PARANA
ESP FIRST 235Sail number ESP/ESP8235
GPH
768.2
OSN
746.9
LOA
6.578 m
Displacement
1513 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.6037
Medium
0.8102
High
0.906
Triple Offshore
Low
0.775
Medium
0.9891
High
1.0922
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 6.578 m
- Beam
- 2.49 m
- Draft
- 1.17 m
- Displacement
- 1513 kg
- Crew weight
- 340 kg
- Wetted surface
- 12.65 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 15.62 m²
- Genoa
- 15.66 m²
- Spinnaker
- 34 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 31.23 m²
Design
- Type
- FIRST 235
- Builder
- BENETEAU
- Designer
- BERRET
- Year built
- 1985
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 | 4.26 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.67 | 4.7 | 4.56 | 4.14 | 3.56 |
| 8 | 5.02 | 5.26 | 5.43 | 5.53 | 5.55 | 5.45 | 5.04 | 4.46 |
| 10 | 5.49 | 5.65 | 5.77 | 5.93 | 5.96 | 5.89 | 5.68 | 5.22 |
| 12 | 5.71 | 5.85 | 6 | 6.2 | 6.31 | 6.23 | 6.02 | 5.75 |
| 14 | 5.78 | 5.96 | 6.2 | 6.39 | 6.69 | 6.62 | 6.36 | 6.05 |
| 16 | 5.81 | 6 | 6.35 | 6.55 | 7.01 | 7.01 | 6.74 | 6.37 |
| 20 | 5.77 | 5.99 | 6.42 | 6.91 | 7.42 | 7.72 | 7.54 | 7.08 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 43.2° | 2.79 | 148.7° | 3.08 |
| 8 | 42.2° | 3.32 | 152.9° | 3.87 |
| 10 | 42.1° | 3.72 | 154.7° | 4.57 |
| 12 | 40.4° | 3.97 | 173.9° | 5.22 |
| 14 | 40° | 4.03 | 180° | 5.69 |
| 16 | 40.2° | 4.03 | 180° | 6 |
| 20 | 42° | 3.91 | 180° | 6.63 |
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