GEMMA XPRESS
GER EXPRESSSail number GER/EX257
Stored record updated May 13, 2026 UTC.
GPH
724.5
OSN
704
LOA
7.798 m
Displacement
1782 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.6351
Medium
0.8606
High
0.9718
Triple Offshore
Low
0.8186
Medium
1.0498
High
1.1672
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 7.798 m
- Beam
- 2.52 m
- Draft
- 1.43 m
- Displacement
- 1782 kg
- Crew weight
- 385 kg
- Wetted surface
- 13.99 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 19.5 m²
- Genoa
- 14.81 m²
- Spinnaker
- 42.75 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 0 m²
Design
- Type
- EXPRESS
- Builder
- ALBIN MARINE
- Designer
- PETER NORLIN
- Year built
- 1978
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 | 4.89 | 5.01 | 5.06 | 4.89 | 4.4 | 3.71 |
| 8 | 5.29 | 5.52 | 5.69 | 5.89 | 5.93 | 5.83 | 5.36 | 4.67 |
| 10 | 5.79 | 5.95 | 6.06 | 6.28 | 6.35 | 6.28 | 6.04 | 5.52 |
| 12 | 6.02 | 6.17 | 6.32 | 6.51 | 6.76 | 6.67 | 6.41 | 6.09 |
| 14 | 6.1 | 6.29 | 6.53 | 6.66 | 7.14 | 7.13 | 6.81 | 6.43 |
| 16 | 6.14 | 6.34 | 6.7 | 6.91 | 7.4 | 7.57 | 7.26 | 6.8 |
| 20 | 6.16 | 6.34 | 6.79 | 7.29 | 7.77 | 8.25 | 8.35 | 7.66 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 42.3° | 2.95 | 147.9° | 3.21 |
| 8 | 41.5° | 3.53 | 152.1° | 4.04 |
| 10 | 41° | 3.99 | 152.7° | 4.81 |
| 12 | 39.2° | 4.25 | 169.1° | 5.5 |
| 14 | 39° | 4.31 | 180° | 6.01 |
| 16 | 39.2° | 4.32 | 180° | 6.35 |
| 20 | 40.9° | 4.29 | 180° | 7.07 |
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 | 5.29 | 5.79 | 6.02 | 6.10 | 6.14 | 6.16 |
| 60° | 4.70 | 5.52 | 5.95 | 6.17 | 6.29 | 6.34 | 6.34 |
| 75° | 4.89 | 5.69 | 6.06 | 6.32 | 6.53 | 6.70 | 6.79 |
| 90° | 5.01 | 5.89 | 6.28 | 6.51 | 6.66 | 6.91 | 7.29 |
| 110° | 5.06 | 5.93 | 6.35 | 6.76 | 7.14 | 7.40 | 7.77 |
| 120° | 4.89 | 5.83 | 6.28 | 6.67 | 7.13 | 7.57 | 8.25 |
| 135° | 4.40 | 5.36 | 6.04 | 6.41 | 6.81 | 7.26 | 8.35 |
| 150° | 3.71 | 4.67 | 5.52 | 6.09 | 6.43 | 6.80 | 7.66 |