KERL
FRA PROTO 850Sail number FRA/FRA18815
Stored record updated May 13, 2026 UTC.
GPH
614.9
OSN
598.3
LOA
8.58 m
Displacement
2050 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.7593
Medium
0.9998
High
1.1504
Triple Offshore
Low
0.9731
Medium
1.226
High
1.4062
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 8.58 m
- Beam
- 3.59 m
- Draft
- 1.91 m
- Displacement
- 2050 kg
- Crew weight
- 471 kg
- Wetted surface
- 19.06 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 37.17 m²
- Genoa
- 20.16 m²
- Spinnaker
- 0 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 87.7 m²
Design
- Type
- PROTO 850
- Builder
- LEVET & Co
- Designer
- LEVET Eric
- Year built
- 1997
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 | 5.4 | 5.68 | 5.9 | 5.93 | 5.99 | 5.84 | 5.22 | 4.38 |
| 8 | 6.25 | 6.44 | 6.58 | 6.72 | 6.83 | 6.73 | 6.32 | 5.46 |
| 10 | 6.63 | 6.82 | 7 | 7.18 | 7.49 | 7.39 | 6.98 | 6.35 |
| 12 | 6.87 | 7.07 | 7.41 | 7.53 | 8.07 | 8.11 | 7.61 | 6.99 |
| 14 | 7 | 7.29 | 7.67 | 7.98 | 8.56 | 8.85 | 8.37 | 7.57 |
| 16 | 7.07 | 7.4 | 7.94 | 8.38 | 9 | 9.44 | 9.3 | 8.23 |
| 20 | 7.18 | 7.5 | 8.15 | 8.96 | 9.95 | 10.96 | 12.47 | 10.37 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 42° | 3.59 | 144.5° | 3.79 |
| 8 | 40.3° | 4.28 | 150° | 4.73 |
| 10 | 38.2° | 4.71 | 153° | 5.53 |
| 12 | 36.8° | 4.98 | 163° | 6.2 |
| 14 | 36.4° | 5.07 | 180° | 6.77 |
| 16 | 36° | 5.1 | 180° | 7.29 |
| 20 | 36.6° | 5.13 | 136.4° | 8.98 |
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° | 5.40 | 6.25 | 6.63 | 6.87 | 7.00 | 7.07 | 7.18 |
| 60° | 5.68 | 6.44 | 6.82 | 7.07 | 7.29 | 7.40 | 7.50 |
| 75° | 5.90 | 6.58 | 7.00 | 7.41 | 7.67 | 7.94 | 8.15 |
| 90° | 5.93 | 6.72 | 7.18 | 7.53 | 7.98 | 8.38 | 8.96 |
| 110° | 5.99 | 6.83 | 7.49 | 8.07 | 8.56 | 9.00 | 9.95 |
| 120° | 5.84 | 6.73 | 7.39 | 8.11 | 8.85 | 9.44 | 10.96 |
| 135° | 5.22 | 6.32 | 6.98 | 7.61 | 8.37 | 9.30 | 12.47 |
| 150° | 4.38 | 5.46 | 6.35 | 6.99 | 7.57 | 8.23 | 10.37 |