FARSTEO
FRA BONGO 870Sail number FRA/FRA36809
Stored record updated May 13, 2026 UTC.
GPH
641.6
OSN
622.5
LOA
8.7 m
Displacement
3014 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.7253
Medium
0.9748
High
1.1086
Triple Offshore
Low
0.9268
Medium
1.1829
High
1.328
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 8.7 m
- Beam
- 3.44 m
- Draft
- 1.88 m
- Displacement
- 3014 kg
- Crew weight
- 554 kg
- Wetted surface
- 20.28 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 29.26 m²
- Genoa
- 27.29 m²
- Spinnaker
- 74.38 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 0 m²
Design
- Type
- BONGO 870
- Builder
- 3C COMPOSITE
- Designer
- ROLLAND Pierre
- Year built
- 2006
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 | 5.11 | 5.36 | 5.56 | 5.5 | 5.55 | 5.41 | 4.93 | 4.2 |
| 8 | 6.05 | 6.27 | 6.41 | 6.48 | 6.57 | 6.46 | 6.04 | 5.26 |
| 10 | 6.55 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.92 | 7.06 | 6.98 | 6.71 | 6.16 |
| 12 | 6.78 | 6.93 | 7.1 | 7.16 | 7.53 | 7.47 | 7.14 | 6.74 |
| 14 | 6.88 | 7.09 | 7.37 | 7.47 | 7.96 | 8.01 | 7.63 | 7.14 |
| 16 | 6.93 | 7.16 | 7.59 | 7.81 | 8.24 | 8.55 | 8.17 | 7.59 |
| 20 | 6.98 | 7.2 | 7.76 | 8.35 | 8.79 | 9.35 | 9.62 | 8.63 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 42° | 3.39 | 145.8° | 3.64 |
| 8 | 40.8° | 4.09 | 149.7° | 4.56 |
| 10 | 39.1° | 4.63 | 152.7° | 5.36 |
| 12 | 37.5° | 4.89 | 161.5° | 6.01 |
| 14 | 36.9° | 4.98 | 180° | 6.58 |
| 16 | 36.6° | 5.02 | 180° | 6.98 |
| 20 | 36.8° | 5.08 | 180° | 7.83 |
VPP POLAR · BOAT SPEED BY TWAKT
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True wind speed 6 kt8 kt10 kt12 kt14 kt16 kt20 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0° | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 52° | 5.11 | 6.05 | 6.55 | 6.78 | 6.88 | 6.93 | 6.98 |
| 60° | 5.36 | 6.27 | 6.70 | 6.93 | 7.09 | 7.16 | 7.20 |
| 75° | 5.56 | 6.41 | 6.80 | 7.10 | 7.37 | 7.59 | 7.76 |
| 90° | 5.50 | 6.48 | 6.92 | 7.16 | 7.47 | 7.81 | 8.35 |
| 110° | 5.55 | 6.57 | 7.06 | 7.53 | 7.96 | 8.24 | 8.79 |
| 120° | 5.41 | 6.46 | 6.98 | 7.47 | 8.01 | 8.55 | 9.35 |
| 135° | 4.93 | 6.04 | 6.71 | 7.14 | 7.63 | 8.17 | 9.62 |
| 150° | 4.20 | 5.26 | 6.16 | 6.74 | 7.14 | 7.59 | 8.63 |