MORGAN OF MARIETTA
USA CENTURION 42Sail number USA/USA50692
Stored record updated May 13, 2026 UTC.
GPH
609.8
OSN
592.8
LOA
12.866 m
Displacement
10872 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.664
Medium
0.9002
High
1.0462
Triple Offshore
Low
0.8577
Medium
1.1108
High
1.2444
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 12.866 m
- Beam
- 4.06 m
- Draft
- 2.36 m
- Displacement
- 10872 kg
- Crew weight
- 720 kg
- Wetted surface
- 37.8 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 42.08 m²
- Genoa
- 67.07 m²
- Spinnaker
- 135.69 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 133.3 m²
Design
- Type
- CENTURION 42
- Designer
- WAUQUIEZ
- Year built
- 1984
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 | 5.42 | 5.71 | 5.93 | 6 | 5.79 | 5.49 | 4.98 | 4.23 |
| 8 | 6.38 | 6.69 | 6.92 | 7.08 | 6.92 | 6.65 | 6.11 | 5.31 |
| 10 | 7.08 | 7.28 | 7.42 | 7.6 | 7.53 | 7.44 | 7.07 | 6.26 |
| 12 | 7.39 | 7.55 | 7.7 | 7.91 | 7.89 | 7.84 | 7.61 | 7.08 |
| 14 | 7.53 | 7.72 | 7.9 | 8.14 | 8.2 | 8.18 | 7.96 | 7.59 |
| 16 | 7.61 | 7.8 | 8.06 | 8.34 | 8.49 | 8.52 | 8.29 | 7.92 |
| 20 | 7.67 | 7.88 | 8.25 | 8.57 | 9.02 | 9.13 | 9.02 | 8.56 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 42.4° | 3.58 | 145° | 3.66 |
| 8 | 40.5° | 4.28 | 150° | 4.6 |
| 10 | 40.9° | 4.81 | 151° | 5.42 |
| 12 | 40.1° | 5.16 | 154° | 6.19 |
| 14 | 39° | 5.34 | 167° | 6.81 |
| 16 | 38.2° | 5.43 | 180° | 7.38 |
| 20 | 38.6° | 5.47 | 180° | 8.05 |
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° | 5.42 | 6.38 | 7.08 | 7.39 | 7.53 | 7.61 | 7.67 |
| 60° | 5.71 | 6.69 | 7.28 | 7.55 | 7.72 | 7.80 | 7.88 |
| 75° | 5.93 | 6.92 | 7.42 | 7.70 | 7.90 | 8.06 | 8.25 |
| 90° | 6.00 | 7.08 | 7.60 | 7.91 | 8.14 | 8.34 | 8.57 |
| 110° | 5.79 | 6.92 | 7.53 | 7.89 | 8.20 | 8.49 | 9.02 |
| 120° | 5.49 | 6.65 | 7.44 | 7.84 | 8.18 | 8.52 | 9.13 |
| 135° | 4.98 | 6.11 | 7.07 | 7.61 | 7.96 | 8.29 | 9.02 |
| 150° | 4.23 | 5.31 | 6.26 | 7.08 | 7.59 | 7.92 | 8.56 |