NIGHTFEVER
GER GRAND SOLEIL 40RSail number GER/GER5039
Stored record updated May 13, 2026 UTC.
GPH
596.1
OSN
579.1
LOA
12.016 m
Displacement
7683 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.6809
Medium
0.9242
High
1.0626
Triple Offshore
Low
0.8797
Medium
1.1372
High
1.2656
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 12.016 m
- Beam
- 3.79 m
- Draft
- 2.44 m
- Displacement
- 7683 kg
- Crew weight
- 600 kg
- Wetted surface
- 32.19 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 46.83 m²
- Genoa
- 51.21 m²
- Spinnaker
- 112.89 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 0 m²
Design
- Type
- GRAND SOLEIL 40R
- Builder
- GRAND SOLEIL
- Designer
- DUCK
- Year built
- 2000
- Stability index
- 122.3
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 | 5.59 | 5.9 | 6.15 | 6.08 | 5.82 | 5.66 | 5.12 | 4.29 |
| 8 | 6.64 | 6.93 | 7.13 | 7.1 | 7.06 | 6.91 | 6.32 | 5.43 |
| 10 | 7.27 | 7.47 | 7.61 | 7.62 | 7.72 | 7.64 | 7.27 | 6.45 |
| 12 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.88 | 7.94 | 8.11 | 8.06 | 7.79 | 7.3 |
| 14 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 8.07 | 8.21 | 8.42 | 8.48 | 8.2 | 7.78 |
| 16 | 7.66 | 7.86 | 8.18 | 8.45 | 8.64 | 8.91 | 8.65 | 8.16 |
| 20 | 7.72 | 7.91 | 8.3 | 8.8 | 9.04 | 9.46 | 9.68 | 9.04 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 43° | 3.67 | 140.3° | 3.72 |
| 8 | 41.4° | 4.44 | 148.4° | 4.7 |
| 10 | 40.6° | 4.99 | 149.8° | 5.59 |
| 12 | 39.4° | 5.25 | 155.6° | 6.39 |
| 14 | 38.7° | 5.38 | 164.6° | 7.02 |
| 16 | 38.4° | 5.44 | 177.2° | 7.55 |
| 20 | 37.8° | 5.53 | 178.1° | 8.3 |
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° | 5.59 | 6.64 | 7.27 | 7.50 | 7.60 | 7.66 | 7.72 |
| 60° | 5.90 | 6.93 | 7.47 | 7.70 | 7.80 | 7.86 | 7.91 |
| 75° | 6.15 | 7.13 | 7.61 | 7.88 | 8.07 | 8.18 | 8.30 |
| 90° | 6.08 | 7.10 | 7.62 | 7.94 | 8.21 | 8.45 | 8.80 |
| 110° | 5.82 | 7.06 | 7.72 | 8.11 | 8.42 | 8.64 | 9.04 |
| 120° | 5.66 | 6.91 | 7.64 | 8.06 | 8.48 | 8.91 | 9.46 |
| 135° | 5.12 | 6.32 | 7.27 | 7.79 | 8.20 | 8.65 | 9.68 |
| 150° | 4.29 | 5.43 | 6.45 | 7.30 | 7.78 | 8.16 | 9.04 |