Bølgen & Meg
NOR Bavaria 40 CruiserSail number NOR/NOR12845
Stored record updated May 13, 2026 UTC.
GPH
630
OSN
611.6
LOA
11.99 m
Displacement
8376 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.7171
Medium
0.9783
High
1.1422
Triple Offshore
Low
0.9266
Medium
1.2127
High
1.3682
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 11.99 m
- Beam
- 4.01 m
- Draft
- 1.95 m
- Displacement
- 8376 kg
- Crew weight
- 729 kg
- Wetted surface
- 32.34 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 42.67 m²
- Genoa
- 48.57 m²
- Spinnaker
- 95.25 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 0 m²
Design
- Type
- Bavaria 40 Cruiser
- Builder
- Bavaria Yachtbau
- Designer
- JAKOPIN & JAKOPIN
- Year built
- 2000
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 | 5.21 | 5.5 | 5.74 | 5.7 | 5.47 | 5.32 | 4.83 | 4.09 |
| 8 | 6.14 | 6.47 | 6.73 | 6.71 | 6.64 | 6.46 | 5.91 | 5.16 |
| 10 | 6.87 | 7.12 | 7.29 | 7.31 | 7.38 | 7.27 | 6.85 | 6.08 |
| 12 | 7.23 | 7.43 | 7.59 | 7.66 | 7.77 | 7.69 | 7.42 | 6.9 |
| 14 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.89 | 8.11 | 8.04 | 7.78 | 7.41 |
| 16 | 7.48 | 7.69 | 7.98 | 8.12 | 8.45 | 8.4 | 8.11 | 7.75 |
| 20 | 7.53 | 7.76 | 8.18 | 8.54 | 8.92 | 9.11 | 8.86 | 8.4 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 43.4° | 3.4 | 145.8° | 3.54 |
| 8 | 42.1° | 4.07 | 150.4° | 4.47 |
| 10 | 42.1° | 4.6 | 152.4° | 5.27 |
| 12 | 41.2° | 4.97 | 155.2° | 6.02 |
| 14 | 40.2° | 5.15 | 170.9° | 6.67 |
| 16 | 39.7° | 5.23 | 180° | 7.24 |
| 20 | 40.5° | 5.25 | 180° | 7.92 |
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° | 5.21 | 6.14 | 6.87 | 7.23 | 7.40 | 7.48 | 7.53 |
| 60° | 5.50 | 6.47 | 7.12 | 7.43 | 7.60 | 7.69 | 7.76 |
| 75° | 5.74 | 6.73 | 7.29 | 7.59 | 7.80 | 7.98 | 8.18 |
| 90° | 5.70 | 6.71 | 7.31 | 7.66 | 7.89 | 8.12 | 8.54 |
| 110° | 5.47 | 6.64 | 7.38 | 7.77 | 8.11 | 8.45 | 8.92 |
| 120° | 5.32 | 6.46 | 7.27 | 7.69 | 8.04 | 8.40 | 9.11 |
| 135° | 4.83 | 5.91 | 6.85 | 7.42 | 7.78 | 8.11 | 8.86 |
| 150° | 4.09 | 5.16 | 6.08 | 6.90 | 7.41 | 7.75 | 8.40 |