CELESTE BLU: ORC Rating

GPH

621.5

OSN

604.1

LOA

8 m

Displacement

1258 kg

Triple-Number Ratings

Lower is faster

Triple Inshore

Low

0.6662

Medium

0.8757

High

1.0137

Triple Offshore

Low

0.8547

Medium

1.0798

High

1.2369

Boat Specifications

Dimensions

Length overall: 8 m
Beam: 2.16 m
Draft: 1.8 m
Displacement: 1258 kg
Crew weight: 350 kg
Wetted surface: 13.52 m²

Sails

Mainsail: 22.04 m²
Genoa: 18.4 m²
Spinnaker: 63.83 m²
Asymmetric spinnaker: 0 m²

Design

Type: Blu 26
Builder: bluboats
Designer: C. Bolinger
Year built: 2009
Stability index: 122.6

Performance data

Polar CSV

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

6,43,4.771973,52,5.35,60,5.68,75,5.92,90,5.82,110,5.85,120,5.71,135,5.11,141.6,4.759514,150,4.31
8,41.2,5.701641,52,6.28,60,6.45,75,6.58,90,6.56,110,6.73,120,6.67,135,6.32,146,5.657162,150,5.42
10,38.7,5.983878,52,6.6,60,6.81,75,7.07,90,7.06,110,7.32,120,7.44,135,7.02,150,6.35,154.1,6.136348
12,37.6,6.071012,52,6.72,60,6.99,75,7.48,90,7.69,110,7.75,120,8.11,135,7.84,150,7.04,159.2,6.600161
14,37.5,6.125896,52,6.8,60,7.1,75,7.68,90,8.22,110,8.16,120,8.64,135,8.88,150,7.78,155,7.458835
16,37.2,6.164238,52,6.85,60,7.17,75,7.82,90,8.53,110,8.57,120,9.16,135,10.06,148.4,8.81738,150,8.68
20,37.8,6.239282,52,6.99,60,7.41,75,8.11,90,8.86,110,10.12,120,10.19,135,11.58,143.8,12.193908,150,11.36

Wind Speed	52°	60°	75°	90°	110°	120°	135°	150°
6	5.35	5.68	5.92	5.82	5.85	5.71	5.11	4.31
8	6.28	6.45	6.58	6.56	6.73	6.67	6.32	5.42
10	6.6	6.81	7.07	7.06	7.32	7.44	7.02	6.35
12	6.72	6.99	7.48	7.69	7.75	8.11	7.84	7.04
14	6.8	7.1	7.68	8.22	8.16	8.64	8.88	7.78
16	6.85	7.17	7.82	8.53	8.57	9.16	10.06	8.68
20	6.99	7.41	8.11	8.86	10.12	10.19	11.58	11.36

Wind Speed	Beat Angle	Beat VMG	Run Angle	Run VMG
6	43°	3.49	141.6°	3.73
8	41.2°	4.29	146°	4.69
10	38.7°	4.67	154.1°	5.52
12	37.6°	4.81	159.2°	6.17
14	37.5°	4.86	155°	6.76
16	37.2°	4.91	148.4°	7.51
20	37.8°	4.93	143.8°	9.84

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°	5.35	6.28	6.60	6.72	6.80	6.85	6.99
60°	5.68	6.45	6.81	6.99	7.10	7.17	7.41
75°	5.92	6.58	7.07	7.48	7.68	7.82	8.11
90°	5.82	6.56	7.06	7.69	8.22	8.53	8.86
110°	5.85	6.73	7.32	7.75	8.16	8.57	10.12
120°	5.71	6.67	7.44	8.11	8.64	9.16	10.19
135°	5.11	6.32	7.02	7.84	8.88	10.06	11.58
150°	4.31	5.42	6.35	7.04	7.78	8.68	11.36