Embla
SWE First 40.7Sail number SWE/SWE164
Stored record updated May 13, 2026 UTC.
GPH
593.6
OSN
575.7
LOA
11.924 m
Displacement
7413 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.6893
Medium
0.9323
High
1.0718
Triple Offshore
Low
0.8859
Medium
1.1403
High
1.2714
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 11.924 m
- Beam
- 3.77 m
- Draft
- 2.43 m
- Displacement
- 7413 kg
- Crew weight
- 800 kg
- Wetted surface
- 32.09 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 47.8 m²
- Genoa
- 47.31 m²
- Spinnaker
- 106.64 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 0 m²
Design
- Type
- First 40.7
- Builder
- Beneteau
- Designer
- Bruce Farr
- Year built
- 1997
- Stability index
- 122.7
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 | 5.74 | 6.02 | 6.19 | 6.05 | 5.8 | 5.63 | 5.06 | 4.23 |
| 8 | 6.73 | 6.94 | 7.08 | 7.02 | 6.99 | 6.84 | 6.27 | 5.4 |
| 10 | 7.28 | 7.45 | 7.56 | 7.55 | 7.66 | 7.57 | 7.16 | 6.41 |
| 12 | 7.53 | 7.71 | 7.86 | 7.89 | 8.08 | 8.03 | 7.72 | 7.2 |
| 14 | 7.65 | 7.84 | 8.08 | 8.18 | 8.43 | 8.43 | 8.14 | 7.71 |
| 16 | 7.72 | 7.93 | 8.23 | 8.42 | 8.71 | 8.81 | 8.56 | 8.11 |
| 20 | 7.8 | 8.02 | 8.41 | 8.78 | 9.08 | 9.47 | 9.45 | 8.91 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 42.3° | 3.8 | 143.4° | 3.67 |
| 8 | 40.5° | 4.59 | 148.4° | 4.68 |
| 10 | 38.8° | 5.12 | 151.6° | 5.56 |
| 12 | 37.6° | 5.37 | 156.8° | 6.31 |
| 14 | 37° | 5.49 | 165.5° | 6.94 |
| 16 | 37.2° | 5.57 | 177.2° | 7.49 |
| 20 | 37.2° | 5.62 | 179° | 8.27 |
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° | 5.74 | 6.73 | 7.28 | 7.53 | 7.65 | 7.72 | 7.80 |
| 60° | 6.02 | 6.94 | 7.45 | 7.71 | 7.84 | 7.93 | 8.02 |
| 75° | 6.19 | 7.08 | 7.56 | 7.86 | 8.08 | 8.23 | 8.41 |
| 90° | 6.05 | 7.02 | 7.55 | 7.89 | 8.18 | 8.42 | 8.78 |
| 110° | 5.80 | 6.99 | 7.66 | 8.08 | 8.43 | 8.71 | 9.08 |
| 120° | 5.63 | 6.84 | 7.57 | 8.03 | 8.43 | 8.81 | 9.47 |
| 135° | 5.06 | 6.27 | 7.16 | 7.72 | 8.14 | 8.56 | 9.45 |
| 150° | 4.23 | 5.40 | 6.41 | 7.20 | 7.71 | 8.11 | 8.91 |