Travelling First Class: ORC Rating

GPH

675.3

OSN

656.7

LOA

8.37 m

Displacement

1532 kg

Triple-Number Ratings

Lower is faster

Triple Inshore

Low

0.6163

Medium

0.8202

High

0.924

Triple Offshore

Low

0.789

Medium

0.9943

High

1.1166

Boat Specifications

Dimensions

Length overall: 8.37 m
Beam: 2.5 m
Draft: 1.84 m
Displacement: 1532 kg
Crew weight: 387 kg
Wetted surface: 13.95 m²

Sails

Mainsail: 21.57 m²
Genoa: 17.62 m²
Spinnaker: 41.71 m²
Asymmetric spinnaker: 0 m²

Design

Type: FIRST CLASS 8
Builder: Beneteau
Designer: Faroux/Finot
Year built: 1985

Performance data

Polar CSV

Each row is TWS followed by TWA and boat-speed pairs. Paste it directly into Offwind or compatible navigation software.

6,41.4,4.492668,52,5.05,60,5.3,75,5.46,90,5.39,110,5.31,120,5.14,135,4.64,146,4.04083,150,3.87
8,40.1,5.242369,52,5.82,60,5.98,75,6.09,90,6.13,110,6.16,120,6.05,135,5.62,150,4.87,151,4.824954
10,37.5,5.634312,52,6.19,60,6.31,75,6.42,90,6.56,110,6.64,120,6.54,135,6.23,150,5.73,155,5.494822
12,36.6,5.779645,52,6.37,60,6.54,75,6.75,90,6.88,110,7.17,120,7.05,135,6.66,150,6.27,170,5.747315
14,36.4,5.83928,52,6.44,60,6.66,75,7.04,90,7.19,110,7.69,120,7.61,135,7.16,150,6.68,180,6.18
16,36.4,5.864128,52,6.48,60,6.73,75,7.19,90,7.55,110,8.07,120,8.26,135,7.72,150,7.14,180,6.56
20,37.1,5.867721,52,6.5,60,6.75,75,7.31,90,7.98,110,8.73,120,9.46,135,9.29,150,8.24,180,7.44

Wind Speed	52°	60°	75°	90°	110°	120°	135°	150°
6	5.05	5.3	5.46	5.39	5.31	5.14	4.64	3.87
8	5.82	5.98	6.09	6.13	6.16	6.05	5.62	4.87
10	6.19	6.31	6.42	6.56	6.64	6.54	6.23	5.73
12	6.37	6.54	6.75	6.88	7.17	7.05	6.66	6.27
14	6.44	6.66	7.04	7.19	7.69	7.61	7.16	6.68
16	6.48	6.73	7.19	7.55	8.07	8.26	7.72	7.14
20	6.5	6.75	7.31	7.98	8.73	9.46	9.29	8.24

Wind Speed	Beat Angle	Beat VMG	Run Angle	Run VMG
6	41.4°	3.37	146°	3.35
8	40.1°	4.01	151°	4.22
10	37.5°	4.47	155°	4.98
12	36.6°	4.64	170°	5.66
14	36.4°	4.7	180°	6.18
16	36.4°	4.72	180°	6.56
20	37.1°	4.68	180°	7.44

VPP POLAR · BOAT SPEED BY TWAKT

TRUE WIND ANGLE —

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True wind speed 6 kt8 kt10 kt12 kt14 kt16 kt20 kt

Data table

Boat speed by true wind angle and true wind speed
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°	5.05	5.82	6.19	6.37	6.44	6.48	6.50
60°	5.30	5.98	6.31	6.54	6.66	6.73	6.75
75°	5.46	6.09	6.42	6.75	7.04	7.19	7.31
90°	5.39	6.13	6.56	6.88	7.19	7.55	7.98
110°	5.31	6.16	6.64	7.17	7.69	8.07	8.73
120°	5.14	6.05	6.54	7.05	7.61	8.26	9.46
135°	4.64	5.62	6.23	6.66	7.16	7.72	9.29
150°	3.87	4.87	5.73	6.27	6.68	7.14	8.24