MACHTNIX
GER FIRST CLASS 8Sail number GER/FCA919
Stored record updated May 13, 2026 UTC.
GPH
678.2
OSN
658.5
LOA
7.79 m
Displacement
1519 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.6197
Medium
0.8194
High
0.9269
Triple Offshore
Low
0.7891
Medium
0.9893
High
1.1043
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 7.79 m
- Beam
- 2.5 m
- Draft
- 1.84 m
- Displacement
- 1519 kg
- Crew weight
- 411 kg
- Wetted surface
- 14.03 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 21.86 m²
- Genoa
- 18.64 m²
- Spinnaker
- 44.41 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 0 m²
Design
- Type
- FIRST CLASS 8
- Builder
- BENETEAU
- Designer
- FINOT
- Year built
- 1982
- Stability index
- 96.3
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 | 5.15 | 5.34 | 5.43 | 5.32 | 5.23 | 5.06 | 4.55 | 3.77 |
| 8 | 5.86 | 5.99 | 6.07 | 6.06 | 6.1 | 5.97 | 5.51 | 4.8 |
| 10 | 6.2 | 6.32 | 6.43 | 6.49 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.18 | 5.65 |
| 12 | 6.36 | 6.52 | 6.72 | 6.76 | 7.04 | 6.97 | 6.63 | 6.24 |
| 14 | 6.44 | 6.63 | 6.92 | 7.07 | 7.43 | 7.43 | 7.09 | 6.66 |
| 16 | 6.5 | 6.71 | 7.05 | 7.32 | 7.73 | 7.92 | 7.59 | 7.08 |
| 20 | 6.56 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 7.64 | 8.22 | 8.92 | 9.17 | 8.1 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 40.8° | 3.48 | 145.6° | 3.27 |
| 8 | 38.7° | 4.14 | 150.5° | 4.16 |
| 10 | 36.4° | 4.52 | 154.1° | 4.92 |
| 12 | 35.8° | 4.65 | 164° | 5.58 |
| 14 | 35.8° | 4.73 | 177.2° | 6.13 |
| 16 | 35.4° | 4.77 | 178.1° | 6.53 |
| 20 | 36° | 4.77 | 178.4° | 7.32 |
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° | 5.15 | 5.86 | 6.20 | 6.36 | 6.44 | 6.50 | 6.56 |
| 60° | 5.34 | 5.99 | 6.32 | 6.52 | 6.63 | 6.71 | 6.80 |
| 75° | 5.43 | 6.07 | 6.43 | 6.72 | 6.92 | 7.05 | 7.20 |
| 90° | 5.32 | 6.06 | 6.49 | 6.76 | 7.07 | 7.32 | 7.64 |
| 110° | 5.23 | 6.10 | 6.60 | 7.04 | 7.43 | 7.73 | 8.22 |
| 120° | 5.06 | 5.97 | 6.50 | 6.97 | 7.43 | 7.92 | 8.92 |
| 135° | 4.55 | 5.51 | 6.18 | 6.63 | 7.09 | 7.59 | 9.17 |
| 150° | 3.77 | 4.80 | 5.65 | 6.24 | 6.66 | 7.08 | 8.10 |