First: ORC Rating

GPH

598.4

OSN

580.9

LOA

11.924 m

Displacement

7101 kg

Triple-Number Ratings

Lower is faster

Triple Inshore

Low

0.675

Medium

0.9212

High

1.0652

Triple Offshore

Low

0.872

Medium

1.1335

High

1.2733

Boat Specifications

Dimensions

Length overall: 11.924 m
Beam: 3.77 m
Draft: 2.41 m
Displacement: 7101 kg
Crew weight: 720 kg
Wetted surface: 31.47 m²

Sails

Mainsail: 49.25 m²
Genoa: 36.24 m²
Spinnaker: 110.63 m²
Asymmetric spinnaker: 99.91 m²

Design

Type: FIRST 40.7
Builder: BENETEAU
Designer: B.FARR
Year built: 1997

Performance data

Polar CSV

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

6,42.8,4.851922,52,5.42,60,5.73,75,5.98,90,5.92,110,5.94,120,5.74,135,5.19,141.5,4.830003,150,4.37
8,40.9,5.702163,52,6.43,60,6.74,75,6.97,90,7.08,110,7.13,120,6.97,135,6.39,148.5,5.570932,150,5.49
10,40.1,6.392814,52,7.13,60,7.34,75,7.49,90,7.66,110,7.74,120,7.65,135,7.3,150,6.500964
12,39,6.755488,52,7.46,60,7.64,75,7.8,90,7.96,110,8.15,120,8.09,135,7.8,150,7.3,156,6.994726
14,38.2,6.858755,52,7.59,60,7.79,75,8.04,90,8.13,110,8.58,120,8.54,135,8.21,150,7.77,171,7.107505
16,38.2,6.92238,52,7.65,60,7.87,75,8.22,90,8.42,110,8.9,120,9,135,8.67,150,8.15,180,7.57
20,38.1,7.065386,52,7.73,60,7.92,75,8.38,90,8.88,110,9.35,120,9.83,135,9.7,150,9.02,180,8.33

Wind Speed	52°	60°	75°	90°	110°	120°	135°	150°
6	5.42	5.73	5.98	5.92	5.94	5.74	5.19	4.37
8	6.43	6.74	6.97	7.08	7.13	6.97	6.39	5.49
10	7.13	7.34	7.49	7.66	7.74	7.65	7.3	6.5
12	7.46	7.64	7.8	7.96	8.15	8.09	7.8	7.3
14	7.59	7.79	8.04	8.13	8.58	8.54	8.21	7.77
16	7.65	7.87	8.22	8.42	8.9	9	8.67	8.15
20	7.73	7.92	8.38	8.88	9.35	9.83	9.7	9.02

Wind Speed	Beat Angle	Beat VMG	Run Angle	Run VMG
6	42.8°	3.56	141.5°	3.78
8	40.9°	4.31	148.5°	4.75
10	40.1°	4.89	150°	5.63
12	39°	5.25	156°	6.39
14	38.2°	5.39	171°	7.02
16	38.2°	5.44	180°	7.57
20	38.1°	5.56	180°	8.33

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°	5.42	6.43	7.13	7.46	7.59	7.65	7.73
60°	5.73	6.74	7.34	7.64	7.79	7.87	7.92
75°	5.98	6.97	7.49	7.80	8.04	8.22	8.38
90°	5.92	7.08	7.66	7.96	8.13	8.42	8.88
110°	5.94	7.13	7.74	8.15	8.58	8.90	9.35
120°	5.74	6.97	7.65	8.09	8.54	9.00	9.83
135°	5.19	6.39	7.30	7.80	8.21	8.67	9.70
150°	4.37	5.49	6.50	7.30	7.77	8.15	9.02