First Tracks: ORC Rating

GPH

592.6

OSN

575.2

LOA

11.924 m

Displacement

7221 kg

Triple-Number Ratings

Lower is faster

Triple Inshore

Low

0.6833

Medium

0.9325

High

1.0779

Triple Offshore

Low

0.8827

Medium

1.1438

High

1.2819

Boat Specifications

Dimensions

Length overall: 11.924 m
Beam: 3.77 m
Draft: 2.42 m
Displacement: 7221 kg
Crew weight: 748 kg
Wetted surface: 31.61 m²

Sails

Mainsail: 48.37 m²
Genoa: 52.77 m²
Spinnaker: 102.58 m²
Asymmetric spinnaker: 0 m²

Design

Type: FIRST 40.7
Builder: Beneteau
Designer: Bruce Farr
Year built: 1997
Stability index: 132.7

Performance data

Polar CSV

Each row is TWS followed by TWA and boat-speed pairs. Paste it directly into Offwind or compatible navigation software.

6,42.9,5.078201,52,5.65,60,5.97,75,6.23,90,6.16,110,5.79,120,5.61,135,5.06,144.2,4.54958,150,4.26
8,41.4,5.999112,52,6.73,60,6.99,75,7.18,90,7.16,110,7.03,120,6.86,135,6.25,148.8,5.459662,150,5.39
10,40.3,6.687048,52,7.33,60,7.5,75,7.63,90,7.65,110,7.68,120,7.59,135,7.19,150,6.39,151.1,6.328069
12,38.4,6.877689,52,7.59,60,7.76,75,7.92,90,7.97,110,8.1,120,8.02,135,7.72,150,7.22,155.9,6.934447
14,37.8,7.011282,52,7.7,60,7.89,75,8.15,90,8.27,110,8.52,120,8.46,135,8.12,150,7.71,165.8,7.189678
16,37.5,7.07125,52,7.76,60,7.97,75,8.32,90,8.57,110,8.86,120,8.92,135,8.57,150,8.1,177.2,7.518977
20,37,7.112131,52,7.8,60,8.04,75,8.5,90,9.01,110,9.29,120,9.72,135,9.55,150,8.95,179,8.261258

Wind Speed	52°	60°	75°	90°	110°	120°	135°	150°
6	5.65	5.97	6.23	6.16	5.79	5.61	5.06	4.26
8	6.73	6.99	7.18	7.16	7.03	6.86	6.25	5.39
10	7.33	7.5	7.63	7.65	7.68	7.59	7.19	6.39
12	7.59	7.76	7.92	7.97	8.1	8.02	7.72	7.22
14	7.7	7.89	8.15	8.27	8.52	8.46	8.12	7.71
16	7.76	7.97	8.32	8.57	8.86	8.92	8.57	8.1
20	7.8	8.04	8.5	9.01	9.29	9.72	9.55	8.95

Wind Speed	Beat Angle	Beat VMG	Run Angle	Run VMG
6	42.9°	3.72	144.2°	3.69
8	41.4°	4.5	148.8°	4.67
10	40.3°	5.1	151.1°	5.54
12	38.4°	5.39	155.9°	6.33
14	37.8°	5.54	165.8°	6.97
16	37.5°	5.61	177.2°	7.51
20	37°	5.68	179°	8.26

VPP POLAR · BOAT SPEED BY TWAKT

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True wind speed 6 kt8 kt10 kt12 kt14 kt16 kt20 kt

Data table

Boat speed by true wind angle and true wind speed
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°	5.65	6.73	7.33	7.59	7.70	7.76	7.80
60°	5.97	6.99	7.50	7.76	7.89	7.97	8.04
75°	6.23	7.18	7.63	7.92	8.15	8.32	8.50
90°	6.16	7.16	7.65	7.97	8.27	8.57	9.01
110°	5.79	7.03	7.68	8.10	8.52	8.86	9.29
120°	5.61	6.86	7.59	8.02	8.46	8.92	9.72
135°	5.06	6.25	7.19	7.72	8.12	8.57	9.55
150°	4.26	5.39	6.39	7.22	7.71	8.10	8.95