Hydra
NOR FIRST CLASS 8Sail number NOR/NOR6647
GPH
659.7
OSN
644.4
LOA
7.785 m
Displacement
1467 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.6387
Medium
0.8317
High
0.9295
Triple Offshore
Low
0.8178
Medium
1.0128
High
1.1307
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 7.785 m
- Beam
- 2.5 m
- Draft
- 1.83 m
- Displacement
- 1467 kg
- Crew weight
- 367 kg
- Wetted surface
- 13.29 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 21.69 m²
- Genoa
- 17.15 m²
- Spinnaker
- 42.29 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 44.11 m²
Design
- Type
- FIRST CLASS 8
- Builder
- Beneteau
- Designer
- Finot
- Year built
- 1986
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 | 5.15 | 5.4 | 5.63 | 5.83 | 5.66 | 5.39 | 4.81 | 4.08 |
| 8 | 5.92 | 6.06 | 6.26 | 6.42 | 6.33 | 6.2 | 5.83 | 5.09 |
| 10 | 6.25 | 6.39 | 6.55 | 6.88 | 6.83 | 6.71 | 6.38 | 5.89 |
| 12 | 6.39 | 6.58 | 6.84 | 7.18 | 7.37 | 7.26 | 6.87 | 6.34 |
| 14 | 6.45 | 6.67 | 7.06 | 7.4 | 7.91 | 7.88 | 7.4 | 6.77 |
| 16 | 6.48 | 6.72 | 7.17 | 7.59 | 8.39 | 8.59 | 8.02 | 7.24 |
| 20 | 6.54 | 6.8 | 7.25 | 7.86 | 9.11 | 10.04 | 10.11 | 8.56 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 41.2° | 3.44 | 145° | 3.53 |
| 8 | 39.8° | 4.11 | 148.5° | 4.41 |
| 10 | 37.1° | 4.53 | 150° | 5.1 |
| 12 | 36.2° | 4.67 | 172° | 5.72 |
| 14 | 36° | 4.71 | 180° | 6.24 |
| 16 | 36.2° | 4.71 | 180° | 6.64 |
| 20 | 36.9° | 4.7 | 180° | 7.54 |
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