DARK STAR
USA RIPTIDE 44Sail number USA/USA9700
GPH
496.5
OSN
482.4
LOA
13.41 m
Displacement
5007 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.8438
Medium
1.1017
High
1.2818
Triple Offshore
Low
1.0796
Medium
1.3477
High
1.531
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 13.41 m
- Beam
- 3.92 m
- Draft
- 2.91 m
- Displacement
- 5007 kg
- Crew weight
- 600 kg
- Wetted surface
- 34.73 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 67.16 m²
- Genoa
- 42.56 m²
- Spinnaker
- 0 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 182.55 m²
Design
- Type
- RIPTIDE 44
- Builder
- Franklin
- Designer
- Bieker
- Year built
- 2002
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 | 6.93 | 7.27 | 7.54 | 7.43 | 7.12 | 6.97 | 6.3 | 5.26 |
| 8 | 7.96 | 8.21 | 8.37 | 8.33 | 8.34 | 8.29 | 7.88 | 6.71 |
| 10 | 8.3 | 8.55 | 8.85 | 8.9 | 8.95 | 9.1 | 8.81 | 7.89 |
| 12 | 8.5 | 8.76 | 9.15 | 9.43 | 9.41 | 9.73 | 9.69 | 8.81 |
| 14 | 8.64 | 8.93 | 9.39 | 9.81 | 9.84 | 10.27 | 10.58 | 9.7 |
| 16 | 8.74 | 9.06 | 9.59 | 10.12 | 10.32 | 10.83 | 11.62 | 10.76 |
| 20 | 8.89 | 9.24 | 9.85 | 10.63 | 11.53 | 11.93 | 13.36 | 13.25 |
| 24 | 8.85 | 9.25 | 9.99 | 10.99 | 12.42 | 12.98 | 15.01 | 16.17 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 42.2° | 4.6 | 141.5° | 4.56 |
| 8 | 39° | 5.52 | 144.2° | 5.81 |
| 10 | 37.1° | 5.9 | 148.1° | 6.83 |
| 12 | 36.3° | 6.12 | 151.4° | 7.64 |
| 14 | 36.1° | 6.25 | 149.2° | 8.4 |
| 16 | 35.7° | 6.35 | 147.9° | 9.32 |
| 20 | 35.6° | 6.43 | 148.5° | 11.47 |
| 24 | 36.7° | 6.33 | 150.7° | 14.07 |
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