SEVEN SPIRIT
FRA SURPRISE QSail number FRA/FRA22344
Stored record updated May 13, 2026 UTC.
GPH
701.7
OSN
678.8
LOA
7.64 m
Displacement
1325 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.5792
Medium
0.7912
High
0.9039
Triple Offshore
Low
0.7458
Medium
0.9643
High
1.0923
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 7.64 m
- Beam
- 2.38 m
- Draft
- 1.58 m
- Displacement
- 1325 kg
- Crew weight
- 390 kg
- Wetted surface
- 13.31 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 18.9 m²
- Genoa
- 16 m²
- Spinnaker
- 41.08 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 0 m²
Design
- Type
- SURPRISE Q
- Builder
- ARCHAMBAULT
- Designer
- JOUBERT/NIVELT
- Year built
- 1977
- Stability index
- 96
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 | 4.71 | 4.96 | 5.14 | 5.07 | 5.08 | 4.9 | 4.34 | 3.67 |
| 8 | 5.56 | 5.76 | 5.89 | 5.97 | 6 | 5.88 | 5.36 | 4.66 |
| 10 | 6 | 6.13 | 6.24 | 6.41 | 6.49 | 6.38 | 6.1 | 5.55 |
| 12 | 6.21 | 6.38 | 6.56 | 6.71 | 7.02 | 6.9 | 6.54 | 6.15 |
| 14 | 6.31 | 6.52 | 6.87 | 7 | 7.53 | 7.48 | 7.05 | 6.56 |
| 16 | 6.36 | 6.6 | 7.05 | 7.38 | 7.89 | 8.14 | 7.63 | 7.04 |
| 20 | 6.38 | 6.66 | 7.21 | 7.85 | 8.49 | 9.23 | 9.2 | 8.18 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 42.3° | 3.1 | 146.4° | 3.18 |
| 8 | 40.8° | 3.75 | 150.5° | 4.04 |
| 10 | 39° | 4.25 | 152° | 4.81 |
| 12 | 37.5° | 4.49 | 162.2° | 5.51 |
| 14 | 36.9° | 4.58 | 177.2° | 6.03 |
| 16 | 36.7° | 4.61 | 177.2° | 6.41 |
| 20 | 37.2° | 4.6 | 174.8° | 7.28 |
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° | 4.71 | 5.56 | 6.00 | 6.21 | 6.31 | 6.36 | 6.38 |
| 60° | 4.96 | 5.76 | 6.13 | 6.38 | 6.52 | 6.60 | 6.66 |
| 75° | 5.14 | 5.89 | 6.24 | 6.56 | 6.87 | 7.05 | 7.21 |
| 90° | 5.07 | 5.97 | 6.41 | 6.71 | 7.00 | 7.38 | 7.85 |
| 110° | 5.08 | 6.00 | 6.49 | 7.02 | 7.53 | 7.89 | 8.49 |
| 120° | 4.90 | 5.88 | 6.38 | 6.90 | 7.48 | 8.14 | 9.23 |
| 135° | 4.34 | 5.36 | 6.10 | 6.54 | 7.05 | 7.63 | 9.20 |
| 150° | 3.67 | 4.66 | 5.55 | 6.15 | 6.56 | 7.04 | 8.18 |