Galatea: ORC Rating

GPH

560.7

OSN

546.9

LOA

14.84 m

Displacement

14968 kg

Triple-Number Ratings

Lower is faster

Triple Inshore

Low

0.8169

Medium

1.0902

High

1.2473

Triple Offshore

Low

1.0578

Medium

1.3573

High

1.5043

Boat Specifications

Dimensions

Length overall: 14.84 m
Beam: 4.3 m
Draft: 2.4 m
Displacement: 14968 kg
Crew weight: 1015 kg
Wetted surface: 45.39 m²

Sails

Mainsail: 69.44 m²
Genoa: 73.51 m²
Spinnaker: 0 m²
Asymmetric spinnaker: 182.19 m²

Design

Type: SWAN 48
Builder: Nautor
Designer: German Frers
Year built: 1995

Performance data

Polar CSV

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

6,43,5.332577,52,5.95,60,6.29,75,6.58,90,6.54,110,6.28,120,6.12,135,5.51,143.3,5.013871,150,4.64
8,41.2,6.219972,52,7.02,60,7.37,75,7.64,90,7.64,110,7.6,120,7.43,135,6.76,147.7,5.938988,150,5.8
10,41.4,6.945638,52,7.73,60,7.98,75,8.17,90,8.21,110,8.31,120,8.23,135,7.81,147.9,6.976564,150,6.83
12,40.9,7.316233,52,8.04,60,8.26,75,8.45,90,8.52,110,8.68,120,8.64,135,8.38,149.4,7.749128,150,7.7
14,39.9,7.442987,52,8.19,60,8.41,75,8.64,90,8.76,110,8.97,120,9,135,8.75,150,8.2,151,8.140681
16,39.2,7.497311,52,8.26,60,8.49,75,8.79,90,8.98,110,9.17,120,9.38,135,9.12,150,8.52,174.8,7.591243
20,38.4,7.566734,52,8.33,60,8.56,75,8.95,90,9.37,110,9.55,120,9.92,135,9.98,150,9.06,178,8.465157

Wind Speed	52°	60°	75°	90°	110°	120°	135°	150°
6	5.95	6.29	6.58	6.54	6.28	6.12	5.51	4.64
8	7.02	7.37	7.64	7.64	7.6	7.43	6.76	5.8
10	7.73	7.98	8.17	8.21	8.31	8.23	7.81	6.83
12	8.04	8.26	8.45	8.52	8.68	8.64	8.38	7.7
14	8.19	8.41	8.64	8.76	8.97	9	8.75	8.2
16	8.26	8.49	8.79	8.98	9.17	9.38	9.12	8.52
20	8.33	8.56	8.95	9.37	9.55	9.92	9.98	9.06

Wind Speed	Beat Angle	Beat VMG	Run Angle	Run VMG
6	43°	3.9	143.3°	4.02
8	41.2°	4.68	147.7°	5.02
10	41.4°	5.21	147.9°	5.91
12	40.9°	5.53	149.4°	6.67
14	39.9°	5.71	151°	7.12
16	39.2°	5.81	174.8°	7.56
20	38.4°	5.93	178°	8.46

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°	5.95	7.02	7.73	8.04	8.19	8.26	8.33
60°	6.29	7.37	7.98	8.26	8.41	8.49	8.56
75°	6.58	7.64	8.17	8.45	8.64	8.79	8.95
90°	6.54	7.64	8.21	8.52	8.76	8.98	9.37
110°	6.28	7.60	8.31	8.68	8.97	9.17	9.55
120°	6.12	7.43	8.23	8.64	9.00	9.38	9.92
135°	5.51	6.76	7.81	8.38	8.75	9.12	9.98
150°	4.64	5.80	6.83	7.70	8.20	8.52	9.06