ZIGZAG
FRA A-40 Extended KeelSail number FRA/FRA9791
Stored record updated May 13, 2026 UTC.
GPH
571.3
OSN
553.7
LOA
11.99 m
Displacement
6315 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.707
Medium
0.9635
High
1.0939
Triple Offshore
Low
0.9124
Medium
1.1891
High
1.3349
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 11.99 m
- Beam
- 3.76 m
- Draft
- 2.39 m
- Displacement
- 6315 kg
- Crew weight
- 852 kg
- Wetted surface
- 32.59 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 47.07 m²
- Genoa
- 37.59 m²
- Spinnaker
- 0 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 135.24 m²
Design
- Type
- A-40 Extended Keel
- Builder
- ARCHAMBAULT
- Designer
- NIVELT Bernard
- Year built
- 2003
- Stability index
- 115.2
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 | 5.61 | 5.94 | 6.18 | 6.12 | 6.22 | 6.06 | 5.45 | 4.61 |
| 8 | 6.74 | 7.05 | 7.27 | 7.4 | 7.52 | 7.4 | 6.81 | 5.83 |
| 10 | 7.47 | 7.67 | 7.81 | 7.92 | 8.15 | 8.08 | 7.75 | 6.93 |
| 12 | 7.77 | 7.96 | 8.15 | 8.19 | 8.64 | 8.65 | 8.29 | 7.71 |
| 14 | 7.88 | 8.1 | 8.42 | 8.56 | 9 | 9.27 | 8.9 | 8.12 |
| 16 | 7.93 | 8.17 | 8.61 | 8.95 | 9.32 | 9.78 | 9.61 | 8.51 |
| 20 | 8.07 | 8.29 | 8.8 | 9.5 | 9.93 | 10.61 | 11.39 | 9.82 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 43.2° | 3.67 | 143.4° | 3.99 |
| 8 | 41.4° | 4.5 | 146.6° | 5.05 |
| 10 | 40.5° | 5.15 | 148.2° | 6 |
| 12 | 38.7° | 5.48 | 150.7° | 6.68 |
| 14 | 37.8° | 5.62 | 151.1° | 7.04 |
| 16 | 37.6° | 5.68 | 171.2° | 7.44 |
| 20 | 37.5° | 5.84 | 143° | 8.5 |
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° | 5.61 | 6.74 | 7.47 | 7.77 | 7.88 | 7.93 | 8.07 |
| 60° | 5.94 | 7.05 | 7.67 | 7.96 | 8.10 | 8.17 | 8.29 |
| 75° | 6.18 | 7.27 | 7.81 | 8.15 | 8.42 | 8.61 | 8.80 |
| 90° | 6.12 | 7.40 | 7.92 | 8.19 | 8.56 | 8.95 | 9.50 |
| 110° | 6.22 | 7.52 | 8.15 | 8.64 | 9.00 | 9.32 | 9.93 |
| 120° | 6.06 | 7.40 | 8.08 | 8.65 | 9.27 | 9.78 | 10.61 |
| 135° | 5.45 | 6.81 | 7.75 | 8.29 | 8.90 | 9.61 | 11.39 |
| 150° | 4.61 | 5.83 | 6.93 | 7.71 | 8.12 | 8.51 | 9.82 |