BLUE
FRA DUFOUR 40 KBSail number FRA/FRA8647
Stored record updated May 13, 2026 UTC.
GPH
603.9
OSN
588.1
LOA
12.06 m
Displacement
7092 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.6789
Medium
0.9064
High
1.0243
Triple Offshore
Low
0.8764
Medium
1.1193
High
1.233
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 12.06 m
- Beam
- 3.89 m
- Draft
- 2.07 m
- Displacement
- 7092 kg
- Crew weight
- 600 kg
- Wetted surface
- 30.94 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 46.92 m²
- Genoa
- 43.68 m²
- Spinnaker
- 122.04 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 0 m²
Design
- Type
- DUFOUR 40 KB
- Builder
- DUFOUR
- Designer
- FELCI
- Year built
- 2002
- Stability index
- 111.9
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 | 5.57 | 5.87 | 6.08 | 5.98 | 5.87 | 5.74 | 5.19 | 4.32 |
| 8 | 6.54 | 6.8 | 6.98 | 6.94 | 7.04 | 6.93 | 6.42 | 5.45 |
| 10 | 7.07 | 7.3 | 7.49 | 7.5 | 7.69 | 7.64 | 7.31 | 6.51 |
| 12 | 7.28 | 7.53 | 7.77 | 7.86 | 8.07 | 8.11 | 7.86 | 7.34 |
| 14 | 7.38 | 7.63 | 7.94 | 8.12 | 8.33 | 8.5 | 8.31 | 7.85 |
| 16 | 7.44 | 7.69 | 8.05 | 8.34 | 8.54 | 8.84 | 8.75 | 8.28 |
| 20 | 7.47 | 7.74 | 8.17 | 8.6 | 8.88 | 9.29 | 9.71 | 9.16 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 43.6° | 3.64 | 138.7° | 3.74 |
| 8 | 41.8° | 4.39 | 148.7° | 4.72 |
| 10 | 40.6° | 4.83 | 149.2° | 5.64 |
| 12 | 40° | 5.01 | 156.5° | 6.44 |
| 14 | 40° | 5.09 | 164.6° | 7.05 |
| 16 | 40° | 5.13 | 175.4° | 7.58 |
| 20 | 40.6° | 5.1 | 177.2° | 8.4 |
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° | 5.57 | 6.54 | 7.07 | 7.28 | 7.38 | 7.44 | 7.47 |
| 60° | 5.87 | 6.80 | 7.30 | 7.53 | 7.63 | 7.69 | 7.74 |
| 75° | 6.08 | 6.98 | 7.49 | 7.77 | 7.94 | 8.05 | 8.17 |
| 90° | 5.98 | 6.94 | 7.50 | 7.86 | 8.12 | 8.34 | 8.60 |
| 110° | 5.87 | 7.04 | 7.69 | 8.07 | 8.33 | 8.54 | 8.88 |
| 120° | 5.74 | 6.93 | 7.64 | 8.11 | 8.50 | 8.84 | 9.29 |
| 135° | 5.19 | 6.42 | 7.31 | 7.86 | 8.31 | 8.75 | 9.71 |
| 150° | 4.32 | 5.45 | 6.51 | 7.34 | 7.85 | 8.28 | 9.16 |