Embla III: ORC Rating

GPH

625.8

OSN

612.3

LOA

12 m

Displacement

8645 kg

Triple-Number Ratings

Lower is faster

Triple Inshore

Low

0.651

Medium

0.8632

High

0.984

Triple Offshore

Low

0.8476

Medium

1.0776

High

1.1941

Boat Specifications

Dimensions

Length overall: 12 m
Beam: 3.89 m
Draft: 2 m
Displacement: 8645 kg
Crew weight: 663 kg
Wetted surface: 32.55 m²

Sails

Mainsail: 45.92 m²
Genoa: 37.13 m²
Spinnaker: 0 m²
Asymmetric spinnaker: 105.26 m²

Design

Type: CARIBBEAN 40
Builder: Stam R
Designer: van de Stadt
Year built: 1985
Stability index: 110.9

Performance data

Polar CSV

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

6,44.4,4.828736,52,5.33,60,5.71,75,6.1,90,6.11,110,5.71,120,5.5,135,4.95,144.8,4.47901,150,4.22
8,43.5,5.679826,52,6.33,60,6.7,75,6.99,90,7,110,6.84,120,6.64,135,6.07,147.9,5.406542,150,5.29
10,43.2,6.310285,52,6.93,60,7.18,75,7.38,90,7.4,110,7.41,120,7.31,135,6.98,147.5,6.36715,150,6.2
12,41.7,6.535964,52,7.16,60,7.39,75,7.61,90,7.68,110,7.77,120,7.7,135,7.46,148.8,6.991174,150,6.9
14,40.2,6.585528,52,7.27,60,7.51,75,7.78,90,7.9,110,8.11,120,8.07,135,7.81,150,7.3,151.6,7.196056
16,40.2,6.70336,52,7.33,60,7.57,75,7.88,90,8.12,110,8.43,120,8.44,135,8.18,150,7.57,173.6,6.913083
20,39.6,6.748748,52,7.42,60,7.66,75,8.01,90,8.41,110,8.91,120,9.09,135,8.92,150,8.1,177.2,7.579048

Wind Speed	52°	60°	75°	90°	110°	120°	135°	150°
6	5.33	5.71	6.1	6.11	5.71	5.5	4.95	4.22
8	6.33	6.7	6.99	7	6.84	6.64	6.07	5.29
10	6.93	7.18	7.38	7.4	7.41	7.31	6.98	6.2
12	7.16	7.39	7.61	7.68	7.77	7.7	7.46	6.9
14	7.27	7.51	7.78	7.9	8.11	8.07	7.81	7.3
16	7.33	7.57	7.88	8.12	8.43	8.44	8.18	7.57
20	7.42	7.66	8.01	8.41	8.91	9.09	8.92	8.1

Wind Speed	Beat Angle	Beat VMG	Run Angle	Run VMG
6	44.4°	3.45	144.8°	3.66
8	43.5°	4.12	147.9°	4.58
10	43.2°	4.6	147.5°	5.37
12	41.7°	4.88	148.8°	5.98
14	40.2°	5.03	151.6°	6.33
16	40.2°	5.12	173.6°	6.87
20	39.6°	5.2	177.2°	7.57

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°	5.33	6.33	6.93	7.16	7.27	7.33	7.42
60°	5.71	6.70	7.18	7.39	7.51	7.57	7.66
75°	6.10	6.99	7.38	7.61	7.78	7.88	8.01
90°	6.11	7.00	7.40	7.68	7.90	8.12	8.41
110°	5.71	6.84	7.41	7.77	8.11	8.43	8.91
120°	5.50	6.64	7.31	7.70	8.07	8.44	9.09
135°	4.95	6.07	6.98	7.46	7.81	8.18	8.92
150°	4.22	5.29	6.20	6.90	7.30	7.57	8.10