Patriot IV
USA Melges 24Sail number USA/USA118
GPH
629.1
OSN
609.9
LOA
7.509 m
Displacement
821 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.6473
Medium
0.8564
High
1.0057
Triple Offshore
Low
0.8309
Medium
1.0708
High
1.2532
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 7.509 m
- Beam
- 2.49 m
- Draft
- 1.52 m
- Displacement
- 821 kg
- Crew weight
- 388 kg
- Wetted surface
- 12.01 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
- Stability index
- 94.9
Velocity Prediction
| Wind Speed | 52° | 60° | 75° | 90° | 110° | 120° | 135° | 150° |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 5.13 | 5.42 | 5.6 | 5.66 | 5.76 | 5.62 | 5.05 | 4.27 |
| 8 | 6.01 | 6.21 | 6.36 | 6.51 | 6.72 | 6.62 | 6.19 | 5.41 |
| 10 | 6.48 | 6.71 | 6.92 | 6.92 | 7.56 | 7.52 | 7 | 6.25 |
| 12 | 6.71 | 7.05 | 7.51 | 7.59 | 8.11 | 8.5 | 7.94 | 6.97 |
| 14 | 6.84 | 7.22 | 7.85 | 8.36 | 8.62 | 9.19 | 9.11 | 7.81 |
| 16 | 6.92 | 7.33 | 8.08 | 8.87 | 9.11 | 9.84 | 10.47 | 8.82 |
| 20 | 6.99 | 7.44 | 8.35 | 9.45 | 10.65 | 11.12 | 12.95 | 12.13 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 43.8° | 3.34 | 143.4° | 3.69 |
| 8 | 41.4° | 4.06 | 147.8° | 4.68 |
| 10 | 39° | 4.53 | 150.5° | 5.41 |
| 12 | 38.2° | 4.69 | 148.3° | 6.04 |
| 14 | 38.1° | 4.75 | 145.5° | 6.76 |
| 16 | 38.2° | 4.77 | 144.7° | 7.64 |
| 20 | 39° | 4.78 | 142.2° | 10.5 |
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