FOOLPROOF
NED 1/4 TonSail number NED/NED3161
Stored record updated May 13, 2026 UTC.
GPH
726
OSN
706.8
LOA
7.865 m
Displacement
1412 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.5728
Medium
0.7587
High
0.848
Triple Offshore
Low
0.7371
Medium
0.926
High
1.0233
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 7.865 m
- Beam
- 3 m
- Draft
- 1.48 m
- Displacement
- 1412 kg
- Crew weight
- 375 kg
- Wetted surface
- 12.4 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 19.88 m²
- Genoa
- 11.21 m²
- Spinnaker
- 35.83 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 0 m²
Design
- Type
- 1/4 Ton
- Builder
- Caparros
- Designer
- J.Fauroux
- Year built
- 1981
- Stability index
- 94.2
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 | 4.63 | 4.87 | 5.02 | 5.12 | 5.09 | 4.92 | 4.4 | 3.67 |
| 8 | 5.4 | 5.58 | 5.7 | 5.88 | 5.87 | 5.75 | 5.33 | 4.67 |
| 10 | 5.77 | 5.93 | 6.06 | 6.27 | 6.31 | 6.21 | 5.95 | 5.48 |
| 12 | 5.94 | 6.12 | 6.32 | 6.53 | 6.71 | 6.6 | 6.34 | 6.01 |
| 14 | 6.04 | 6.25 | 6.52 | 6.69 | 7.07 | 7.01 | 6.71 | 6.37 |
| 16 | 6.1 | 6.33 | 6.67 | 6.88 | 7.36 | 7.45 | 7.11 | 6.72 |
| 20 | 6.13 | 6.4 | 6.84 | 7.24 | 7.85 | 8.32 | 8.35 | 7.54 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 43.2° | 3.04 | 146° | 3.18 |
| 8 | 41.7° | 3.65 | 151.4° | 4.05 |
| 10 | 39.9° | 4 | 155.6° | 4.79 |
| 12 | 39.3° | 4.16 | 168.2° | 5.43 |
| 14 | 39.4° | 4.21 | 178.1° | 5.93 |
| 16 | 39.9° | 4.24 | 179° | 6.28 |
| 20 | 41.2° | 4.19 | 179° | 6.96 |
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° | 4.63 | 5.40 | 5.77 | 5.94 | 6.04 | 6.10 | 6.13 |
| 60° | 4.87 | 5.58 | 5.93 | 6.12 | 6.25 | 6.33 | 6.40 |
| 75° | 5.02 | 5.70 | 6.06 | 6.32 | 6.52 | 6.67 | 6.84 |
| 90° | 5.12 | 5.88 | 6.27 | 6.53 | 6.69 | 6.88 | 7.24 |
| 110° | 5.09 | 5.87 | 6.31 | 6.71 | 7.07 | 7.36 | 7.85 |
| 120° | 4.92 | 5.75 | 6.21 | 6.60 | 7.01 | 7.45 | 8.32 |
| 135° | 4.40 | 5.33 | 5.95 | 6.34 | 6.71 | 7.11 | 8.35 |
| 150° | 3.67 | 4.67 | 5.48 | 6.01 | 6.37 | 6.72 | 7.54 |