GANDALF 5
FRA PRIMA 38 ODSail number FRA/FRA44786
Stored record updated May 13, 2026 UTC.
GPH
593.1
OSN
574.2
LOA
11.615 m
Displacement
6329 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.679
Medium
0.9343
High
1.0845
Triple Offshore
Low
0.8779
Medium
1.1446
High
1.2916
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 11.615 m
- Beam
- 3.82 m
- Draft
- 2.45 m
- Displacement
- 6329 kg
- Crew weight
- 729 kg
- Wetted surface
- 30.3 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 45.05 m²
- Genoa
- 35.06 m²
- Spinnaker
- 105.44 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 96.42 m²
Design
- Type
- PRIMA 38 OD
- Builder
- SEAQUEST YACHTS
- Designer
- STEPHEN JONES
- Year built
- 1998
- Stability index
- 131.7
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 | 5.46 | 5.76 | 5.99 | 5.98 | 6 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 4.36 |
| 8 | 6.51 | 6.8 | 7 | 7.14 | 7.21 | 7.05 | 6.46 | 5.51 |
| 10 | 7.19 | 7.37 | 7.5 | 7.67 | 7.78 | 7.69 | 7.33 | 6.55 |
| 12 | 7.51 | 7.67 | 7.81 | 7.94 | 8.21 | 8.14 | 7.82 | 7.34 |
| 14 | 7.67 | 7.86 | 8.07 | 8.13 | 8.66 | 8.66 | 8.26 | 7.8 |
| 16 | 7.75 | 7.98 | 8.31 | 8.45 | 8.96 | 9.19 | 8.78 | 8.22 |
| 20 | 7.8 | 8.08 | 8.61 | 9.03 | 9.47 | 10.05 | 10.01 | 9.23 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 42.9° | 3.59 | 141.2° | 3.77 |
| 8 | 41.1° | 4.38 | 147.9° | 4.78 |
| 10 | 40° | 4.98 | 150.2° | 5.68 |
| 12 | 38.4° | 5.36 | 156.5° | 6.45 |
| 14 | 37.5° | 5.52 | 166.7° | 7.06 |
| 16 | 37.2° | 5.6 | 177.5° | 7.58 |
| 20 | 36.4° | 5.72 | 177.2° | 8.38 |
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° | 5.46 | 6.51 | 7.19 | 7.51 | 7.67 | 7.75 | 7.80 |
| 60° | 5.76 | 6.80 | 7.37 | 7.67 | 7.86 | 7.98 | 8.08 |
| 75° | 5.99 | 7.00 | 7.50 | 7.81 | 8.07 | 8.31 | 8.61 |
| 90° | 5.98 | 7.14 | 7.67 | 7.94 | 8.13 | 8.45 | 9.03 |
| 110° | 6.00 | 7.21 | 7.78 | 8.21 | 8.66 | 8.96 | 9.47 |
| 120° | 5.80 | 7.05 | 7.69 | 8.14 | 8.66 | 9.19 | 10.05 |
| 135° | 5.20 | 6.46 | 7.33 | 7.82 | 8.26 | 8.78 | 10.01 |
| 150° | 4.36 | 5.51 | 6.55 | 7.34 | 7.80 | 8.22 | 9.23 |