EIROA
ESP FIRST 40.7Sail number ESP/ESP6636_C
Stored record updated May 13, 2026 UTC.
GPH
600.7
OSN
583
LOA
11.924 m
Displacement
6880 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.6754
Medium
0.9126
High
1.0377
Triple Offshore
Low
0.8718
Medium
1.1296
High
1.2581
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 11.924 m
- Beam
- 3.77 m
- Draft
- 2.4 m
- Displacement
- 6880 kg
- Crew weight
- 750 kg
- Wetted surface
- 31.3 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 48.03 m²
- Genoa
- 51.29 m²
- Spinnaker
- 0 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 110.89 m²
Design
- Type
- FIRST 40.7
- Builder
- BENETEAU
- Designer
- B.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 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 6.11 | 5.99 | 5.76 | 5.57 | 4.97 | 4.18 |
| 8 | 6.64 | 6.89 | 7.05 | 6.99 | 6.99 | 6.82 | 6.23 | 5.36 |
| 10 | 7.23 | 7.42 | 7.56 | 7.56 | 7.68 | 7.58 | 7.17 | 6.35 |
| 12 | 7.5 | 7.69 | 7.87 | 7.91 | 8.12 | 8.06 | 7.74 | 7.09 |
| 14 | 7.62 | 7.82 | 8.09 | 8.21 | 8.51 | 8.5 | 8.19 | 7.56 |
| 16 | 7.69 | 7.9 | 8.23 | 8.46 | 8.83 | 8.93 | 8.64 | 7.9 |
| 20 | 7.78 | 8.02 | 8.43 | 8.82 | 9.25 | 9.75 | 9.62 | 8.56 |
| 24 | 7.79 | 8.06 | 8.56 | 9.07 | 9.64 | 10.35 | 11.07 | 9.3 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 43.2° | 3.67 | 142.8° | 3.62 |
| 8 | 41.2° | 4.48 | 146.7° | 4.64 |
| 10 | 39.5° | 5.02 | 147.7° | 5.5 |
| 12 | 38.3° | 5.29 | 148.6° | 6.14 |
| 14 | 37.8° | 5.41 | 150° | 6.54 |
| 16 | 38° | 5.48 | 172.7° | 7.04 |
| 20 | 38° | 5.55 | 176.5° | 7.87 |
| 24 | 38.9° | 5.51 | 176.2° | 8.53 |
VPP POLAR · BOAT SPEED BY TWAKT
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True wind speed 6 kt8 kt10 kt12 kt14 kt16 kt20 kt24 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) | Boat speed in 24 kt (kt) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0° | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 52° | 5.60 | 6.64 | 7.23 | 7.50 | 7.62 | 7.69 | 7.78 | 7.79 |
| 60° | 5.90 | 6.89 | 7.42 | 7.69 | 7.82 | 7.90 | 8.02 | 8.06 |
| 75° | 6.11 | 7.05 | 7.56 | 7.87 | 8.09 | 8.23 | 8.43 | 8.56 |
| 90° | 5.99 | 6.99 | 7.56 | 7.91 | 8.21 | 8.46 | 8.82 | 9.07 |
| 110° | 5.76 | 6.99 | 7.68 | 8.12 | 8.51 | 8.83 | 9.25 | 9.64 |
| 120° | 5.57 | 6.82 | 7.58 | 8.06 | 8.50 | 8.93 | 9.75 | 10.35 |
| 135° | 4.97 | 6.23 | 7.17 | 7.74 | 8.19 | 8.64 | 9.62 | 11.07 |
| 150° | 4.18 | 5.36 | 6.35 | 7.09 | 7.56 | 7.90 | 8.56 | 9.30 |