PICKWICK
FRA J 97Sail number FRA/FRA38321
Stored record updated May 13, 2026 UTC.
GPH
647.2
OSN
628.3
LOA
9.6 m
Displacement
3854 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.6368
Medium
0.8499
High
0.9544
Triple Offshore
Low
0.818
Medium
1.044
High
1.1528
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 9.6 m
- Beam
- 3.35 m
- Draft
- 1.92 m
- Displacement
- 3854 kg
- Crew weight
- 519 kg
- Wetted surface
- 21.19 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 27.89 m²
- Genoa
- 25.1 m²
- Spinnaker
- 0 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 98.67 m²
Design
- Type
- J 97
- Builder
- J-EUROPE
- Designer
- JOHNSTONE Alan
- Year built
- 2009
- Stability index
- 118.4
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 | 4.97 | 5.22 | 5.37 | 5.6 | 5.72 | 5.57 | 4.98 | 4.24 |
| 8 | 5.88 | 6.11 | 6.26 | 6.55 | 6.71 | 6.62 | 6.17 | 5.33 |
| 10 | 6.44 | 6.61 | 6.75 | 6.97 | 7.2 | 7.17 | 6.9 | 6.24 |
| 12 | 6.75 | 6.91 | 7.05 | 7.16 | 7.56 | 7.59 | 7.36 | 6.82 |
| 14 | 6.9 | 7.07 | 7.28 | 7.33 | 7.82 | 7.98 | 7.8 | 7.15 |
| 16 | 6.96 | 7.16 | 7.45 | 7.57 | 8.02 | 8.34 | 8.25 | 7.44 |
| 20 | 7.01 | 7.24 | 7.62 | 7.94 | 8.4 | 8.91 | 9.4 | 8.07 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 43° | 3.27 | 144.8° | 3.67 |
| 8 | 41.2° | 3.97 | 147.8° | 4.61 |
| 10 | 39.6° | 4.49 | 148.2° | 5.41 |
| 12 | 38.2° | 4.79 | 149.8° | 5.91 |
| 14 | 38.2° | 4.9 | 168.5° | 6.21 |
| 16 | 38.2° | 4.96 | 174.5° | 6.7 |
| 20 | 38.8° | 4.96 | 175.7° | 7.37 |
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° | 4.97 | 5.88 | 6.44 | 6.75 | 6.90 | 6.96 | 7.01 |
| 60° | 5.22 | 6.11 | 6.61 | 6.91 | 7.07 | 7.16 | 7.24 |
| 75° | 5.37 | 6.26 | 6.75 | 7.05 | 7.28 | 7.45 | 7.62 |
| 90° | 5.60 | 6.55 | 6.97 | 7.16 | 7.33 | 7.57 | 7.94 |
| 110° | 5.72 | 6.71 | 7.20 | 7.56 | 7.82 | 8.02 | 8.40 |
| 120° | 5.57 | 6.62 | 7.17 | 7.59 | 7.98 | 8.34 | 8.91 |
| 135° | 4.98 | 6.17 | 6.90 | 7.36 | 7.80 | 8.25 | 9.40 |
| 150° | 4.24 | 5.33 | 6.24 | 6.82 | 7.15 | 7.44 | 8.07 |