PICKWICK
FRA J-97 AluSail number FRA/FRA38321
Stored record updated May 13, 2026 UTC.
GPH
650.6
OSN
632.4
LOA
9.598 m
Displacement
3854 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.7026
Medium
0.9487
High
1.0756
Triple Offshore
Low
0.9084
Medium
1.1713
High
1.3006
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 9.598 m
- Beam
- 3.35 m
- Draft
- 1.92 m
- Displacement
- 3854 kg
- Crew weight
- 539 kg
- Wetted surface
- 21.3 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 27.89 m²
- Genoa
- 25.1 m²
- Spinnaker
- 0 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 98.67 m²
Design
- Type
- J-97 Alu
- Builder
- J-EUROPE
- Designer
- JOHNSTONE Alan
- Year built
- 2009
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 | 4.82 | 5.07 | 5.28 | 5.61 | 5.72 | 5.56 | 4.95 | 4.21 |
| 8 | 5.76 | 6.04 | 6.28 | 6.65 | 6.76 | 6.66 | 6.16 | 5.26 |
| 10 | 6.44 | 6.63 | 6.77 | 7.04 | 7.23 | 7.17 | 6.9 | 6.23 |
| 12 | 6.77 | 6.93 | 7.07 | 7.21 | 7.62 | 7.62 | 7.32 | 6.81 |
| 14 | 6.92 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.36 | 7.9 | 8.07 | 7.77 | 7.13 |
| 16 | 6.97 | 7.18 | 7.5 | 7.63 | 8.12 | 8.46 | 8.25 | 7.41 |
| 20 | 6.99 | 7.22 | 7.69 | 8.09 | 8.51 | 8.97 | 9.37 | 8.2 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 42.4° | 3.18 | 145.3° | 3.65 |
| 8 | 41.2° | 3.85 | 147.7° | 4.56 |
| 10 | 41° | 4.39 | 147.9° | 5.4 |
| 12 | 39.3° | 4.75 | 150.4° | 5.91 |
| 14 | 39° | 4.89 | 174.1° | 6.26 |
| 16 | 39.1° | 4.93 | 176.8° | 6.76 |
| 20 | 39.2° | 4.96 | 177.4° | 7.41 |
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° | 4.82 | 5.76 | 6.44 | 6.77 | 6.92 | 6.97 | 6.99 |
| 60° | 5.07 | 6.04 | 6.63 | 6.93 | 7.10 | 7.18 | 7.22 |
| 75° | 5.28 | 6.28 | 6.77 | 7.07 | 7.30 | 7.50 | 7.69 |
| 90° | 5.61 | 6.65 | 7.04 | 7.21 | 7.36 | 7.63 | 8.09 |
| 110° | 5.72 | 6.76 | 7.23 | 7.62 | 7.90 | 8.12 | 8.51 |
| 120° | 5.56 | 6.66 | 7.17 | 7.62 | 8.07 | 8.46 | 8.97 |
| 135° | 4.95 | 6.16 | 6.90 | 7.32 | 7.77 | 8.25 | 9.37 |
| 150° | 4.21 | 5.26 | 6.23 | 6.81 | 7.13 | 7.41 | 8.20 |