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ESP FIRST 40.7Sail number ESP/GBR3116_C
Stored record updated May 13, 2026 UTC.
GPH
598
OSN
578.7
LOA
11.924 m
Displacement
6979 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.6789
Medium
0.9272
High
1.0714
Triple Offshore
Low
0.8728
Medium
1.1348
High
1.2726
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 11.924 m
- Beam
- 3.77 m
- Draft
- 2.41 m
- Displacement
- 6979 kg
- Crew weight
- 630 kg
- Wetted surface
- 31.21 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 46.23 m²
- Genoa
- 38.16 m²
- Spinnaker
- 112.58 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 0 m²
Design
- Type
- FIRST 40.7
- Builder
- Bennetau
- Designer
- FARR
- Year built
- 1997
Performance data
Each row is TWS followed by TWA and boat-speed pairs. Paste it directly into Offwind or compatible navigation software.
| Wind Speed | 52° | 60° | 75° | 90° | 110° | 120° | 135° | 150° |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 5.52 | 5.8 | 5.99 | 5.86 | 5.84 | 5.68 | 5.11 | 4.28 |
| 8 | 6.53 | 6.77 | 6.93 | 6.88 | 7.03 | 6.89 | 6.34 | 5.44 |
| 10 | 7.15 | 7.33 | 7.47 | 7.51 | 7.69 | 7.61 | 7.23 | 6.47 |
| 12 | 7.46 | 7.64 | 7.8 | 7.82 | 8.11 | 8.07 | 7.78 | 7.26 |
| 14 | 7.62 | 7.81 | 8.04 | 8.11 | 8.47 | 8.49 | 8.22 | 7.76 |
| 16 | 7.7 | 7.91 | 8.22 | 8.38 | 8.71 | 8.89 | 8.65 | 8.17 |
| 20 | 7.8 | 8.03 | 8.43 | 8.78 | 9.09 | 9.52 | 9.62 | 9.02 |
| 24 | 7.82 | 8.07 | 8.55 | 9.05 | 9.41 | 10.01 | 11.02 | 10.1 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 42.5° | 3.64 | 140.3° | 3.71 |
| 8 | 40.5° | 4.44 | 147.8° | 4.72 |
| 10 | 39° | 4.99 | 150.6° | 5.6 |
| 12 | 37.7° | 5.31 | 156.3° | 6.36 |
| 14 | 37.1° | 5.45 | 165.1° | 6.98 |
| 16 | 37.3° | 5.54 | 176.3° | 7.52 |
| 20 | 37.3° | 5.62 | 177.9° | 8.31 |
| 24 | 38.1° | 5.58 | 177.2° | 9.1 |
VPP POLAR · BOAT SPEED BY TWAKT
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True wind speed 6 kt8 kt10 kt12 kt14 kt16 kt20 kt24 kt
Data table
| TWA | Boat speed in 6 kt (kt) | Boat speed in 8 kt (kt) | Boat speed in 10 kt (kt) | Boat speed in 12 kt (kt) | Boat speed in 14 kt (kt) | Boat speed in 16 kt (kt) | Boat speed in 20 kt (kt) | Boat speed in 24 kt (kt) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0° | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 52° | 5.52 | 6.53 | 7.15 | 7.46 | 7.62 | 7.70 | 7.80 | 7.82 |
| 60° | 5.80 | 6.77 | 7.33 | 7.64 | 7.81 | 7.91 | 8.03 | 8.07 |
| 75° | 5.99 | 6.93 | 7.47 | 7.80 | 8.04 | 8.22 | 8.43 | 8.55 |
| 90° | 5.86 | 6.88 | 7.51 | 7.82 | 8.11 | 8.38 | 8.78 | 9.05 |
| 110° | 5.84 | 7.03 | 7.69 | 8.11 | 8.47 | 8.71 | 9.09 | 9.41 |
| 120° | 5.68 | 6.89 | 7.61 | 8.07 | 8.49 | 8.89 | 9.52 | 10.01 |
| 135° | 5.11 | 6.34 | 7.23 | 7.78 | 8.22 | 8.65 | 9.62 | 11.02 |
| 150° | 4.28 | 5.44 | 6.47 | 7.26 | 7.76 | 8.17 | 9.02 | 10.10 |