Quadriga
NOR FIRST 40.7Sail number NOR/NOR9770
Stored record updated May 13, 2026 UTC.
GPH
598.6
OSN
581.1
LOA
11.99 m
Displacement
8321 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.7637
Medium
1.0386
High
1.2011
Triple Offshore
Low
0.9832
Medium
1.2736
High
1.4252
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 11.99 m
- Beam
- 3.77 m
- Draft
- 2.46 m
- Displacement
- 8321 kg
- Crew weight
- 766 kg
- Wetted surface
- 33.31 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 48.74 m²
- Genoa
- 52.9 m²
- Spinnaker
- 108.59 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 87.64 m²
Design
- Type
- FIRST 40.7
- Builder
- Beneteau
- Designer
- Bruce Farr
- Year built
- 1997
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 | 5.58 | 5.86 | 6.08 | 6.02 | 5.72 | 5.57 | 5.05 | 4.26 |
| 8 | 6.61 | 6.89 | 7.07 | 7.05 | 6.95 | 6.78 | 6.2 | 5.36 |
| 10 | 7.25 | 7.43 | 7.56 | 7.57 | 7.63 | 7.53 | 7.14 | 6.34 |
| 12 | 7.53 | 7.68 | 7.83 | 7.89 | 8.01 | 7.94 | 7.67 | 7.17 |
| 14 | 7.64 | 7.82 | 8.04 | 8.13 | 8.36 | 8.31 | 8.03 | 7.65 |
| 16 | 7.7 | 7.89 | 8.19 | 8.38 | 8.7 | 8.73 | 8.41 | 7.99 |
| 20 | 7.74 | 7.95 | 8.35 | 8.79 | 9.17 | 9.44 | 9.29 | 8.73 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 42.2° | 3.7 | 144.8° | 3.69 |
| 8 | 40.6° | 4.44 | 149.5° | 4.64 |
| 10 | 40.1° | 5.02 | 150.7° | 5.49 |
| 12 | 38.6° | 5.35 | 155.3° | 6.26 |
| 14 | 37.6° | 5.5 | 170.4° | 6.91 |
| 16 | 37.1° | 5.57 | 180° | 7.46 |
| 20 | 36.9° | 5.6 | 180° | 8.15 |
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° | 5.58 | 6.61 | 7.25 | 7.53 | 7.64 | 7.70 | 7.74 |
| 60° | 5.86 | 6.89 | 7.43 | 7.68 | 7.82 | 7.89 | 7.95 |
| 75° | 6.08 | 7.07 | 7.56 | 7.83 | 8.04 | 8.19 | 8.35 |
| 90° | 6.02 | 7.05 | 7.57 | 7.89 | 8.13 | 8.38 | 8.79 |
| 110° | 5.72 | 6.95 | 7.63 | 8.01 | 8.36 | 8.70 | 9.17 |
| 120° | 5.57 | 6.78 | 7.53 | 7.94 | 8.31 | 8.73 | 9.44 |
| 135° | 5.05 | 6.20 | 7.14 | 7.67 | 8.03 | 8.41 | 9.29 |
| 150° | 4.26 | 5.36 | 6.34 | 7.17 | 7.65 | 7.99 | 8.73 |