FLYSWATTER
USA BENETEAU FIRST 40.Sail number USA/USA51170
GPH
586.6
OSN
571.6
LOA
11.924 m
Displacement
6861 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.6956
Medium
0.9364
High
1.0735
Triple Offshore
Low
0.9005
Medium
1.151
High
1.2834
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 11.924 m
- Beam
- 3.77 m
- Draft
- 2.41 m
- Displacement
- 6861 kg
- Crew weight
- 905 kg
- Wetted surface
- 31.17 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 49.2 m²
- Genoa
- 54.82 m²
- Spinnaker
- 101.76 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 104.74 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 | 5.78 | 6.11 | 6.4 | 6.35 | 5.96 | 5.77 | 5.17 | 4.34 |
| 8 | 6.85 | 7.1 | 7.28 | 7.29 | 7.17 | 7 | 6.36 | 5.46 |
| 10 | 7.38 | 7.56 | 7.7 | 7.73 | 7.77 | 7.66 | 7.27 | 6.46 |
| 12 | 7.57 | 7.77 | 7.98 | 8.05 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 7.77 | 7.27 |
| 14 | 7.66 | 7.86 | 8.18 | 8.37 | 8.62 | 8.57 | 8.19 | 7.75 |
| 16 | 7.71 | 7.92 | 8.3 | 8.65 | 8.92 | 9.05 | 8.66 | 8.14 |
| 20 | 7.76 | 7.97 | 8.42 | 8.97 | 9.38 | 9.82 | 9.71 | 9.02 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 42.8° | 3.81 | 144° | 3.76 |
| 8 | 41.2° | 4.59 | 149° | 4.73 |
| 10 | 39.8° | 5.14 | 151° | 5.59 |
| 12 | 38.2° | 5.37 | 156° | 6.36 |
| 14 | 38.2° | 5.48 | 171° | 7.01 |
| 16 | 37.9° | 5.54 | 180° | 7.56 |
| 20 | 37.7° | 5.6 | 180° | 8.34 |
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