ALEPH IV
ESP GRAND SOLEIL 40 DKSail number ESP/ESP8694
Stored record updated May 13, 2026 UTC.
GPH
600.4
OSN
584
LOA
12.153 m
Displacement
9212 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.6691
Medium
0.9136
High
1.0622
Triple Offshore
Low
0.8704
Medium
1.1298
High
1.2633
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 12.153 m
- Beam
- 3.84 m
- Draft
- 2.53 m
- Displacement
- 9212 kg
- Crew weight
- 480 kg
- Wetted surface
- 33.39 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 49.01 m²
- Genoa
- 40.88 m²
- Spinnaker
- 115.88 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 108.31 m²
Design
- Type
- GRAND SOLEIL 40 DK
- Builder
- GRAND SOLEIL
- Designer
- B & C
- Year built
- 2006
- Stability index
- 121
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 | 5.37 | 5.66 | 6.04 | 6.25 | 6.02 | 5.7 | 5.14 | 4.32 |
| 8 | 6.36 | 6.67 | 7.11 | 7.32 | 7.15 | 6.92 | 6.32 | 5.42 |
| 10 | 7.1 | 7.33 | 7.61 | 7.81 | 7.75 | 7.65 | 7.27 | 6.42 |
| 12 | 7.45 | 7.64 | 7.81 | 8.09 | 8.12 | 8.06 | 7.79 | 7.28 |
| 14 | 7.58 | 7.79 | 8 | 8.29 | 8.43 | 8.43 | 8.16 | 7.78 |
| 16 | 7.65 | 7.86 | 8.14 | 8.42 | 8.75 | 8.82 | 8.54 | 8.13 |
| 20 | 7.74 | 7.91 | 8.28 | 8.68 | 9.3 | 9.42 | 9.41 | 8.89 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 42.6° | 3.54 | 140.8° | 3.74 |
| 8 | 40.6° | 4.28 | 147.8° | 4.7 |
| 10 | 40.5° | 4.84 | 149.8° | 5.56 |
| 12 | 39.4° | 5.2 | 155.6° | 6.37 |
| 14 | 38.7° | 5.35 | 164° | 7.01 |
| 16 | 38.2° | 5.43 | 177.2° | 7.55 |
| 20 | 37.5° | 5.58 | 179° | 8.25 |
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° | 5.37 | 6.36 | 7.10 | 7.45 | 7.58 | 7.65 | 7.74 |
| 60° | 5.66 | 6.67 | 7.33 | 7.64 | 7.79 | 7.86 | 7.91 |
| 75° | 6.04 | 7.11 | 7.61 | 7.81 | 8.00 | 8.14 | 8.28 |
| 90° | 6.25 | 7.32 | 7.81 | 8.09 | 8.29 | 8.42 | 8.68 |
| 110° | 6.02 | 7.15 | 7.75 | 8.12 | 8.43 | 8.75 | 9.30 |
| 120° | 5.70 | 6.92 | 7.65 | 8.06 | 8.43 | 8.82 | 9.42 |
| 135° | 5.14 | 6.32 | 7.27 | 7.79 | 8.16 | 8.54 | 9.41 |
| 150° | 4.32 | 5.42 | 6.42 | 7.28 | 7.78 | 8.13 | 8.89 |