Fritt Fram!
NOR FIRST 40.7Sail number NOR/NOR10240
Stored record updated May 13, 2026 UTC.
GPH
592.2
OSN
575.2
LOA
11.99 m
Displacement
7325 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.6846
Medium
0.9327
High
1.0765
Triple Offshore
Low
0.8839
Medium
1.1435
High
1.2828
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 11.99 m
- Beam
- 3.77 m
- Draft
- 2.42 m
- Displacement
- 7325 kg
- Crew weight
- 749 kg
- Wetted surface
- 31.85 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 48.29 m²
- Genoa
- 48.77 m²
- Spinnaker
- 108.59 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 0 m²
Design
- Type
- FIRST 40.7
- Builder
- Beneteau
- Designer
- Bruce 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 | 5.62 | 5.93 | 6.19 | 6.14 | 5.84 | 5.68 | 5.13 | 4.32 |
| 8 | 6.66 | 6.94 | 7.13 | 7.13 | 7.06 | 6.91 | 6.32 | 5.44 |
| 10 | 7.29 | 7.47 | 7.59 | 7.62 | 7.7 | 7.61 | 7.25 | 6.44 |
| 12 | 7.58 | 7.74 | 7.89 | 7.93 | 8.11 | 8.04 | 7.75 | 7.25 |
| 14 | 7.7 | 7.89 | 8.13 | 8.22 | 8.52 | 8.48 | 8.15 | 7.73 |
| 16 | 7.76 | 7.97 | 8.32 | 8.52 | 8.84 | 8.94 | 8.59 | 8.1 |
| 20 | 7.8 | 8.04 | 8.51 | 9 | 9.29 | 9.71 | 9.58 | 8.94 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 42.4° | 3.7 | 144.5° | 3.74 |
| 8 | 41.2° | 4.46 | 149° | 4.71 |
| 10 | 40.1° | 5.06 | 150° | 5.58 |
| 12 | 38.2° | 5.39 | 156° | 6.34 |
| 14 | 37.9° | 5.54 | 170° | 6.98 |
| 16 | 37.5° | 5.61 | 180° | 7.53 |
| 20 | 37.5° | 5.62 | 180° | 8.28 |
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° | 5.62 | 6.66 | 7.29 | 7.58 | 7.70 | 7.76 | 7.80 |
| 60° | 5.93 | 6.94 | 7.47 | 7.74 | 7.89 | 7.97 | 8.04 |
| 75° | 6.19 | 7.13 | 7.59 | 7.89 | 8.13 | 8.32 | 8.51 |
| 90° | 6.14 | 7.13 | 7.62 | 7.93 | 8.22 | 8.52 | 9.00 |
| 110° | 5.84 | 7.06 | 7.70 | 8.11 | 8.52 | 8.84 | 9.29 |
| 120° | 5.68 | 6.91 | 7.61 | 8.04 | 8.48 | 8.94 | 9.71 |
| 135° | 5.13 | 6.32 | 7.25 | 7.75 | 8.15 | 8.59 | 9.58 |
| 150° | 4.32 | 5.44 | 6.44 | 7.25 | 7.73 | 8.10 | 8.94 |