LOULOU: ORC Rating

GPH

786.9

OSN

765.2

LOA

6.578 m

Displacement

1680 kg

Triple-Number Ratings

Lower is faster

Triple Inshore

Low

0.5197

Medium

0.7003

High

0.7887

Triple Offshore

Low

0.6699

Medium

0.8594

High

0.951

Boat Specifications

Dimensions

Length overall: 6.578 m
Beam: 2.49 m
Draft: 1.19 m
Displacement: 1680 kg
Crew weight: 220 kg
Wetted surface: 12.77 m²

Sails

Mainsail: 14.75 m²
Genoa: 13.23 m²
Spinnaker: 32.12 m²
Asymmetric spinnaker: 0 m²

Design

Type: FIRST 235
Builder: BENETEAU
Designer: FINOT
Year built: 1985

Performance data

Polar CSV

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

6,44.6,3.735818,52,4.12,60,4.38,75,4.57,90,4.57,110,4.63,120,4.49,135,4.07,149,3.546566,150,3.51
8,43.1,4.327805,52,4.82,60,5.1,75,5.31,90,5.42,110,5.5,120,5.39,135,4.97,150,4.4,153,4.287286
10,42.8,4.824664,52,5.33,60,5.53,75,5.68,90,5.85,110,5.91,120,5.84,135,5.62,150,5.17,155.5,4.945265
12,41.6,5.121703,52,5.6,60,5.75,75,5.9,90,6.1,110,6.22,120,6.15,135,5.96,150,5.68,174,5.178368
14,41.1,5.215221,52,5.73,60,5.89,75,6.08,90,6.25,110,6.55,120,6.48,135,6.26,150,5.98,180,5.63
16,41.2,5.236473,52,5.76,60,5.95,75,6.23,90,6.38,110,6.85,120,6.83,135,6.6,150,6.27,180,5.94
20,43.1,5.204323,52,5.71,60,5.94,75,6.36,90,6.76,110,7.2,120,7.47,135,7.29,150,6.91,180,6.51

Wind Speed	52°	60°	75°	90°	110°	120°	135°	150°
6	4.12	4.38	4.57	4.57	4.63	4.49	4.07	3.51
8	4.82	5.1	5.31	5.42	5.5	5.39	4.97	4.4
10	5.33	5.53	5.68	5.85	5.91	5.84	5.62	5.17
12	5.6	5.75	5.9	6.1	6.22	6.15	5.96	5.68
14	5.73	5.89	6.08	6.25	6.55	6.48	6.26	5.98
16	5.76	5.95	6.23	6.38	6.85	6.83	6.6	6.27
20	5.71	5.94	6.36	6.76	7.2	7.47	7.29	6.91

Wind Speed	Beat Angle	Beat VMG	Run Angle	Run VMG
6	44.6°	2.66	149°	3.04
8	43.1°	3.16	153°	3.82
10	42.8°	3.54	155.5°	4.5
12	41.6°	3.83	174°	5.15
14	41.1°	3.93	180°	5.63
16	41.2°	3.94	180°	5.94
20	43.1°	3.8	180°	6.51

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°	4.12	4.82	5.33	5.60	5.73	5.76	5.71
60°	4.38	5.10	5.53	5.75	5.89	5.95	5.94
75°	4.57	5.31	5.68	5.90	6.08	6.23	6.36
90°	4.57	5.42	5.85	6.10	6.25	6.38	6.76
110°	4.63	5.50	5.91	6.22	6.55	6.85	7.20
120°	4.49	5.39	5.84	6.15	6.48	6.83	7.47
135°	4.07	4.97	5.62	5.96	6.26	6.60	7.29
150°	3.51	4.40	5.17	5.68	5.98	6.27	6.91