Patriot IV
USA Melges 24Sail number USA/USA118
GPH
627.6
OSN
609.9
LOA
7.506 m
Displacement
821 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.6511
Medium
0.8551
High
1.0019
Triple Offshore
Low
0.8366
Medium
1.0717
High
1.2525
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 7.506 m
- Beam
- 2.49 m
- Draft
- 1.52 m
- Displacement
- 821 kg
- Crew weight
- 388 kg
- Wetted surface
- 12.08 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 21.55 m²
- Genoa
- 11.4 m²
- Spinnaker
- 0 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 53.85 m²
Design
- Type
- Melges 24
- Builder
- Melges Boatworks
- Designer
- Reichel/Pugh
- Year built
- 1992
Velocity Prediction
| Wind Speed | 52° | 60° | 75° | 90° | 110° | 120° | 135° | 150° |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 5.09 | 5.41 | 5.69 | 5.78 | 5.88 | 5.74 | 5.15 | 4.35 |
| 8 | 6.01 | 6.19 | 6.37 | 6.57 | 6.75 | 6.63 | 6.22 | 5.5 |
| 10 | 6.44 | 6.67 | 6.91 | 7.01 | 7.65 | 7.57 | 6.98 | 6.29 |
| 12 | 6.62 | 6.99 | 7.57 | 7.68 | 8.21 | 8.63 | 7.96 | 6.94 |
| 14 | 6.71 | 7.12 | 7.87 | 8.54 | 8.8 | 9.3 | 9.19 | 7.82 |
| 16 | 6.75 | 7.19 | 8.03 | 8.96 | 9.34 | 9.87 | 10.63 | 8.85 |
| 20 | 6.92 | 7.43 | 8.38 | 9.36 | 11.02 | 11.51 | 13.08 | 12.38 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 43.5° | 3.31 | 144° | 3.77 |
| 8 | 42° | 4.05 | 148° | 4.76 |
| 10 | 39.4° | 4.53 | 151.5° | 5.45 |
| 12 | 38.2° | 4.67 | 148.2° | 6.01 |
| 14 | 38.2° | 4.7 | 144.8° | 6.77 |
| 16 | 38.2° | 4.72 | 144.5° | 7.67 |
| 20 | 39° | 4.73 | 142.1° | 10.72 |
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