EVOLUTION
USA SANTA CRUZ 70Sail number USA/USA70
Stored record updated May 13, 2026 UTC.
GPH
459.7
OSN
450.2
LOA
20.727 m
Displacement
11394 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.8518
Medium
1.1585
High
1.3536
Triple Offshore
Low
1.1307
Medium
1.4759
High
1.6876
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 20.727 m
- Beam
- 4.58 m
- Draft
- 2.85 m
- Displacement
- 11394 kg
- Crew weight
- 1225 kg
- Wetted surface
- 54.2 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 96.6 m²
- Genoa
- 104.96 m²
- Spinnaker
- 0 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 217.82 m²
Design
- Type
- SANTA CRUZ 70
- Builder
- BILL LEE YACHTS
- Designer
- LEE
- Year built
- 1989
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 | 7.39 | 7.99 | 8.56 | 8.54 | 7.64 | 7.05 | 6.26 | 5.19 |
| 8 | 8.77 | 9.36 | 9.85 | 9.9 | 9.32 | 8.96 | 8.06 | 6.72 |
| 10 | 9.4 | 9.86 | 10.36 | 10.59 | 10.19 | 10.15 | 9.57 | 8.16 |
| 12 | 9.71 | 10.11 | 10.71 | 11.19 | 10.88 | 11 | 10.47 | 9.33 |
| 14 | 9.87 | 10.27 | 10.96 | 11.59 | 11.63 | 11.67 | 11.43 | 10.3 |
| 16 | 9.94 | 10.36 | 11.15 | 11.89 | 12.35 | 12.27 | 12.47 | 11.1 |
| 20 | 10.2 | 10.7 | 11.45 | 12.27 | 13.56 | 13.7 | 14.55 | 13.1 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 45° | 4.71 | 140.5° | 4.49 |
| 8 | 43.5° | 5.68 | 142° | 5.82 |
| 10 | 42.4° | 6.2 | 143° | 7.07 |
| 12 | 41.6° | 6.52 | 148.5° | 8.08 |
| 14 | 40.9° | 6.69 | 154.2° | 8.9 |
| 16 | 40.5° | 6.82 | 154° | 9.59 |
| 20 | 40.9° | 6.99 | 148.8° | 11.34 |
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° | 7.39 | 8.77 | 9.40 | 9.71 | 9.87 | 9.94 | 10.20 |
| 60° | 7.99 | 9.36 | 9.86 | 10.11 | 10.27 | 10.36 | 10.70 |
| 75° | 8.56 | 9.85 | 10.36 | 10.71 | 10.96 | 11.15 | 11.45 |
| 90° | 8.54 | 9.90 | 10.59 | 11.19 | 11.59 | 11.89 | 12.27 |
| 110° | 7.64 | 9.32 | 10.19 | 10.88 | 11.63 | 12.35 | 13.56 |
| 120° | 7.05 | 8.96 | 10.15 | 11.00 | 11.67 | 12.27 | 13.70 |
| 135° | 6.26 | 8.06 | 9.57 | 10.47 | 11.43 | 12.47 | 14.55 |
| 150° | 5.19 | 6.72 | 8.16 | 9.33 | 10.30 | 11.10 | 13.10 |