MELAGODO
ITA Grand SurpriseSail number ITA/SUI180
Stored record updated May 13, 2026 UTC.
GPH
617.8
OSN
599.9
LOA
9.55 m
Displacement
2853 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.6635
Medium
0.8851
High
1.0059
Triple Offshore
Low
0.8521
Medium
1.0938
High
1.2314
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 9.55 m
- Beam
- 2.96 m
- Draft
- 2.09 m
- Displacement
- 2853 kg
- Crew weight
- 500 kg
- Wetted surface
- 20.44 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 32.7 m²
- Genoa
- 21.03 m²
- Spinnaker
- 65.96 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 88.55 m²
Design
- Type
- Grand Surprise
- Builder
- Archambault
- Designer
- Joubert/Nivelt
- Year built
- 2000
- Stability index
- 108
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 | 5.29 | 5.55 | 5.72 | 5.73 | 5.84 | 5.68 | 5.06 | 4.27 |
| 8 | 6.24 | 6.47 | 6.63 | 6.74 | 6.92 | 6.84 | 6.33 | 5.42 |
| 10 | 6.79 | 6.98 | 7.13 | 7.18 | 7.54 | 7.51 | 7.17 | 6.41 |
| 12 | 7.02 | 7.24 | 7.5 | 7.57 | 8.04 | 8.16 | 7.81 | 7.11 |
| 14 | 7.13 | 7.37 | 7.78 | 7.99 | 8.39 | 8.74 | 8.5 | 7.56 |
| 16 | 7.19 | 7.47 | 7.95 | 8.34 | 8.71 | 9.2 | 9.28 | 8.05 |
| 20 | 7.25 | 7.56 | 8.16 | 8.8 | 9.31 | 10.03 | 11.11 | 9.68 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 42.6° | 3.5 | 143.3° | 3.7 |
| 8 | 40.6° | 4.25 | 146.9° | 4.7 |
| 10 | 39° | 4.73 | 148.2° | 5.55 |
| 12 | 38.2° | 4.93 | 149.8° | 6.15 |
| 14 | 37.8° | 5.03 | 167.6° | 6.7 |
| 16 | 37.8° | 5.08 | 175.4° | 7.23 |
| 20 | 38.4° | 5.07 | 143° | 8.38 |
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° | 5.29 | 6.24 | 6.79 | 7.02 | 7.13 | 7.19 | 7.25 |
| 60° | 5.55 | 6.47 | 6.98 | 7.24 | 7.37 | 7.47 | 7.56 |
| 75° | 5.72 | 6.63 | 7.13 | 7.50 | 7.78 | 7.95 | 8.16 |
| 90° | 5.73 | 6.74 | 7.18 | 7.57 | 7.99 | 8.34 | 8.80 |
| 110° | 5.84 | 6.92 | 7.54 | 8.04 | 8.39 | 8.71 | 9.31 |
| 120° | 5.68 | 6.84 | 7.51 | 8.16 | 8.74 | 9.20 | 10.03 |
| 135° | 5.06 | 6.33 | 7.17 | 7.81 | 8.50 | 9.28 | 11.11 |
| 150° | 4.27 | 5.42 | 6.41 | 7.11 | 7.56 | 8.05 | 9.68 |