Fritt Fram!
NOR FIRST 40.7Sail number NOR/NOR10240
Stored record updated May 13, 2026 UTC.
GPH
594.6
OSN
577.4
LOA
11.99 m
Displacement
7218 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.7694
Medium
1.0446
High
1.2027
Triple Offshore
Low
0.9913
Medium
1.2819
High
1.4326
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 11.99 m
- Beam
- 3.77 m
- Draft
- 2.42 m
- Displacement
- 7218 kg
- Crew weight
- 741 kg
- Wetted surface
- 31.47 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 48.29 m²
- Genoa
- 48.77 m²
- Spinnaker
- 102.24 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 0 m²
Design
- Type
- FIRST 40.7
- Builder
- Beneteau
- Designer
- Bruce Farr
- Year built
- 1997
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 | 5.62 | 5.91 | 6.14 | 6.08 | 5.78 | 5.62 | 5.08 | 4.28 |
| 8 | 6.69 | 6.95 | 7.13 | 7.1 | 7.02 | 6.85 | 6.26 | 5.4 |
| 10 | 7.29 | 7.47 | 7.6 | 7.62 | 7.68 | 7.58 | 7.19 | 6.39 |
| 12 | 7.55 | 7.72 | 7.88 | 7.94 | 8.09 | 8.01 | 7.71 | 7.21 |
| 14 | 7.65 | 7.84 | 8.1 | 8.22 | 8.48 | 8.44 | 8.11 | 7.7 |
| 16 | 7.7 | 7.91 | 8.25 | 8.5 | 8.76 | 8.89 | 8.54 | 8.06 |
| 20 | 7.72 | 7.95 | 8.39 | 8.91 | 9.19 | 9.6 | 9.51 | 8.89 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 42.2° | 3.72 | 144.6° | 3.71 |
| 8 | 40.9° | 4.49 | 149.1° | 4.68 |
| 10 | 39.9° | 5.07 | 151° | 5.54 |
| 12 | 38.3° | 5.35 | 155.8° | 6.3 |
| 14 | 37.5° | 5.48 | 171° | 6.95 |
| 16 | 37.7° | 5.55 | 180° | 7.51 |
| 20 | 37.6° | 5.58 | 180° | 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° | 5.62 | 6.69 | 7.29 | 7.55 | 7.65 | 7.70 | 7.72 |
| 60° | 5.91 | 6.95 | 7.47 | 7.72 | 7.84 | 7.91 | 7.95 |
| 75° | 6.14 | 7.13 | 7.60 | 7.88 | 8.10 | 8.25 | 8.39 |
| 90° | 6.08 | 7.10 | 7.62 | 7.94 | 8.22 | 8.50 | 8.91 |
| 110° | 5.78 | 7.02 | 7.68 | 8.09 | 8.48 | 8.76 | 9.19 |
| 120° | 5.62 | 6.85 | 7.58 | 8.01 | 8.44 | 8.89 | 9.60 |
| 135° | 5.08 | 6.26 | 7.19 | 7.71 | 8.11 | 8.54 | 9.51 |
| 150° | 4.28 | 5.40 | 6.39 | 7.21 | 7.70 | 8.06 | 8.89 |