Bjørnstjerne
NOR X-43Sail number NOR/NOR12042
Stored record updated May 13, 2026 UTC.
GPH
584.9
OSN
569.5
LOA
12.93 m
Displacement
8986 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.7798
Medium
1.0522
High
1.2101
Triple Offshore
Low
1.0091
Medium
1.303
High
1.4524
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 12.93 m
- Beam
- 3.95 m
- Draft
- 2.2 m
- Displacement
- 8986 kg
- Crew weight
- 855 kg
- Wetted surface
- 35.65 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 54.79 m²
- Genoa
- 54.3 m²
- Spinnaker
- 115.86 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 0 m²
Design
- Type
- X-43
- Builder
- X-Yachts
- Designer
- Niels Jeppesen
- Year built
- 2003
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 | 5.72 | 6.04 | 6.3 | 6.24 | 5.9 | 5.74 | 5.19 | 4.37 |
| 8 | 6.8 | 7.13 | 7.35 | 7.32 | 7.19 | 7.01 | 6.4 | 5.52 |
| 10 | 7.44 | 7.67 | 7.84 | 7.86 | 7.91 | 7.81 | 7.38 | 6.53 |
| 12 | 7.69 | 7.91 | 8.11 | 8.18 | 8.31 | 8.25 | 7.95 | 7.37 |
| 14 | 7.79 | 8.01 | 8.3 | 8.45 | 8.67 | 8.66 | 8.34 | 7.92 |
| 16 | 7.84 | 8.07 | 8.42 | 8.69 | 8.92 | 9.1 | 8.77 | 8.29 |
| 20 | 7.9 | 8.11 | 8.53 | 9.05 | 9.35 | 9.76 | 9.75 | 9.12 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 43.1° | 3.75 | 144.2° | 3.78 |
| 8 | 41.8° | 4.52 | 148.6° | 4.78 |
| 10 | 41.3° | 5.05 | 150.7° | 5.66 |
| 12 | 40.3° | 5.31 | 154.7° | 6.45 |
| 14 | 39.7° | 5.43 | 166.5° | 7.11 |
| 16 | 39.4° | 5.49 | 180° | 7.7 |
| 20 | 39.1° | 5.57 | 180° | 8.46 |
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° | 5.72 | 6.80 | 7.44 | 7.69 | 7.79 | 7.84 | 7.90 |
| 60° | 6.04 | 7.13 | 7.67 | 7.91 | 8.01 | 8.07 | 8.11 |
| 75° | 6.30 | 7.35 | 7.84 | 8.11 | 8.30 | 8.42 | 8.53 |
| 90° | 6.24 | 7.32 | 7.86 | 8.18 | 8.45 | 8.69 | 9.05 |
| 110° | 5.90 | 7.19 | 7.91 | 8.31 | 8.67 | 8.92 | 9.35 |
| 120° | 5.74 | 7.01 | 7.81 | 8.25 | 8.66 | 9.10 | 9.76 |
| 135° | 5.19 | 6.40 | 7.38 | 7.95 | 8.34 | 8.77 | 9.75 |
| 150° | 4.37 | 5.52 | 6.53 | 7.37 | 7.92 | 8.29 | 9.12 |