ABSOLUTO
BRA FIRST 40.7Sail number BRA/BRA2152
GPH
592.4
OSN
575.7
LOA
11.924 m
Displacement
7331 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.7741
Medium
1.0475
High
1.2054
Triple Offshore
Low
0.9972
Medium
1.2853
High
1.4358
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 11.924 m
- Beam
- 3.77 m
- Draft
- 2.43 m
- Displacement
- 7331 kg
- Crew weight
- 777 kg
- Wetted surface
- 31.55 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 48.86 m²
- Genoa
- 51.23 m²
- Spinnaker
- 102.75 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 0 m²
Design
- Type
- FIRST 40.7
- 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 | 5.68 | 5.97 | 6.2 | 6.14 | 5.78 | 5.62 | 5.09 | 4.29 |
| 8 | 6.74 | 7.01 | 7.18 | 7.15 | 7.03 | 6.85 | 6.26 | 5.41 |
| 10 | 7.33 | 7.5 | 7.63 | 7.65 | 7.69 | 7.59 | 7.2 | 6.4 |
| 12 | 7.57 | 7.74 | 7.91 | 7.96 | 8.1 | 8.02 | 7.72 | 7.22 |
| 14 | 7.67 | 7.86 | 8.13 | 8.25 | 8.49 | 8.44 | 8.11 | 7.7 |
| 16 | 7.72 | 7.92 | 8.27 | 8.53 | 8.79 | 8.89 | 8.54 | 8.07 |
| 20 | 7.74 | 7.98 | 8.41 | 8.94 | 9.21 | 9.63 | 9.5 | 8.89 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 42° | 3.76 | 144.7° | 3.72 |
| 8 | 41° | 4.53 | 149.2° | 4.69 |
| 10 | 39.9° | 5.1 | 151° | 5.54 |
| 12 | 38.4° | 5.37 | 155.6° | 6.31 |
| 14 | 38° | 5.5 | 170.7° | 6.96 |
| 16 | 37.7° | 5.56 | 180° | 7.51 |
| 20 | 37.6° | 5.6 | 180° | 8.25 |
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