CHIPIRON
GER FIRST CLASS 8Sail number GER/GER7549
GPH
679
OSN
660.1
LOA
7.785 m
Displacement
1480 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.6188
Medium
0.8149
High
0.9202
Triple Offshore
Low
0.7893
Medium
0.9877
High
1.1015
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 7.785 m
- Beam
- 2.5 m
- Draft
- 1.83 m
- Displacement
- 1480 kg
- Crew weight
- 280 kg
- Wetted surface
- 13.68 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 21.46 m²
- Genoa
- 18.14 m²
- Spinnaker
- 42.43 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 0 m²
Design
- Type
- FIRST CLASS 8
- Builder
- BENETEAU
- Designer
- FINOT/FAROUX
- Year built
- 1984
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 | 5.17 | 5.36 | 5.47 | 5.35 | 5.24 | 5.06 | 4.53 | 3.74 |
| 8 | 5.88 | 6.01 | 6.09 | 6.06 | 6.1 | 5.98 | 5.5 | 4.77 |
| 10 | 6.21 | 6.34 | 6.46 | 6.48 | 6.61 | 6.51 | 6.19 | 5.63 |
| 12 | 6.34 | 6.52 | 6.74 | 6.78 | 7.06 | 6.99 | 6.65 | 6.24 |
| 14 | 6.42 | 6.61 | 6.92 | 7.1 | 7.45 | 7.46 | 7.13 | 6.67 |
| 16 | 6.47 | 6.68 | 7.04 | 7.34 | 7.74 | 7.98 | 7.64 | 7.11 |
| 20 | 6.53 | 6.77 | 7.21 | 7.67 | 8.23 | 8.94 | 9.24 | 8.19 |
| 24 | 6.55 | 6.81 | 7.3 | 7.91 | 8.73 | 9.96 | 12.44 | 10.97 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 40.9° | 3.5 | 144.9° | 3.24 |
| 8 | 38.5° | 4.15 | 150.3° | 4.13 |
| 10 | 36.5° | 4.49 | 153.4° | 4.89 |
| 12 | 36.3° | 4.61 | 162.8° | 5.57 |
| 14 | 36.2° | 4.67 | 176.8° | 6.12 |
| 16 | 36.3° | 4.7 | 178.1° | 6.53 |
| 20 | 36.8° | 4.7 | 177.5° | 7.35 |
| 24 | 38.1° | 4.65 | 142.9° | 9.5 |
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