41 SUD
FRA A 40Sail number FRA/FRA8995
Stored record updated May 13, 2026 UTC.
GPH
571
OSN
552.6
LOA
11.99 m
Displacement
6326 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.7129
Medium
0.9639
High
1.0927
Triple Offshore
Low
0.9147
Medium
1.1884
High
1.3347
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 11.99 m
- Beam
- 3.76 m
- Draft
- 2.39 m
- Displacement
- 6326 kg
- Crew weight
- 640 kg
- Wetted surface
- 31.8 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 48.16 m²
- Genoa
- 37.46 m²
- Spinnaker
- 0 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 132.68 m²
Design
- Type
- A 40
- Builder
- Archambault
- Designer
- Nivelt
- Year built
- 2003
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 | 5.72 | 6.01 | 6.19 | 6.06 | 6.16 | 6 | 5.38 | 4.54 |
| 8 | 6.8 | 7.05 | 7.21 | 7.25 | 7.41 | 7.29 | 6.72 | 5.77 |
| 10 | 7.46 | 7.66 | 7.79 | 7.86 | 8.11 | 8.04 | 7.67 | 6.83 |
| 12 | 7.78 | 7.98 | 8.17 | 8.19 | 8.61 | 8.62 | 8.28 | 7.62 |
| 14 | 7.92 | 8.15 | 8.45 | 8.57 | 8.99 | 9.19 | 8.88 | 8.1 |
| 16 | 8.02 | 8.26 | 8.67 | 8.92 | 9.29 | 9.71 | 9.5 | 8.54 |
| 20 | 8.13 | 8.41 | 8.93 | 9.44 | 9.84 | 10.46 | 11.01 | 9.61 |
| 24 | 8.14 | 8.45 | 9.07 | 9.76 | 10.34 | 11.2 | 13.11 | 11.53 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 42.5° | 3.78 | 143.1° | 3.93 |
| 8 | 40.6° | 4.63 | 146.2° | 5 |
| 10 | 39° | 5.21 | 148.5° | 5.91 |
| 12 | 37.9° | 5.51 | 149.9° | 6.6 |
| 14 | 37.2° | 5.66 | 149.7° | 7.02 |
| 16 | 37° | 5.75 | 147.4° | 7.39 |
| 20 | 36.8° | 5.84 | 143.8° | 8.32 |
| 24 | 38.2° | 5.79 | 140.9° | 9.98 |
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° | 5.72 | 6.80 | 7.46 | 7.78 | 7.92 | 8.02 | 8.13 | 8.14 |
| 60° | 6.01 | 7.05 | 7.66 | 7.98 | 8.15 | 8.26 | 8.41 | 8.45 |
| 75° | 6.19 | 7.21 | 7.79 | 8.17 | 8.45 | 8.67 | 8.93 | 9.07 |
| 90° | 6.06 | 7.25 | 7.86 | 8.19 | 8.57 | 8.92 | 9.44 | 9.76 |
| 110° | 6.16 | 7.41 | 8.11 | 8.61 | 8.99 | 9.29 | 9.84 | 10.34 |
| 120° | 6.00 | 7.29 | 8.04 | 8.62 | 9.19 | 9.71 | 10.46 | 11.20 |
| 135° | 5.38 | 6.72 | 7.67 | 8.28 | 8.88 | 9.50 | 11.01 | 13.11 |
| 150° | 4.54 | 5.77 | 6.83 | 7.62 | 8.10 | 8.54 | 9.61 | 11.53 |