 7.32 | 6.75 | 5.79 |
| 10 | 7.4 | 7.61 | 7.76 | 8.05 | 8.11 | 8.06 | 7.7 | 6.85 |
| 12 | 7.71 | 7.92 | 8.12 | 8.36 | 8.58 | 8.63 | 8.31 | 7.64 |
| 14 | 7.84 | 8.07 | 8.39 | 8.58 | 9.06 | 9.16 | 8.91 | 8.12 |
| 16 | 7.93 | 8.17 | 8.57 | 8.85 | 9.46 | 9.59 | 9.53 | 8.56 |
| 20 | 8.04 | 8.3 | 8.8 | 9.29 | 10.08 | 10.6 | 11.01 | 9.64 |
| 24 | 8.05 | 8.31 | 8.9 | 9.55 | 10.56 | 11.57 | 12.78 | 11.61 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 42.6° | 3.72 | 143.1° | 3.95 |
| 8 | 40.6° | 4.57 | 146.2° | 5.01 |
| 10 | 38.9° | 5.15 | 148.4° | 5.93 |
| 12 | 37.9° | 5.44 | 150.1° | 6.62 |
| 14 | 37.5° | 5.58 | 149.6° | 7.03 |
| 16 | 37.1° | 5.67 | 147.3° | 7.41 |
| 20 | 37° | 5.76 | 143.7° | 8.35 |
| 24 | 38° | 5.71 | 141.4° | 10.05 |
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