DANCING BEAR
USA Northeast 39Sail number USA/USA40122
Stored record updated May 13, 2026 UTC.
GPH
619.9
OSN
603
LOA
11.918 m
Displacement
6988 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.6673
Medium
0.8917
High
1.0182
Triple Offshore
Low
0.8535
Medium
1.0888
High
1.2074
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 11.918 m
- Beam
- 3.88 m
- Draft
- 2.41 m
- Displacement
- 6988 kg
- Crew weight
- 650 kg
- Wetted surface
- 29.64 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 37.48 m²
- Genoa
- 56.25 m²
- Spinnaker
- 112.81 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 0 m²
Design
- Type
- Northeast 39
- Builder
- C&C Custom
- Designer
- Rob Ball
- Year built
- 1984
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 | 5.42 | 5.69 | 5.9 | 5.82 | 5.55 | 5.41 | 4.94 | 4.23 |
| 8 | 6.41 | 6.65 | 6.8 | 6.77 | 6.72 | 6.58 | 6.06 | 5.27 |
| 10 | 6.94 | 7.1 | 7.22 | 7.23 | 7.31 | 7.24 | 6.92 | 6.21 |
| 12 | 7.16 | 7.32 | 7.48 | 7.51 | 7.68 | 7.64 | 7.39 | 6.95 |
| 14 | 7.26 | 7.44 | 7.68 | 7.77 | 8.01 | 8.04 | 7.78 | 7.38 |
| 16 | 7.31 | 7.51 | 7.84 | 8 | 8.22 | 8.4 | 8.18 | 7.74 |
| 20 | 7.33 | 7.57 | 7.98 | 8.36 | 8.53 | 8.85 | 8.94 | 8.48 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 41.2° | 3.63 | 146° | 3.66 |
| 8 | 40.5° | 4.32 | 150.5° | 4.56 |
| 10 | 40.1° | 4.84 | 151° | 5.38 |
| 12 | 39° | 5.08 | 157° | 6.11 |
| 14 | 38.2° | 5.19 | 174° | 6.73 |
| 16 | 38.1° | 5.25 | 180° | 7.21 |
| 20 | 38.1° | 5.26 | 180° | 7.92 |
VPP POLAR · BOAT SPEED BY TWAKT
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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° | 5.42 | 6.41 | 6.94 | 7.16 | 7.26 | 7.31 | 7.33 |
| 60° | 5.69 | 6.65 | 7.10 | 7.32 | 7.44 | 7.51 | 7.57 |
| 75° | 5.90 | 6.80 | 7.22 | 7.48 | 7.68 | 7.84 | 7.98 |
| 90° | 5.82 | 6.77 | 7.23 | 7.51 | 7.77 | 8.00 | 8.36 |
| 110° | 5.55 | 6.72 | 7.31 | 7.68 | 8.01 | 8.22 | 8.53 |
| 120° | 5.41 | 6.58 | 7.24 | 7.64 | 8.04 | 8.40 | 8.85 |
| 135° | 4.94 | 6.06 | 6.92 | 7.39 | 7.78 | 8.18 | 8.94 |
| 150° | 4.23 | 5.27 | 6.21 | 6.95 | 7.38 | 7.74 | 8.48 |