Let's Go
RSA BuccaneerSail number RSA/RSA2676
GPH
802.7
OSN
774.2
LOA
7.1 m
Displacement
1449 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.5048
Medium
0.696
High
0.8065
Triple Offshore
Low
0.646
Medium
0.8475
High
0.9523
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 7.1 m
- Beam
- 2.3 m
- Draft
- 1.25 m
- Displacement
- 1449 kg
- Crew weight
- 293 kg
- Wetted surface
- 12.5 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 13.57 m²
- Genoa
- 16.25 m²
- Spinnaker
- 28.44 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 0 m²
Design
- Type
- Buccaneer
- Designer
- Van de Stadt
- Year built
- 1970
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 | 4.04 | 4.26 | 4.4 | 4.34 | 4.31 | 4.18 | 3.77 | 3.26 |
| 8 | 4.79 | 4.99 | 5.14 | 5.13 | 5.19 | 5.08 | 4.68 | 4.17 |
| 10 | 5.28 | 5.44 | 5.58 | 5.66 | 5.73 | 5.65 | 5.38 | 4.92 |
| 12 | 5.57 | 5.69 | 5.83 | 5.93 | 6.05 | 6.01 | 5.8 | 5.48 |
| 14 | 5.69 | 5.83 | 6 | 6.09 | 6.31 | 6.3 | 6.12 | 5.84 |
| 16 | 5.75 | 5.9 | 6.12 | 6.26 | 6.57 | 6.57 | 6.42 | 6.13 |
| 20 | 5.81 | 5.98 | 6.28 | 6.58 | 7.02 | 7.27 | 7.05 | 6.7 |
| 24 | 5.8 | 6.01 | 6.39 | 6.8 | 7.31 | 7.85 | 7.99 | 7.36 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 43.6° | 2.65 | 147.9° | 2.82 |
| 8 | 41.9° | 3.21 | 152.1° | 3.62 |
| 10 | 41° | 3.62 | 155.9° | 4.3 |
| 12 | 39.4° | 3.93 | 167.8° | 4.92 |
| 14 | 38.5° | 4.07 | 177.2° | 5.42 |
| 16 | 38° | 4.13 | 179° | 5.76 |
| 20 | 38.4° | 4.15 | 179.4° | 6.31 |
| 24 | 40° | 4.07 | 179.7° | 6.84 |
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