BLUEBIRD
EST BIRDIE 32Sail number EST/EST950
GPH
739.5
OSN
716.9
LOA
9.4 m
Displacement
4020 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.5417
Medium
0.7411
High
0.8715
Triple Offshore
Low
0.6995
Medium
0.9192
High
1.0408
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 9.4 m
- Beam
- 3.14 m
- Draft
- 1.66 m
- Displacement
- 4020 kg
- Crew weight
- 450 kg
- Wetted surface
- 19.59 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 21.95 m²
- Genoa
- 22.37 m²
- Spinnaker
- 52.38 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 49.43 m²
Design
- Type
- BIRDIE 32
- Designer
- Jan Becker
- Year built
- 1978
- Stability index
- 110.7
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 | 4.25 | 4.5 | 4.67 | 4.82 | 4.84 | 4.68 | 4.27 | 3.68 |
| 8 | 5.03 | 5.31 | 5.52 | 5.82 | 5.86 | 5.69 | 5.22 | 4.58 |
| 10 | 5.65 | 5.91 | 6.09 | 6.36 | 6.41 | 6.32 | 6.03 | 5.39 |
| 12 | 6.05 | 6.23 | 6.38 | 6.66 | 6.74 | 6.67 | 6.46 | 6.07 |
| 14 | 6.25 | 6.42 | 6.58 | 6.88 | 7.04 | 6.99 | 6.77 | 6.46 |
| 16 | 6.36 | 6.54 | 6.74 | 7.03 | 7.33 | 7.31 | 7.08 | 6.75 |
| 20 | 6.41 | 6.62 | 6.97 | 7.21 | 7.75 | 7.87 | 7.68 | 7.33 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 44.2° | 2.75 | 146.6° | 3.18 |
| 8 | 42.4° | 3.31 | 152.3° | 3.98 |
| 10 | 42.3° | 3.74 | 153.8° | 4.69 |
| 12 | 42° | 4.1 | 159.2° | 5.37 |
| 14 | 40.9° | 4.32 | 173.6° | 5.94 |
| 16 | 40.6° | 4.42 | 179° | 6.36 |
| 20 | 40.8° | 4.44 | 179° | 6.91 |
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