BICHE
FRA A 40Sail number FRA/FRA9481
GPH
571.1
OSN
553.7
LOA
11.99 m
Displacement
6134 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.7068
Medium
0.9634
High
1.0948
Triple Offshore
Low
0.9134
Medium
1.1894
High
1.3353
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 11.99 m
- Beam
- 3.76 m
- Draft
- 2.38 m
- Displacement
- 6134 kg
- Crew weight
- 853 kg
- Wetted surface
- 31.67 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
- Stability index
- 110.8
Velocity Prediction
| Wind Speed | 52° | 60° | 75° | 90° | 110° | 120° | 135° | 150° |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 5.59 | 5.92 | 6.18 | 6.15 | 6.27 | 6.11 | 5.49 | 4.64 |
| 8 | 6.71 | 7.04 | 7.27 | 7.42 | 7.56 | 7.45 | 6.87 | 5.87 |
| 10 | 7.45 | 7.66 | 7.81 | 7.9 | 8.18 | 8.11 | 7.79 | 6.97 |
| 12 | 7.74 | 7.95 | 8.15 | 8.19 | 8.63 | 8.69 | 8.33 | 7.75 |
| 14 | 7.85 | 8.08 | 8.42 | 8.57 | 8.97 | 9.3 | 8.97 | 8.17 |
| 16 | 7.91 | 8.15 | 8.6 | 8.95 | 9.29 | 9.75 | 9.7 | 8.56 |
| 20 | 8.06 | 8.29 | 8.77 | 9.47 | 9.89 | 10.57 | 11.52 | 9.95 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 43° | 3.65 | 143.3° | 4.02 |
| 8 | 41.4° | 4.48 | 146° | 5.08 |
| 10 | 40.5° | 5.13 | 148.2° | 6.04 |
| 12 | 38.7° | 5.46 | 150.9° | 6.72 |
| 14 | 37.8° | 5.59 | 150.7° | 7.07 |
| 16 | 37.6° | 5.66 | 171.2° | 7.47 |
| 20 | 37.5° | 5.83 | 143° | 8.62 |
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