SEABISCUIT AGAIN
ITA GRAND SOLEIL 40 BCSail number ITA/ITA16311
Stored record updated May 13, 2026 UTC.
GPH
624.8
OSN
605.3
LOA
12.112 m
Displacement
9140 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.7113
Medium
0.9821
High
1.1623
Triple Offshore
Low
0.9224
Medium
1.2286
High
1.3999
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 12.112 m
- Beam
- 3.85 m
- Draft
- 2.21 m
- Displacement
- 9140 kg
- Crew weight
- 540 kg
- Wetted surface
- 34.2 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 43.08 m²
- Genoa
- 46.56 m²
- Spinnaker
- 0 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 92.17 m²
Design
- Type
- GRAND SOLEIL 40 BC
- Builder
- DEL PARDO
- Designer
- BOTIN/CARKEEK
- Year built
- 2006
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 | 5.15 | 5.45 | 5.71 | 5.66 | 5.53 | 5.35 | 4.79 | 4.04 |
| 8 | 6.14 | 6.47 | 6.75 | 6.7 | 6.73 | 6.51 | 5.92 | 5.13 |
| 10 | 6.95 | 7.22 | 7.41 | 7.49 | 7.54 | 7.39 | 6.89 | 6.03 |
| 12 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.76 | 7.89 | 7.95 | 7.85 | 7.55 | 6.83 |
| 14 | 7.64 | 7.81 | 7.98 | 8.16 | 8.28 | 8.19 | 7.93 | 7.37 |
| 16 | 7.75 | 7.95 | 8.17 | 8.29 | 8.63 | 8.55 | 8.25 | 7.72 |
| 20 | 7.84 | 8.06 | 8.44 | 8.72 | 9.24 | 9.34 | 9 | 8.23 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 43.4° | 3.35 | 144.7° | 3.5 |
| 8 | 41.5° | 4.08 | 147.7° | 4.44 |
| 10 | 41.3° | 4.65 | 147.6° | 5.23 |
| 12 | 40.5° | 5.11 | 147.7° | 5.91 |
| 14 | 39.1° | 5.39 | 149.8° | 6.38 |
| 16 | 38.3° | 5.52 | 172.6° | 6.94 |
| 20 | 37.9° | 5.61 | 176.6° | 7.78 |
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° | 5.15 | 6.14 | 6.95 | 7.40 | 7.64 | 7.75 | 7.84 |
| 60° | 5.45 | 6.47 | 7.22 | 7.60 | 7.81 | 7.95 | 8.06 |
| 75° | 5.71 | 6.75 | 7.41 | 7.76 | 7.98 | 8.17 | 8.44 |
| 90° | 5.66 | 6.70 | 7.49 | 7.89 | 8.16 | 8.29 | 8.72 |
| 110° | 5.53 | 6.73 | 7.54 | 7.95 | 8.28 | 8.63 | 9.24 |
| 120° | 5.35 | 6.51 | 7.39 | 7.85 | 8.19 | 8.55 | 9.34 |
| 135° | 4.79 | 5.92 | 6.89 | 7.55 | 7.93 | 8.25 | 9.00 |
| 150° | 4.04 | 5.13 | 6.03 | 6.83 | 7.37 | 7.72 | 8.23 |