SPANKER
USA FIRST 40.7Sail number USA/USA51196
GPH
585.9
OSN
569.5
LOA
11.924 m
Displacement
6800 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.6928
Medium
0.9418
High
1.0868
Triple Offshore
Low
0.8962
Medium
1.1547
High
1.2956
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 11.924 m
- Beam
- 3.77 m
- Draft
- 2.4 m
- Displacement
- 6800 kg
- Crew weight
- 1000 kg
- Wetted surface
- 31.27 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 49.34 m²
- Genoa
- 56.09 m²
- Spinnaker
- 101.75 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 93.21 m²
Design
- Type
- FIRST 40.7
- Builder
- BENETEAU
- Designer
- BRUCE FARR
- Year built
- 1997
- Stability index
- 129.8
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 | 5.79 | 6.12 | 6.39 | 6.32 | 5.87 | 5.68 | 5.1 | 4.28 |
| 8 | 6.86 | 7.11 | 7.28 | 7.28 | 7.11 | 6.92 | 6.29 | 5.42 |
| 10 | 7.41 | 7.57 | 7.7 | 7.73 | 7.74 | 7.63 | 7.22 | 6.43 |
| 12 | 7.64 | 7.82 | 7.99 | 8.05 | 8.17 | 8.07 | 7.75 | 7.25 |
| 14 | 7.74 | 7.94 | 8.24 | 8.38 | 8.64 | 8.54 | 8.16 | 7.74 |
| 16 | 7.8 | 8.02 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 9.07 | 9.03 | 8.63 | 8.13 |
| 20 | 7.86 | 8.1 | 8.57 | 9.12 | 9.64 | 10.06 | 9.65 | 9.02 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 42.6° | 3.81 | 144.2° | 3.71 |
| 8 | 41.4° | 4.6 | 148.7° | 4.69 |
| 10 | 39.6° | 5.19 | 151.1° | 5.57 |
| 12 | 38.4° | 5.46 | 155.9° | 6.35 |
| 14 | 37.6° | 5.59 | 166.4° | 7 |
| 16 | 37° | 5.67 | 177.2° | 7.53 |
| 20 | 36.6° | 5.75 | 178.1° | 8.3 |
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