RAGANA
USA CAPE FEAR 38Sail number USA/USA52238
Stored record updated May 13, 2026 UTC.
GPH
587.8
OSN
570.1
LOA
11.527 m
Displacement
5699 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.7014
Medium
0.9368
High
1.0564
Triple Offshore
Low
0.8991
Medium
1.1503
High
1.2761
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 11.527 m
- Beam
- 3.39 m
- Draft
- 2.29 m
- Displacement
- 5699 kg
- Crew weight
- 630 kg
- Wetted surface
- 30.3 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 47.27 m²
- Genoa
- 32.42 m²
- Spinnaker
- 0 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 107.15 m²
Design
- Type
- CAPE FEAR 38
- Builder
- CAPE FEAR YACHTS
- Designer
- MAREK
- Year built
- 2001
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 | 5.62 | 5.89 | 6.07 | 6.02 | 6.08 | 5.92 | 5.32 | 4.49 |
| 8 | 6.65 | 6.88 | 7.02 | 7.11 | 7.24 | 7.12 | 6.59 | 5.69 |
| 10 | 7.23 | 7.42 | 7.54 | 7.61 | 7.84 | 7.78 | 7.44 | 6.7 |
| 12 | 7.48 | 7.67 | 7.86 | 7.88 | 8.27 | 8.28 | 7.98 | 7.39 |
| 14 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 8.08 | 8.2 | 8.57 | 8.76 | 8.49 | 7.82 |
| 16 | 7.67 | 7.88 | 8.22 | 8.47 | 8.82 | 9.18 | 9.02 | 8.18 |
| 20 | 7.76 | 7.99 | 8.41 | 8.83 | 9.27 | 9.83 | 10.4 | 8.97 |
| 24 | 7.77 | 8.02 | 8.5 | 9.04 | 9.54 | 10.5 | 12.53 | 11.11 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 43° | 3.71 | 143.1° | 3.89 |
| 8 | 40.4° | 4.53 | 146.7° | 4.93 |
| 10 | 38.8° | 5.07 | 149.3° | 5.8 |
| 12 | 37.6° | 5.33 | 150.3° | 6.4 |
| 14 | 37° | 5.46 | 150.7° | 6.77 |
| 16 | 36.7° | 5.54 | 173.4° | 7.24 |
| 20 | 36.5° | 5.62 | 175.9° | 8.06 |
| 24 | 37.5° | 5.55 | 140.8° | 9.63 |
VPP POLAR · BOAT SPEED BY TWAKT
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True wind speed 6 kt8 kt10 kt12 kt14 kt16 kt20 kt24 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) | Boat speed in 24 kt (kt) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0° | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 52° | 5.62 | 6.65 | 7.23 | 7.48 | 7.60 | 7.67 | 7.76 | 7.77 |
| 60° | 5.89 | 6.88 | 7.42 | 7.67 | 7.80 | 7.88 | 7.99 | 8.02 |
| 75° | 6.07 | 7.02 | 7.54 | 7.86 | 8.08 | 8.22 | 8.41 | 8.50 |
| 90° | 6.02 | 7.11 | 7.61 | 7.88 | 8.20 | 8.47 | 8.83 | 9.04 |
| 110° | 6.08 | 7.24 | 7.84 | 8.27 | 8.57 | 8.82 | 9.27 | 9.54 |
| 120° | 5.92 | 7.12 | 7.78 | 8.28 | 8.76 | 9.18 | 9.83 | 10.50 |
| 135° | 5.32 | 6.59 | 7.44 | 7.98 | 8.49 | 9.02 | 10.40 | 12.53 |
| 150° | 4.49 | 5.69 | 6.70 | 7.39 | 7.82 | 8.18 | 8.97 | 11.11 |