MERCURIUS
EST CARTER 30Sail number EST/EST45
Stored record updated May 13, 2026 UTC.
GPH
739.6
OSN
716.1
LOA
9.15 m
Displacement
3780 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.5555
Medium
0.7493
High
0.8597
Triple Offshore
Low
0.7092
Medium
0.9158
High
1.0195
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 9.15 m
- Beam
- 3.09 m
- Draft
- 1.57 m
- Displacement
- 3780 kg
- Crew weight
- 480 kg
- Wetted surface
- 18.52 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 17.82 m²
- Genoa
- 29.03 m²
- Spinnaker
- 61.51 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 0 m²
Design
- Type
- CARTER 30
- Builder
- Teliga
- Designer
- Richard Carter
- Year built
- 1975
- Stability index
- 111.5
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 | 4.42 | 4.65 | 4.78 | 4.69 | 4.77 | 4.64 | 4.25 | 3.65 |
| 8 | 5.2 | 5.42 | 5.56 | 5.57 | 5.71 | 5.6 | 5.19 | 4.61 |
| 10 | 5.7 | 5.88 | 6.02 | 6.11 | 6.25 | 6.19 | 5.91 | 5.41 |
| 12 | 5.98 | 6.14 | 6.29 | 6.39 | 6.58 | 6.55 | 6.35 | 6 |
| 14 | 6.14 | 6.3 | 6.48 | 6.54 | 6.84 | 6.85 | 6.67 | 6.38 |
| 16 | 6.21 | 6.4 | 6.63 | 6.71 | 7.05 | 7.11 | 6.96 | 6.67 |
| 20 | 6.26 | 6.47 | 6.79 | 7 | 7.33 | 7.56 | 7.55 | 7.22 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 43.5° | 2.89 | 147.8° | 3.16 |
| 8 | 42° | 3.47 | 152° | 4 |
| 10 | 40.8° | 3.89 | 154.7° | 4.71 |
| 12 | 39.9° | 4.17 | 161.3° | 5.33 |
| 14 | 39.6° | 4.3 | 174.8° | 5.86 |
| 16 | 39.3° | 4.36 | 178.1° | 6.26 |
| 20 | 39.4° | 4.36 | 179° | 6.81 |
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° | 4.42 | 5.20 | 5.70 | 5.98 | 6.14 | 6.21 | 6.26 |
| 60° | 4.65 | 5.42 | 5.88 | 6.14 | 6.30 | 6.40 | 6.47 |
| 75° | 4.78 | 5.56 | 6.02 | 6.29 | 6.48 | 6.63 | 6.79 |
| 90° | 4.69 | 5.57 | 6.11 | 6.39 | 6.54 | 6.71 | 7.00 |
| 110° | 4.77 | 5.71 | 6.25 | 6.58 | 6.84 | 7.05 | 7.33 |
| 120° | 4.64 | 5.60 | 6.19 | 6.55 | 6.85 | 7.11 | 7.56 |
| 135° | 4.25 | 5.19 | 5.91 | 6.35 | 6.67 | 6.96 | 7.55 |
| 150° | 3.65 | 4.61 | 5.41 | 6.00 | 6.38 | 6.67 | 7.22 |