CuttingEdge
AUS Thompson T8Sail number AUS/PD146
GPH
547.1
OSN
531.6
LOA
8.104 m
Displacement
786 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.7688
Medium
0.9822
High
1.1764
Triple Offshore
Low
0.9687
Medium
1.2184
High
1.4407
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 8.104 m
- Beam
- 2.53 m
- Draft
- 2.14 m
- Displacement
- 786 kg
- Crew weight
- 520 kg
- Wetted surface
- 12 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 27.11 m²
- Genoa
- 14.7 m²
- Spinnaker
- 0 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 82.38 m²
Design
- Type
- Thompson T8
- Builder
- Lightning Yachts
- Designer
- Steve Thompson
- Year built
- 1999
- Stability index
- -1
Velocity Prediction
| Wind Speed | 52° | 60° | 75° | 90° | 110° | 120° | 135° | 150° |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4.78 | 4.97 | 5.08 | 4.96 | 4.99 | 4.86 | 4.45 | 3.6 |
| 6 | 6.09 | 6.31 | 6.46 | 6.36 | 6.51 | 6.43 | 5.95 | 5.04 |
| 8 | 6.76 | 7.01 | 7.23 | 7.18 | 7.45 | 7.54 | 7.09 | 6.18 |
| 10 | 7.14 | 7.47 | 7.93 | 8.05 | 8.16 | 8.52 | 8.34 | 7.08 |
| 12 | 7.38 | 7.77 | 8.42 | 8.91 | 8.85 | 9.34 | 9.69 | 8.34 |
| 14 | 7.55 | 7.99 | 8.79 | 9.54 | 9.51 | 10.13 | 10.95 | 9.77 |
| 16 | 7.7 | 8.19 | 9.12 | 10.01 | 10.63 | 10.9 | 12 | 11.32 |
| 20 | 7.9 | 8.48 | 9.61 | 10.84 | 12.5 | 12.62 | 14.11 | 14.8 |
| 24 | 7.9 | 8.56 | 9.91 | 11.48 | 13.87 | 14.66 | 15.81 | 17.48 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 41.1° | 3.07 | 142.6° | 3.12 |
| 6 | 41.1° | 4.11 | 142.6° | 4.36 |
| 8 | 37.4° | 4.81 | 148.9° | 5.36 |
| 10 | 35.5° | 5.09 | 144.4° | 6.13 |
| 12 | 34.8° | 5.22 | 142.7° | 7.23 |
| 14 | 34.7° | 5.31 | 144.1° | 8.46 |
| 16 | 34.9° | 5.37 | 145.2° | 9.81 |
| 20 | 36.1° | 5.41 | 150.2° | 12.83 |
| 24 | 37.2° | 5.34 | 153.4° | 15.46 |
Loading polar chart…