NAUTA
LTU FIRST 305Sail number LTU/LTU1317
Stored record updated May 13, 2026 UTC.
GPH
714.6
OSN
690.9
LOA
9.8 m
Displacement
4087 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.5631
Medium
0.7736
High
0.9138
Triple Offshore
Low
0.7232
Medium
0.9516
High
1.0802
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 9.8 m
- Beam
- 3.23 m
- Draft
- 1.76 m
- Displacement
- 4087 kg
- Crew weight
- 540 kg
- Wetted surface
- 19.99 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 19.16 m²
- Genoa
- 27.07 m²
- Spinnaker
- 62.75 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 0 m²
Design
- Type
- FIRST 305
- Builder
- BENETEAU
- Designer
- J. BERRET
- Year built
- 1986
- Stability index
- 114.5
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 | 4.46 | 4.7 | 4.87 | 4.81 | 4.91 | 4.77 | 4.36 | 3.74 |
| 8 | 5.28 | 5.56 | 5.75 | 5.83 | 5.97 | 5.82 | 5.33 | 4.71 |
| 10 | 5.9 | 6.13 | 6.29 | 6.44 | 6.54 | 6.47 | 6.18 | 5.56 |
| 12 | 6.26 | 6.43 | 6.56 | 6.75 | 6.87 | 6.82 | 6.61 | 6.26 |
| 14 | 6.47 | 6.61 | 6.76 | 6.94 | 7.17 | 7.13 | 6.92 | 6.63 |
| 16 | 6.6 | 6.75 | 6.93 | 7.04 | 7.47 | 7.46 | 7.24 | 6.92 |
| 20 | 6.67 | 6.88 | 7.22 | 7.4 | 7.85 | 8.07 | 7.92 | 7.53 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 43.8° | 2.91 | 147.5° | 3.24 |
| 8 | 41.8° | 3.49 | 151.4° | 4.09 |
| 10 | 41.8° | 3.94 | 152° | 4.83 |
| 12 | 40.8° | 4.33 | 157.7° | 5.52 |
| 14 | 39° | 4.6 | 171.8° | 6.08 |
| 16 | 38.7° | 4.71 | 178.1° | 6.49 |
| 20 | 38.7° | 4.76 | 179° | 7.05 |
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° | 4.46 | 5.28 | 5.90 | 6.26 | 6.47 | 6.60 | 6.67 |
| 60° | 4.70 | 5.56 | 6.13 | 6.43 | 6.61 | 6.75 | 6.88 |
| 75° | 4.87 | 5.75 | 6.29 | 6.56 | 6.76 | 6.93 | 7.22 |
| 90° | 4.81 | 5.83 | 6.44 | 6.75 | 6.94 | 7.04 | 7.40 |
| 110° | 4.91 | 5.97 | 6.54 | 6.87 | 7.17 | 7.47 | 7.85 |
| 120° | 4.77 | 5.82 | 6.47 | 6.82 | 7.13 | 7.46 | 8.07 |
| 135° | 4.36 | 5.33 | 6.18 | 6.61 | 6.92 | 7.24 | 7.92 |
| 150° | 3.74 | 4.71 | 5.56 | 6.26 | 6.63 | 6.92 | 7.53 |