BLITZ
USA PETERSON 43Sail number USA/USA31377
GPH
589.2
OSN
573.2
LOA
12.915 m
Displacement
8528 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.6991
Medium
0.9405
High
1.0799
Triple Offshore
Low
0.8977
Medium
1.1453
High
1.2727
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 12.915 m
- Beam
- 4.02 m
- Draft
- 2.33 m
- Displacement
- 8528 kg
- Crew weight
- 1088 kg
- Wetted surface
- 33.76 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 40.89 m²
- Genoa
- 74.85 m²
- Spinnaker
- 149.53 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 140.01 m²
Design
- Type
- PETERSON 43
- Builder
- NEW ORLEANS
- Designer
- PETERSON, DOUG
- Year built
- 1982
- Stability index
- 132.2
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 | 5.73 | 6.03 | 6.28 | 6.16 | 5.86 | 5.71 | 5.2 | 4.42 |
| 8 | 6.78 | 7.03 | 7.19 | 7.13 | 7.08 | 6.93 | 6.38 | 5.5 |
| 10 | 7.32 | 7.47 | 7.58 | 7.57 | 7.65 | 7.58 | 7.28 | 6.52 |
| 12 | 7.54 | 7.69 | 7.83 | 7.85 | 8.02 | 7.98 | 7.74 | 7.31 |
| 14 | 7.64 | 7.81 | 8.04 | 8.1 | 8.38 | 8.39 | 8.12 | 7.73 |
| 16 | 7.7 | 7.89 | 8.19 | 8.34 | 8.67 | 8.79 | 8.54 | 8.08 |
| 20 | 7.76 | 7.97 | 8.36 | 8.72 | 9.05 | 9.42 | 9.38 | 8.87 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 42° | 3.81 | 144.7° | 3.83 |
| 8 | 41.8° | 4.54 | 148.4° | 4.77 |
| 10 | 40° | 5.11 | 149.3° | 5.65 |
| 12 | 38.5° | 5.39 | 156.5° | 6.42 |
| 14 | 37.6° | 5.55 | 166.4° | 7.01 |
| 16 | 36.7° | 5.64 | 177.2° | 7.5 |
| 20 | 36.3° | 5.71 | 178.1° | 8.19 |
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