Makers Mark
RSA First 40 CRSail number RSA/RSA4478
Stored record updated May 13, 2026 UTC.
GPH
583.2
OSN
564.9
LOA
12.24 m
Displacement
8309 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.6906
Medium
0.9466
High
1.0983
Triple Offshore
Low
0.8933
Medium
1.1643
High
1.3084
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 12.24 m
- Beam
- 3.9 m
- Draft
- 2.49 m
- Displacement
- 8309 kg
- Crew weight
- 797 kg
- Wetted surface
- 35.26 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 52.7 m²
- Genoa
- 35.65 m²
- Spinnaker
- 132.27 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 138.32 m²
Design
- Type
- First 40 CR
- Builder
- Beneteau
- Designer
- Farr Yacht Design
- Year built
- 2008
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 | 5.47 | 5.76 | 6.04 | 6.3 | 6.12 | 5.95 | 5.33 | 4.49 |
| 8 | 6.53 | 6.79 | 7.12 | 7.36 | 7.33 | 7.19 | 6.62 | 5.69 |
| 10 | 7.22 | 7.43 | 7.67 | 7.91 | 7.97 | 7.89 | 7.52 | 6.71 |
| 12 | 7.6 | 7.79 | 7.93 | 8.25 | 8.38 | 8.36 | 8.06 | 7.47 |
| 14 | 7.79 | 7.99 | 8.2 | 8.47 | 8.71 | 8.79 | 8.52 | 7.99 |
| 16 | 7.89 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 8.62 | 9.05 | 9.2 | 8.98 | 8.41 |
| 20 | 7.99 | 8.22 | 8.62 | 8.96 | 9.65 | 9.83 | 10.01 | 9.27 |
| 24 | 8.02 | 8.27 | 8.73 | 9.23 | 10.12 | 10.78 | 11.65 | 10.38 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 43.4° | 3.59 | 142.8° | 3.89 |
| 8 | 40.9° | 4.41 | 146.7° | 4.93 |
| 10 | 39.4° | 5.02 | 148.4° | 5.81 |
| 12 | 38.1° | 5.39 | 156.1° | 6.54 |
| 14 | 37.4° | 5.57 | 164.2° | 7.17 |
| 16 | 37° | 5.67 | 175.8° | 7.72 |
| 20 | 37.2° | 5.77 | 178.1° | 8.53 |
| 24 | 37.8° | 5.76 | 177.2° | 9.35 |
VPP POLAR · BOAT SPEED BY TWAKT
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True wind speed 6 kt8 kt10 kt12 kt14 kt16 kt20 kt24 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) | Boat speed in 24 kt (kt) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0° | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 52° | 5.47 | 6.53 | 7.22 | 7.60 | 7.79 | 7.89 | 7.99 | 8.02 |
| 60° | 5.76 | 6.79 | 7.43 | 7.79 | 7.99 | 8.10 | 8.22 | 8.27 |
| 75° | 6.04 | 7.12 | 7.67 | 7.93 | 8.20 | 8.40 | 8.62 | 8.73 |
| 90° | 6.30 | 7.36 | 7.91 | 8.25 | 8.47 | 8.62 | 8.96 | 9.23 |
| 110° | 6.12 | 7.33 | 7.97 | 8.38 | 8.71 | 9.05 | 9.65 | 10.12 |
| 120° | 5.95 | 7.19 | 7.89 | 8.36 | 8.79 | 9.20 | 9.83 | 10.78 |
| 135° | 5.33 | 6.62 | 7.52 | 8.06 | 8.52 | 8.98 | 10.01 | 11.65 |
| 150° | 4.49 | 5.69 | 6.71 | 7.47 | 7.99 | 8.41 | 9.27 | 10.38 |