BLUE
FRA DUFOUR 40 KBSail number FRA/FRA8647
GPH
608.3
OSN
592
LOA
12.06 m
Displacement
7092 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.7453
Medium
1.011
High
1.16
Triple Offshore
Low
0.9662
Medium
1.2547
High
1.3996
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 12.06 m
- Beam
- 3.89 m
- Draft
- 2.06 m
- Displacement
- 7092 kg
- Crew weight
- 600 kg
- Wetted surface
- 31.22 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 46.92 m²
- Genoa
- 43.68 m²
- Spinnaker
- 98.91 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 0 m²
Design
- Type
- DUFOUR 40 KB
- Builder
- DUFOUR
- Designer
- FELCI
- Year built
- 2002
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 | 5.4 | 5.74 | 6.02 | 5.99 | 5.74 | 5.58 | 5.03 | 4.25 |
| 8 | 6.43 | 6.76 | 7.02 | 7.02 | 6.97 | 6.8 | 6.21 | 5.36 |
| 10 | 7.12 | 7.36 | 7.53 | 7.57 | 7.66 | 7.57 | 7.17 | 6.35 |
| 12 | 7.4 | 7.62 | 7.82 | 7.89 | 8.07 | 8.01 | 7.72 | 7.19 |
| 14 | 7.51 | 7.73 | 8.03 | 8.17 | 8.45 | 8.43 | 8.13 | 7.7 |
| 16 | 7.55 | 7.79 | 8.15 | 8.43 | 8.7 | 8.87 | 8.57 | 8.08 |
| 20 | 7.57 | 7.81 | 8.26 | 8.8 | 9.1 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 8.91 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 43.4° | 3.52 | 144.6° | 3.68 |
| 8 | 42.1° | 4.25 | 149.1° | 4.64 |
| 10 | 41.7° | 4.8 | 150.9° | 5.5 |
| 12 | 41° | 5.07 | 155.2° | 6.28 |
| 14 | 40.4° | 5.18 | 169° | 6.93 |
| 16 | 40.3° | 5.22 | 180° | 7.5 |
| 20 | 40.4° | 5.23 | 180° | 8.26 |
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