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NOR C-55Sail number NOR/NOR15453
Stored record updated May 13, 2026 UTC.
GPH
825.6
OSN
798.9
LOA
5.51 m
Displacement
525 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.477
Medium
0.6626
High
0.7843
Triple Offshore
Low
0.6194
Medium
0.8224
High
0.974
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 5.51 m
- Beam
- 2.05 m
- Draft
- 1.12 m
- Displacement
- 525 kg
- Crew weight
- 282 kg
- Wetted surface
- 8.18 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 10.51 m²
- Genoa
- 6.46 m²
- Spinnaker
- 20.2 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 0 m²
Design
- Type
- C-55
- Designer
- Pelle Petterson
- Year built
- 2001
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 | 3.74 | 3.98 | 4.16 | 4.35 | 4.39 | 4.23 | 3.72 | 3.21 |
| 8 | 4.48 | 4.73 | 4.93 | 5.19 | 5.22 | 5.11 | 4.64 | 4.1 |
| 10 | 4.96 | 5.18 | 5.35 | 5.64 | 5.68 | 5.58 | 5.33 | 4.87 |
| 12 | 5.27 | 5.44 | 5.66 | 6.09 | 6.19 | 6.06 | 5.74 | 5.4 |
| 14 | 5.47 | 5.67 | 5.95 | 6.49 | 6.79 | 6.62 | 6.22 | 5.78 |
| 16 | 5.66 | 5.94 | 6.27 | 6.7 | 7.48 | 7.32 | 6.77 | 6.22 |
| 20 | 5.81 | 6.17 | 6.86 | 7.35 | 8.76 | 9.74 | 8.34 | 7.32 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 44.6° | 2.41 | 149° | 2.78 |
| 8 | 43.9° | 2.92 | 153° | 3.56 |
| 10 | 41.6° | 3.33 | 156° | 4.24 |
| 12 | 40.9° | 3.61 | 180° | 4.93 |
| 14 | 40.5° | 3.8 | 180° | 5.37 |
| 16 | 39.9° | 3.93 | 180° | 5.72 |
| 20 | 40.1° | 3.97 | 180° | 6.56 |
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° | 3.74 | 4.48 | 4.96 | 5.27 | 5.47 | 5.66 | 5.81 |
| 60° | 3.98 | 4.73 | 5.18 | 5.44 | 5.67 | 5.94 | 6.17 |
| 75° | 4.16 | 4.93 | 5.35 | 5.66 | 5.95 | 6.27 | 6.86 |
| 90° | 4.35 | 5.19 | 5.64 | 6.09 | 6.49 | 6.70 | 7.35 |
| 110° | 4.39 | 5.22 | 5.68 | 6.19 | 6.79 | 7.48 | 8.76 |
| 120° | 4.23 | 5.11 | 5.58 | 6.06 | 6.62 | 7.32 | 9.74 |
| 135° | 3.72 | 4.64 | 5.33 | 5.74 | 6.22 | 6.77 | 8.34 |
| 150° | 3.21 | 4.10 | 4.87 | 5.40 | 5.78 | 6.22 | 7.32 |