Chinook
RSA Farr 38Sail number RSA/RSA688
Stored record updated May 13, 2026 UTC.
GPH
608.2
OSN
592
LOA
11.625 m
Displacement
5420 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.7444
Medium
1.0135
High
1.1751
Triple Offshore
Low
0.9682
Medium
1.2519
High
1.4129
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 11.625 m
- Beam
- 3.66 m
- Draft
- 1.96 m
- Displacement
- 5420 kg
- Crew weight
- 693 kg
- Wetted surface
- 28.52 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 46.12 m²
- Genoa
- 40.83 m²
- Spinnaker
- 96.16 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 86.14 m²
Design
- Type
- Farr 38
- Builder
- Farr
- Designer
- Farr
- Year built
- 1981
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 | 5.35 | 5.71 | 6.06 | 6.08 | 5.86 | 5.66 | 5.11 | 4.32 |
| 8 | 6.4 | 6.75 | 7.02 | 7.05 | 7.03 | 6.86 | 6.31 | 5.45 |
| 10 | 7.05 | 7.28 | 7.46 | 7.53 | 7.58 | 7.48 | 7.16 | 6.44 |
| 12 | 7.3 | 7.52 | 7.77 | 7.85 | 8.04 | 7.94 | 7.63 | 7.18 |
| 14 | 7.42 | 7.65 | 8.02 | 8.2 | 8.48 | 8.47 | 8.07 | 7.62 |
| 16 | 7.49 | 7.73 | 8.18 | 8.53 | 8.77 | 8.98 | 8.57 | 8.02 |
| 20 | 7.57 | 7.82 | 8.34 | 8.92 | 9.26 | 9.76 | 9.79 | 8.99 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 44.2° | 3.46 | 144.7° | 3.74 |
| 8 | 43.1° | 4.18 | 148.7° | 4.72 |
| 10 | 42.4° | 4.74 | 151.1° | 5.58 |
| 12 | 40.3° | 5.06 | 157.2° | 6.32 |
| 14 | 39.1° | 5.23 | 175.1° | 6.95 |
| 16 | 38.6° | 5.33 | 180° | 7.44 |
| 20 | 38.3° | 5.42 | 180° | 8.25 |
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° | 5.35 | 6.40 | 7.05 | 7.30 | 7.42 | 7.49 | 7.57 |
| 60° | 5.71 | 6.75 | 7.28 | 7.52 | 7.65 | 7.73 | 7.82 |
| 75° | 6.06 | 7.02 | 7.46 | 7.77 | 8.02 | 8.18 | 8.34 |
| 90° | 6.08 | 7.05 | 7.53 | 7.85 | 8.20 | 8.53 | 8.92 |
| 110° | 5.86 | 7.03 | 7.58 | 8.04 | 8.48 | 8.77 | 9.26 |
| 120° | 5.66 | 6.86 | 7.48 | 7.94 | 8.47 | 8.98 | 9.76 |
| 135° | 5.11 | 6.31 | 7.16 | 7.63 | 8.07 | 8.57 | 9.79 |
| 150° | 4.32 | 5.45 | 6.44 | 7.18 | 7.62 | 8.02 | 8.99 |