FOLELÉ
ESP FIRST 260 SPIRITSail number ESP/ESP4743_C
Stored record updated May 13, 2026 UTC.
GPH
743.1
OSN
719.3
LOA
7.461 m
Displacement
2881 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.6102
Medium
0.8366
High
0.9919
Triple Offshore
Low
0.7844
Medium
1.0269
High
1.1747
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 7.461 m
- Beam
- 2.76 m
- Draft
- 1.53 m
- Displacement
- 2881 kg
- Crew weight
- 500 kg
- Wetted surface
- 17.2 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 20.4 m²
- Genoa
- 15.97 m²
- Spinnaker
- 49.19 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 0 m²
Design
- Type
- FIRST 260 SPIRIT
- Builder
- BENETEAU
- Designer
- FINOT
- Year built
- 1991
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 | 4.19 | 4.41 | 4.59 | 4.76 | 4.84 | 4.71 | 4.3 | 3.69 |
| 8 | 4.95 | 5.2 | 5.42 | 5.73 | 5.81 | 5.69 | 5.23 | 4.61 |
| 10 | 5.58 | 5.79 | 5.96 | 6.23 | 6.28 | 6.21 | 5.97 | 5.42 |
| 12 | 5.95 | 6.1 | 6.24 | 6.52 | 6.6 | 6.53 | 6.33 | 6.03 |
| 14 | 6.17 | 6.3 | 6.43 | 6.76 | 6.95 | 6.87 | 6.63 | 6.35 |
| 16 | 6.31 | 6.45 | 6.62 | 6.9 | 7.29 | 7.23 | 6.97 | 6.63 |
| 20 | 6.4 | 6.62 | 6.98 | 7.15 | 7.78 | 7.91 | 7.67 | 7.27 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 43.1° | 2.75 | 147.9° | 3.19 |
| 8 | 41.3° | 3.31 | 152.5° | 4 |
| 10 | 41.7° | 3.73 | 153.2° | 4.71 |
| 12 | 41° | 4.11 | 166.1° | 5.38 |
| 14 | 38.9° | 4.4 | 180° | 5.93 |
| 16 | 37.9° | 4.55 | 180° | 6.28 |
| 20 | 38.6° | 4.57 | 180° | 6.84 |
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° | 4.19 | 4.95 | 5.58 | 5.95 | 6.17 | 6.31 | 6.40 |
| 60° | 4.41 | 5.20 | 5.79 | 6.10 | 6.30 | 6.45 | 6.62 |
| 75° | 4.59 | 5.42 | 5.96 | 6.24 | 6.43 | 6.62 | 6.98 |
| 90° | 4.76 | 5.73 | 6.23 | 6.52 | 6.76 | 6.90 | 7.15 |
| 110° | 4.84 | 5.81 | 6.28 | 6.60 | 6.95 | 7.29 | 7.78 |
| 120° | 4.71 | 5.69 | 6.21 | 6.53 | 6.87 | 7.23 | 7.91 |
| 135° | 4.30 | 5.23 | 5.97 | 6.33 | 6.63 | 6.97 | 7.67 |
| 150° | 3.69 | 4.61 | 5.42 | 6.03 | 6.35 | 6.63 | 7.27 |