Minion: ORC Rating

GPH

666.1

OSN

646.3

LOA

9.85 m

Displacement

3845 kg

Triple-Number Ratings

Lower is faster

Triple Inshore

Low

0.6809

Medium

0.9334

High

1.0756

Triple Offshore

Low

0.8795

Medium

1.1467

High

1.286

Boat Specifications

Dimensions

Length overall: 9.85 m
Beam: 3.22 m
Draft: 1.94 m
Displacement: 3845 kg
Crew weight: 585 kg
Wetted surface: 22.2 m²

Sails

Mainsail: 26.45 m²
Genoa: 31.26 m²
Spinnaker: 57.41 m²
Asymmetric spinnaker: 0 m²

Design

Type: First 31.7 LR
Builder: Beneteau
Designer: Finot
Year built: 1998

Performance data

Polar CSV

Each row is TWS followed by TWA and boat-speed pairs. Paste it directly into Offwind or compatible navigation software.

6,42.6,4.442349,52,4.99,60,5.28,75,5.49,90,5.42,110,5.17,120,5,135,4.5,146.4,3.961959,150,3.81
8,40.9,5.212651,52,5.89,60,6.17,75,6.38,90,6.36,110,6.28,120,6.1,135,5.55,150,4.84,150.5,4.825613
10,40.3,5.861001,52,6.48,60,6.66,75,6.81,90,6.83,110,6.89,120,6.79,135,6.41,150,5.73,152.8,5.587934
12,38.8,6.133411,52,6.76,60,6.92,75,7.07,90,7.14,110,7.26,120,7.18,135,6.91,150,6.47,157.7,6.139149
14,38.1,6.213982,52,6.86,60,7.05,75,7.28,90,7.37,110,7.64,120,7.56,135,7.26,150,6.92,180,6.32
16,37.8,6.251938,52,6.91,60,7.11,75,7.43,90,7.64,110,8.02,120,7.98,135,7.65,150,7.25,180,6.8
20,38.5,6.248338,52,6.92,60,7.14,75,7.55,90,8.04,110,8.47,120,8.84,135,8.55,150,8,180,7.46

Wind Speed	52°	60°	75°	90°	110°	120°	135°	150°
6	4.99	5.28	5.49	5.42	5.17	5	4.5	3.81
8	5.89	6.17	6.38	6.36	6.28	6.1	5.55	4.84
10	6.48	6.66	6.81	6.83	6.89	6.79	6.41	5.73
12	6.76	6.92	7.07	7.14	7.26	7.18	6.91	6.47
14	6.86	7.05	7.28	7.37	7.64	7.56	7.26	6.92
16	6.91	7.11	7.43	7.64	8.02	7.98	7.65	7.25
20	6.92	7.14	7.55	8.04	8.47	8.84	8.55	8

Wind Speed	Beat Angle	Beat VMG	Run Angle	Run VMG
6	42.6°	3.27	146.4°	3.3
8	40.9°	3.94	150.5°	4.2
10	40.3°	4.47	152.8°	4.97
12	38.8°	4.78	157.7°	5.68
14	38.1°	4.89	180°	6.32
16	37.8°	4.94	180°	6.8
20	38.5°	4.89	180°	7.46

VPP POLAR · BOAT SPEED BY TWAKT

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True wind speed 6 kt8 kt10 kt12 kt14 kt16 kt20 kt

Data table

Boat speed by true wind angle and true wind speed
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°	4.99	5.89	6.48	6.76	6.86	6.91	6.92
60°	5.28	6.17	6.66	6.92	7.05	7.11	7.14
75°	5.49	6.38	6.81	7.07	7.28	7.43	7.55
90°	5.42	6.36	6.83	7.14	7.37	7.64	8.04
110°	5.17	6.28	6.89	7.26	7.64	8.02	8.47
120°	5.00	6.10	6.79	7.18	7.56	7.98	8.84
135°	4.50	5.55	6.41	6.91	7.26	7.65	8.55
150°	3.81	4.84	5.73	6.47	6.92	7.25	8.00