Nika
SLO Elan ExpressSail number SLO/SLO116
GPH
723.1
OSN
702.2
LOA
7.78 m
Displacement
1975 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.5626
Medium
0.7675
High
0.877
Triple Offshore
Low
0.7273
Medium
0.9351
High
1.0464
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 7.78 m
- Beam
- 2.49 m
- Draft
- 1.45 m
- Displacement
- 1975 kg
- Crew weight
- 407 kg
- Wetted surface
- 14.23 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 19.62 m²
- Genoa
- 14.74 m²
- Spinnaker
- 47.7 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 0 m²
Design
- Type
- Elan Express
- Builder
- Albin
- Designer
- Norlin
- Year built
- 1981
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 | 4.44 | 4.69 | 4.89 | 5.05 | 5.11 | 4.94 | 4.42 | 3.75 |
| 8 | 5.27 | 5.53 | 5.69 | 5.9 | 5.97 | 5.87 | 5.42 | 4.71 |
| 10 | 5.76 | 5.93 | 6.05 | 6.28 | 6.38 | 6.31 | 6.08 | 5.56 |
| 12 | 6.02 | 6.15 | 6.29 | 6.51 | 6.77 | 6.7 | 6.44 | 6.12 |
| 14 | 6.15 | 6.31 | 6.51 | 6.64 | 7.14 | 7.13 | 6.84 | 6.45 |
| 16 | 6.2 | 6.39 | 6.7 | 6.85 | 7.4 | 7.56 | 7.27 | 6.82 |
| 20 | 6.21 | 6.42 | 6.87 | 7.28 | 7.76 | 8.2 | 8.29 | 7.64 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 43.5° | 2.9 | 147.5° | 3.25 |
| 8 | 42.4° | 3.48 | 152° | 4.07 |
| 10 | 41.2° | 3.95 | 152.5° | 4.84 |
| 12 | 38.8° | 4.28 | 168° | 5.52 |
| 14 | 38.2° | 4.4 | 180° | 6.03 |
| 16 | 37.9° | 4.43 | 180° | 6.36 |
| 20 | 39° | 4.41 | 180° | 7.06 |
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