GABICHE
FRA FIRST 35 S5 DK 7/8Sail number FRA/FRA44136
Stored record updated May 13, 2026 UTC.
GPH
656.2
OSN
638.2
LOA
10.448 m
Displacement
5364 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.6928
Medium
0.9421
High
1.0832
Triple Offshore
Low
0.8971
Medium
1.1622
High
1.2965
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 10.448 m
- Beam
- 3.57 m
- Draft
- 1.81 m
- Displacement
- 5364 kg
- Crew weight
- 553 kg
- Wetted surface
- 23.88 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 34.66 m²
- Genoa
- 31.83 m²
- Spinnaker
- 73.4 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 0 m²
Design
- Type
- FIRST 35 S5 DK 7/8
- Builder
- BENETEAU SA
- Designer
- BERRET Jean
- Year built
- 1982
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 | 5.01 | 5.32 | 5.55 | 5.49 | 5.4 | 5.24 | 4.73 | 4 |
| 8 | 5.9 | 6.21 | 6.45 | 6.46 | 6.52 | 6.36 | 5.8 | 5.04 |
| 10 | 6.52 | 6.73 | 6.9 | 6.98 | 7.08 | 7 | 6.65 | 5.95 |
| 12 | 6.82 | 7 | 7.16 | 7.29 | 7.43 | 7.38 | 7.12 | 6.69 |
| 14 | 6.96 | 7.15 | 7.36 | 7.45 | 7.76 | 7.71 | 7.46 | 7.12 |
| 16 | 7.01 | 7.22 | 7.52 | 7.68 | 8.07 | 8.07 | 7.81 | 7.44 |
| 20 | 7.03 | 7.27 | 7.69 | 8.06 | 8.42 | 8.72 | 8.55 | 8.1 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 43.5° | 3.25 | 146.1° | 3.46 |
| 8 | 42.4° | 3.9 | 150.4° | 4.36 |
| 10 | 41.6° | 4.4 | 151.8° | 5.16 |
| 12 | 40.7° | 4.72 | 157.6° | 5.88 |
| 14 | 40.2° | 4.85 | 180° | 6.52 |
| 16 | 40° | 4.91 | 180° | 6.99 |
| 20 | 40.9° | 4.86 | 180° | 7.63 |
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° | 5.01 | 5.90 | 6.52 | 6.82 | 6.96 | 7.01 | 7.03 |
| 60° | 5.32 | 6.21 | 6.73 | 7.00 | 7.15 | 7.22 | 7.27 |
| 75° | 5.55 | 6.45 | 6.90 | 7.16 | 7.36 | 7.52 | 7.69 |
| 90° | 5.49 | 6.46 | 6.98 | 7.29 | 7.45 | 7.68 | 8.06 |
| 110° | 5.40 | 6.52 | 7.08 | 7.43 | 7.76 | 8.07 | 8.42 |
| 120° | 5.24 | 6.36 | 7.00 | 7.38 | 7.71 | 8.07 | 8.72 |
| 135° | 4.73 | 5.80 | 6.65 | 7.12 | 7.46 | 7.81 | 8.55 |
| 150° | 4.00 | 5.04 | 5.95 | 6.69 | 7.12 | 7.44 | 8.10 |