GANDALF 5
FRA PRIMA 38 ODSail number FRA/FRA44786
Stored record updated May 13, 2026 UTC.
GPH
589.1
OSN
570.4
LOA
11.615 m
Displacement
6329 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.6911
Medium
0.9412
High
1.0862
Triple Offshore
Low
0.8895
Medium
1.1498
High
1.291
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 11.615 m
- Beam
- 3.82 m
- Draft
- 2.45 m
- Displacement
- 6329 kg
- Crew weight
- 726 kg
- Wetted surface
- 30.29 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 45.05 m²
- Genoa
- 35.06 m²
- Spinnaker
- 105.44 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 96.42 m²
Design
- Type
- PRIMA 38 OD
- Builder
- SEAQUEST YACHTS
- Designer
- STEPHEN JONES
- Year built
- 1998
- Stability index
- 131.7
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 | 5.62 | 5.9 | 6.07 | 6 | 6.01 | 5.82 | 5.2 | 4.34 |
| 8 | 6.64 | 6.87 | 7.02 | 7.09 | 7.18 | 7.02 | 6.46 | 5.53 |
| 10 | 7.23 | 7.4 | 7.52 | 7.64 | 7.78 | 7.7 | 7.31 | 6.55 |
| 12 | 7.53 | 7.69 | 7.84 | 7.96 | 8.21 | 8.17 | 7.83 | 7.32 |
| 14 | 7.69 | 7.88 | 8.09 | 8.15 | 8.6 | 8.62 | 8.29 | 7.82 |
| 16 | 7.78 | 8 | 8.3 | 8.43 | 8.93 | 9.05 | 8.76 | 8.25 |
| 20 | 7.88 | 8.14 | 8.57 | 8.89 | 9.39 | 9.95 | 9.83 | 9.17 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 43° | 3.72 | 140.6° | 3.76 |
| 8 | 40.5° | 4.53 | 147.5° | 4.79 |
| 10 | 38.8° | 5.09 | 151.6° | 5.68 |
| 12 | 37.5° | 5.4 | 156.8° | 6.43 |
| 14 | 36.9° | 5.55 | 166.4° | 7.05 |
| 16 | 36.6° | 5.64 | 177.2° | 7.58 |
| 20 | 36.4° | 5.71 | 177.2° | 8.41 |
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° | 5.62 | 6.64 | 7.23 | 7.53 | 7.69 | 7.78 | 7.88 |
| 60° | 5.90 | 6.87 | 7.40 | 7.69 | 7.88 | 8.00 | 8.14 |
| 75° | 6.07 | 7.02 | 7.52 | 7.84 | 8.09 | 8.30 | 8.57 |
| 90° | 6.00 | 7.09 | 7.64 | 7.96 | 8.15 | 8.43 | 8.89 |
| 110° | 6.01 | 7.18 | 7.78 | 8.21 | 8.60 | 8.93 | 9.39 |
| 120° | 5.82 | 7.02 | 7.70 | 8.17 | 8.62 | 9.05 | 9.95 |
| 135° | 5.20 | 6.46 | 7.31 | 7.83 | 8.29 | 8.76 | 9.83 |
| 150° | 4.34 | 5.53 | 6.55 | 7.32 | 7.82 | 8.25 | 9.17 |