ENVDG.PT
POR FIRST CLASS 8Sail number POR/POR25561
Stored record updated May 13, 2026 UTC.
GPH
681.6
OSN
660.5
LOA
7.785 m
Displacement
1400 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.6083
Medium
0.8149
High
0.9258
Triple Offshore
Low
0.7773
Medium
0.9882
High
1.1114
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 7.785 m
- Beam
- 2.5 m
- Draft
- 1.83 m
- Displacement
- 1400 kg
- Crew weight
- 384 kg
- Wetted surface
- 13.87 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 20.42 m²
- Genoa
- 17.03 m²
- Spinnaker
- 43.42 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 35.26 m²
Design
- Type
- FIRST CLASS 8
- Builder
- BENETEAU
- Designer
- FINOT
- 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 | 5.2 | 5.32 | 5.24 | 5.21 | 5.04 | 4.52 | 3.75 |
| 8 | 5.77 | 5.92 | 6.01 | 6.07 | 6.1 | 5.97 | 5.5 | 4.78 |
| 10 | 6.16 | 6.28 | 6.39 | 6.54 | 6.62 | 6.51 | 6.18 | 5.64 |
| 12 | 6.37 | 6.53 | 6.71 | 6.88 | 7.09 | 7 | 6.65 | 6.24 |
| 14 | 6.46 | 6.67 | 6.96 | 7.1 | 7.54 | 7.49 | 7.12 | 6.67 |
| 16 | 6.52 | 6.75 | 7.11 | 7.37 | 7.97 | 8.02 | 7.64 | 7.11 |
| 20 | 6.58 | 6.84 | 7.3 | 7.78 | 8.63 | 9.45 | 9.23 | 8.16 |
| 24 | 6.61 | 6.88 | 7.4 | 8.03 | 9.32 | 11.02 | 12.57 | 10.94 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 41.8° | 3.35 | 144.7° | 3.25 |
| 8 | 39.1° | 4.02 | 150.1° | 4.14 |
| 10 | 36.9° | 4.46 | 153.4° | 4.9 |
| 12 | 36° | 4.65 | 162.3° | 5.57 |
| 14 | 35.7° | 4.72 | 177.2° | 6.11 |
| 16 | 35.7° | 4.76 | 178.1° | 6.52 |
| 20 | 36.3° | 4.76 | 177.2° | 7.34 |
| 24 | 37.5° | 4.71 | 142.1° | 9.48 |
VPP POLAR · BOAT SPEED BY TWAKT
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True wind speed 6 kt8 kt10 kt12 kt14 kt16 kt20 kt24 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) | Boat speed in 24 kt (kt) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0° | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 52° | 5.00 | 5.77 | 6.16 | 6.37 | 6.46 | 6.52 | 6.58 | 6.61 |
| 60° | 5.20 | 5.92 | 6.28 | 6.53 | 6.67 | 6.75 | 6.84 | 6.88 |
| 75° | 5.32 | 6.01 | 6.39 | 6.71 | 6.96 | 7.11 | 7.30 | 7.40 |
| 90° | 5.24 | 6.07 | 6.54 | 6.88 | 7.10 | 7.37 | 7.78 | 8.03 |
| 110° | 5.21 | 6.10 | 6.62 | 7.09 | 7.54 | 7.97 | 8.63 | 9.32 |
| 120° | 5.04 | 5.97 | 6.51 | 7.00 | 7.49 | 8.02 | 9.45 | 11.02 |
| 135° | 4.52 | 5.50 | 6.18 | 6.65 | 7.12 | 7.64 | 9.23 | 12.57 |
| 150° | 3.75 | 4.78 | 5.64 | 6.24 | 6.67 | 7.11 | 8.16 | 10.94 |