SANTA CATHARINA
GER BALLADSail number GER/GER2466
Stored record updated May 13, 2026 UTC.
GPH
731.2
OSN
710.4
LOA
9.155 m
Displacement
3565 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.6299
Medium
0.8485
High
0.9749
Triple Offshore
Low
0.8056
Medium
1.042
High
1.1638
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 9.155 m
- Beam
- 2.94 m
- Draft
- 1.57 m
- Displacement
- 3565 kg
- Crew weight
- 420 kg
- Wetted surface
- 18.35 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 16.96 m²
- Genoa
- 34.07 m²
- Spinnaker
- 63.38 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 0 m²
Design
- Type
- BALLAD
- Builder
- ALBIN SCHWEDEN
- Designer
- MAGNUSSEN
- Year built
- 1972
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 | 4.46 | 4.67 | 4.85 | 4.8 | 4.76 | 4.63 | 4.26 | 3.68 |
| 8 | 5.25 | 5.51 | 5.7 | 5.67 | 5.78 | 5.67 | 5.22 | 4.6 |
| 10 | 5.83 | 6.01 | 6.14 | 6.21 | 6.31 | 6.25 | 6.01 | 5.43 |
| 12 | 6.1 | 6.25 | 6.39 | 6.49 | 6.65 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 6.07 |
| 14 | 6.23 | 6.4 | 6.58 | 6.64 | 6.96 | 6.93 | 6.72 | 6.41 |
| 16 | 6.3 | 6.49 | 6.74 | 6.85 | 7.22 | 7.25 | 7.05 | 6.7 |
| 20 | 6.33 | 6.55 | 6.93 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 7.74 | 7.65 | 7.3 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 42.6° | 2.95 | 148.2° | 3.19 |
| 8 | 41.7° | 3.48 | 151.9° | 3.98 |
| 10 | 42.5° | 3.92 | 151.3° | 4.71 |
| 12 | 41.4° | 4.2 | 160.1° | 5.37 |
| 14 | 40.9° | 4.32 | 180° | 5.94 |
| 16 | 40.6° | 4.39 | 180° | 6.32 |
| 20 | 40.9° | 4.39 | 180° | 6.88 |
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° | 4.46 | 5.25 | 5.83 | 6.10 | 6.23 | 6.30 | 6.33 |
| 60° | 4.67 | 5.51 | 6.01 | 6.25 | 6.40 | 6.49 | 6.55 |
| 75° | 4.85 | 5.70 | 6.14 | 6.39 | 6.58 | 6.74 | 6.93 |
| 90° | 4.80 | 5.67 | 6.21 | 6.49 | 6.64 | 6.85 | 7.20 |
| 110° | 4.76 | 5.78 | 6.31 | 6.65 | 6.96 | 7.22 | 7.50 |
| 120° | 4.63 | 5.67 | 6.25 | 6.60 | 6.93 | 7.25 | 7.74 |
| 135° | 4.26 | 5.22 | 6.01 | 6.40 | 6.72 | 7.05 | 7.65 |
| 150° | 3.68 | 4.60 | 5.43 | 6.07 | 6.41 | 6.70 | 7.30 |