CALIFORNIA GIRL
USA J-120Sail number USA/USA50345
Stored record updated May 13, 2026 UTC.
GPH
565.2
OSN
550.9
LOA
12.244 m
Displacement
6189 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.7136
Medium
0.9678
High
1.0976
Triple Offshore
Low
0.9301
Medium
1.1968
High
1.3436
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 12.244 m
- Beam
- 3.67 m
- Draft
- 2.13 m
- Displacement
- 6189 kg
- Crew weight
- 800 kg
- Wetted surface
- 31.67 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 47 m²
- Genoa
- 51.33 m²
- Spinnaker
- 0 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 164.97 m²
Design
- Type
- J-120
- Builder
- PEARSON
- Designer
- JOHNSTONE
- Year built
- 1994
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 | 5.77 | 6.13 | 6.43 | 6.67 | 6.51 | 6.2 | 5.45 | 4.6 |
| 8 | 6.91 | 7.2 | 7.43 | 7.66 | 7.59 | 7.44 | 6.92 | 5.79 |
| 10 | 7.52 | 7.7 | 7.85 | 8.1 | 8.12 | 8.07 | 7.77 | 6.93 |
| 12 | 7.76 | 7.96 | 8.17 | 8.44 | 8.65 | 8.64 | 8.3 | 7.73 |
| 14 | 7.88 | 8.1 | 8.45 | 8.72 | 9.21 | 9.23 | 8.92 | 8.11 |
| 16 | 7.95 | 8.19 | 8.65 | 8.98 | 9.71 | 9.72 | 9.63 | 8.51 |
| 20 | 8 | 8.29 | 8.88 | 9.53 | 10.48 | 11.04 | 11.41 | 9.84 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 43.5° | 3.76 | 143.5° | 3.98 |
| 8 | 42° | 4.59 | 147° | 5.01 |
| 10 | 40.5° | 5.21 | 147° | 6 |
| 12 | 38.6° | 5.5 | 151.2° | 6.7 |
| 14 | 37.9° | 5.66 | 151° | 7.03 |
| 16 | 37.5° | 5.75 | 176° | 7.48 |
| 20 | 36.8° | 5.82 | 143° | 8.52 |
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° | 5.77 | 6.91 | 7.52 | 7.76 | 7.88 | 7.95 | 8.00 |
| 60° | 6.13 | 7.20 | 7.70 | 7.96 | 8.10 | 8.19 | 8.29 |
| 75° | 6.43 | 7.43 | 7.85 | 8.17 | 8.45 | 8.65 | 8.88 |
| 90° | 6.67 | 7.66 | 8.10 | 8.44 | 8.72 | 8.98 | 9.53 |
| 110° | 6.51 | 7.59 | 8.12 | 8.65 | 9.21 | 9.71 | 10.48 |
| 120° | 6.20 | 7.44 | 8.07 | 8.64 | 9.23 | 9.72 | 11.04 |
| 135° | 5.45 | 6.92 | 7.77 | 8.30 | 8.92 | 9.63 | 11.41 |
| 150° | 4.60 | 5.79 | 6.93 | 7.73 | 8.11 | 8.51 | 9.84 |