Blue Skies
USA Alden Skye 51Sail number USA/USA44022
GPH
600.5
OSN
580.9
LOA
15.54 m
Displacement
19422 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.6493
Medium
0.9071
High
1.0774
Triple Offshore
Low
0.8467
Medium
1.1398
High
1.3039
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 15.54 m
- Beam
- 4.33 m
- Draft
- 2.2 m
- Displacement
- 19422 kg
- Crew weight
- 1088 kg
- Wetted surface
- 55.55 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 47.17 m²
- Genoa
- 78.32 m²
- Spinnaker
- 158.74 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 152.96 m²
Design
- Type
- Alden Skye 51
- Builder
- Mao Ta
- Designer
- Kaufman
- Year built
- 1980
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 | 5.23 | 5.6 | 5.85 | 5.75 | 5.86 | 5.69 | 5.06 | 4.22 |
| 8 | 6.33 | 6.66 | 6.9 | 6.98 | 7.14 | 6.95 | 6.33 | 5.39 |
| 10 | 7.12 | 7.42 | 7.64 | 7.83 | 7.99 | 7.87 | 7.34 | 6.37 |
| 12 | 7.65 | 7.89 | 8.09 | 8.32 | 8.46 | 8.4 | 8.06 | 7.24 |
| 14 | 7.94 | 8.17 | 8.4 | 8.6 | 8.78 | 8.77 | 8.51 | 7.92 |
| 16 | 8.11 | 8.34 | 8.6 | 8.8 | 9.04 | 9.08 | 8.85 | 8.37 |
| 20 | 8.26 | 8.49 | 8.81 | 9.12 | 9.43 | 9.61 | 9.47 | 9.01 |
| 24 | 8.33 | 8.58 | 8.95 | 9.32 | 9.8 | 9.96 | 10.07 | 9.61 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 45.5° | 3.35 | 140° | 3.66 |
| 8 | 43.4° | 4.16 | 144.7° | 4.67 |
| 10 | 41.9° | 4.77 | 146.6° | 5.52 |
| 12 | 41° | 5.2 | 150.3° | 6.27 |
| 14 | 40.9° | 5.46 | 154.1° | 6.9 |
| 16 | 40.3° | 5.62 | 158.9° | 7.42 |
| 20 | 39.6° | 5.78 | 176.8° | 8.28 |
| 24 | 39.4° | 5.84 | 178.1° | 8.88 |
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