FILU
ESP GRAND SURPRISESail number ESP/ESP5598
Stored record updated May 13, 2026 UTC.
GPH
618.8
OSN
601.5
LOA
9.55 m
Displacement
2704 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.6614
Medium
0.8894
High
1.0106
Triple Offshore
Low
0.852
Medium
1.0918
High
1.2261
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 9.55 m
- Beam
- 2.96 m
- Draft
- 2.08 m
- Displacement
- 2704 kg
- Crew weight
- 450 kg
- Wetted surface
- 20.49 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 30.63 m²
- Genoa
- 23.63 m²
- Spinnaker
- 79.08 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 0 m²
Design
- Type
- GRAND SURPRISE
- Builder
- ARCHAMBAULT
- Designer
- JOUBERT/NIVELT
- Year built
- 2000
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 | 5.26 | 5.56 | 5.81 | 5.74 | 5.82 | 5.67 | 5.1 | 4.31 |
| 8 | 6.28 | 6.54 | 6.72 | 6.78 | 6.92 | 6.82 | 6.35 | 5.43 |
| 10 | 6.82 | 6.99 | 7.14 | 7.18 | 7.45 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 6.44 |
| 12 | 6.99 | 7.2 | 7.46 | 7.55 | 7.85 | 8.01 | 7.64 | 7.1 |
| 14 | 7.06 | 7.29 | 7.7 | 7.97 | 8.19 | 8.54 | 8.3 | 7.59 |
| 16 | 7.09 | 7.34 | 7.83 | 8.33 | 8.53 | 8.94 | 9.09 | 8.19 |
| 20 | 7.22 | 7.5 | 7.96 | 8.69 | 9.19 | 9.74 | 10.78 | 9.71 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 42.8° | 3.46 | 141.8° | 3.73 |
| 8 | 41.2° | 4.2 | 147° | 4.7 |
| 10 | 39.8° | 4.74 | 150.5° | 5.58 |
| 12 | 38.6° | 4.93 | 158° | 6.27 |
| 14 | 38.2° | 5 | 180° | 6.85 |
| 16 | 38.2° | 5.05 | 180° | 7.32 |
| 20 | 38.2° | 5.11 | 151.5° | 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° | 5.26 | 6.28 | 6.82 | 6.99 | 7.06 | 7.09 | 7.22 |
| 60° | 5.56 | 6.54 | 6.99 | 7.20 | 7.29 | 7.34 | 7.50 |
| 75° | 5.81 | 6.72 | 7.14 | 7.46 | 7.70 | 7.83 | 7.96 |
| 90° | 5.74 | 6.78 | 7.18 | 7.55 | 7.97 | 8.33 | 8.69 |
| 110° | 5.82 | 6.92 | 7.45 | 7.85 | 8.19 | 8.53 | 9.19 |
| 120° | 5.67 | 6.82 | 7.40 | 8.01 | 8.54 | 8.94 | 9.74 |
| 135° | 5.10 | 6.35 | 7.10 | 7.64 | 8.30 | 9.09 | 10.78 |
| 150° | 4.31 | 5.43 | 6.44 | 7.10 | 7.59 | 8.19 | 9.71 |