Vesper
NED First 40Sail number NED/NED8427
Stored record updated May 13, 2026 UTC.
GPH
575.4
OSN
558.1
LOA
12.24 m
Displacement
8096 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.7119
Medium
0.9589
High
1.0839
Triple Offshore
Low
0.9153
Medium
1.1765
High
1.3048
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 12.24 m
- Beam
- 3.9 m
- Draft
- 2.49 m
- Displacement
- 8096 kg
- Crew weight
- 797 kg
- Wetted surface
- 34.07 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 51.55 m²
- Genoa
- 39.77 m²
- Spinnaker
- 0 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 158.07 m²
Design
- Type
- First 40
- Builder
- Beneteau
- Designer
- Farr
- Year built
- 2008
- Stability index
- 124.7
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 | 5.68 | 5.96 | 6.16 | 6.16 | 6.27 | 6.13 | 5.44 | 4.6 |
| 8 | 6.72 | 6.96 | 7.13 | 7.28 | 7.44 | 7.34 | 6.81 | 5.8 |
| 10 | 7.36 | 7.54 | 7.67 | 7.79 | 8.04 | 7.99 | 7.67 | 6.86 |
| 12 | 7.68 | 7.86 | 8.01 | 8.01 | 8.44 | 8.46 | 8.19 | 7.61 |
| 14 | 7.83 | 8.04 | 8.26 | 8.31 | 8.71 | 8.9 | 8.67 | 8.02 |
| 16 | 7.92 | 8.13 | 8.44 | 8.58 | 8.94 | 9.28 | 9.15 | 8.34 |
| 20 | 8.01 | 8.25 | 8.65 | 9 | 9.35 | 9.83 | 10.29 | 9.02 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 42.4° | 3.74 | 143.3° | 3.98 |
| 8 | 40.2° | 4.57 | 146.9° | 5.02 |
| 10 | 38.8° | 5.15 | 147.8° | 5.94 |
| 12 | 37.6° | 5.47 | 150.3° | 6.59 |
| 14 | 37° | 5.62 | 150.7° | 6.95 |
| 16 | 36.7° | 5.71 | 171.8° | 7.38 |
| 20 | 37° | 5.79 | 175.7° | 8.19 |
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° | 5.68 | 6.72 | 7.36 | 7.68 | 7.83 | 7.92 | 8.01 |
| 60° | 5.96 | 6.96 | 7.54 | 7.86 | 8.04 | 8.13 | 8.25 |
| 75° | 6.16 | 7.13 | 7.67 | 8.01 | 8.26 | 8.44 | 8.65 |
| 90° | 6.16 | 7.28 | 7.79 | 8.01 | 8.31 | 8.58 | 9.00 |
| 110° | 6.27 | 7.44 | 8.04 | 8.44 | 8.71 | 8.94 | 9.35 |
| 120° | 6.13 | 7.34 | 7.99 | 8.46 | 8.90 | 9.28 | 9.83 |
| 135° | 5.44 | 6.81 | 7.67 | 8.19 | 8.67 | 9.15 | 10.29 |
| 150° | 4.60 | 5.80 | 6.86 | 7.61 | 8.02 | 8.34 | 9.02 |