PROTAGONIST: ORC Rating

GPH

578.4

OSN

560.7

LOA

12.24 m

Displacement

8037 kg

Triple-Number Ratings

Lower is faster

Triple Inshore

Low

0.6978

Medium

0.9554

High

1.1071

Triple Offshore

Low

0.9016

Medium

1.1733

High

1.3192

Boat Specifications

Dimensions

Length overall: 12.24 m
Beam: 3.9 m
Draft: 2.49 m
Displacement: 8037 kg
Crew weight: 800 kg
Wetted surface: 34.84 m²

Sails

Mainsail: 52.73 m²
Genoa: 39.26 m²
Spinnaker: 135.61 m²
Asymmetric spinnaker: 135.08 m²

Design

Type: Beneteau First 40
Builder: Beneteau
Designer: Philippe Briand
Year built: 2008
Stability index: 130.5

Performance data

Polar CSV

Each row is TWS followed by TWA and boat-speed pairs. Paste it directly into Offwind or compatible navigation software.

6,43,4.936052,52,5.52,60,5.85,75,6.11,90,6.14,110,6.2,120,6.03,135,5.43,143,4.9835,150,4.6
8,41.2,5.861128,52,6.6,60,6.92,75,7.16,90,7.34,110,7.43,120,7.29,135,6.71,146.6,5.977137,150,5.76
10,40.2,6.59862,52,7.36,60,7.57,75,7.72,90,7.87,110,8.02,120,7.94,135,7.62,148.4,6.915362,150,6.8
12,38.8,6.980284,52,7.71,60,7.89,75,8.04,90,8.08,110,8.43,120,8.4,135,8.1,150,7.58,155.4,7.302834
14,37.8,7.087217,52,7.86,60,8.07,75,8.3,90,8.32,110,8.78,120,8.9,135,8.56,150,8.04,164.9,7.509276
16,37.8,7.201119,52,7.93,60,8.15,75,8.5,90,8.62,110,9.04,120,9.38,135,9.09,150,8.46,177.2,7.789299
20,37,7.312472,52,8.02,60,8.22,75,8.72,90,9.16,110,9.51,120,10.04,135,10.33,150,9.45,177.2,8.600268

Wind Speed	52°	60°	75°	90°	110°	120°	135°	150°
6	5.52	5.85	6.11	6.14	6.2	6.03	5.43	4.6
8	6.6	6.92	7.16	7.34	7.43	7.29	6.71	5.76
10	7.36	7.57	7.72	7.87	8.02	7.94	7.62	6.8
12	7.71	7.89	8.04	8.08	8.43	8.4	8.1	7.58
14	7.86	8.07	8.3	8.32	8.78	8.9	8.56	8.04
16	7.93	8.15	8.5	8.62	9.04	9.38	9.09	8.46
20	8.02	8.22	8.72	9.16	9.51	10.04	10.33	9.45

Wind Speed	Beat Angle	Beat VMG	Run Angle	Run VMG
6	43°	3.61	143°	3.98
8	41.2°	4.41	146.6°	4.99
10	40.2°	5.04	148.4°	5.89
12	38.8°	5.44	155.4°	6.64
14	37.8°	5.6	164.9°	7.25
16	37.8°	5.69	177.2°	7.78
20	37°	5.84	177.2°	8.59

VPP POLAR · BOAT SPEED BY TWAKT

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True wind speed 6 kt8 kt10 kt12 kt14 kt16 kt20 kt

Data table

Boat speed by true wind angle and true wind speed
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°	5.52	6.60	7.36	7.71	7.86	7.93	8.02
60°	5.85	6.92	7.57	7.89	8.07	8.15	8.22
75°	6.11	7.16	7.72	8.04	8.30	8.50	8.72
90°	6.14	7.34	7.87	8.08	8.32	8.62	9.16
110°	6.20	7.43	8.02	8.43	8.78	9.04	9.51
120°	6.03	7.29	7.94	8.40	8.90	9.38	10.04
135°	5.43	6.71	7.62	8.10	8.56	9.09	10.33
150°	4.60	5.76	6.80	7.58	8.04	8.46	9.45