VAIXELL
ARG VOLKER 40Sail number ARG/ARG5634
Stored record updated May 13, 2026 UTC.
GPH
630.3
OSN
612.3
LOA
11.92 m
Displacement
8088 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.6385
Medium
0.8701
High
1.0107
Triple Offshore
Low
0.8263
Medium
1.0768
High
1.208
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 11.92 m
- Beam
- 3.92 m
- Draft
- 1.78 m
- Displacement
- 8088 kg
- Crew weight
- 850 kg
- Wetted surface
- 31.72 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 37.11 m²
- Genoa
- 53.22 m²
- Spinnaker
- 106.86 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 91.71 m²
Design
- Type
- VOLKER 40
- Builder
- DURILUZ
- Designer
- NESTOR VOLKER
- Year built
- 1992
- Stability index
- 114.8
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 | 5.19 | 5.53 | 5.79 | 5.73 | 5.5 | 5.36 | 4.87 | 4.15 |
| 8 | 6.15 | 6.51 | 6.76 | 6.74 | 6.69 | 6.53 | 5.99 | 5.24 |
| 10 | 6.85 | 7.09 | 7.26 | 7.29 | 7.38 | 7.3 | 6.92 | 6.17 |
| 12 | 7.18 | 7.37 | 7.53 | 7.62 | 7.74 | 7.7 | 7.45 | 6.98 |
| 14 | 7.33 | 7.53 | 7.73 | 7.84 | 8.06 | 8.04 | 7.8 | 7.46 |
| 16 | 7.41 | 7.61 | 7.89 | 8.04 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.15 | 7.79 |
| 20 | 7.47 | 7.69 | 8.09 | 8.44 | 8.89 | 9.09 | 8.93 | 8.47 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 44.4° | 3.37 | 145.1° | 3.59 |
| 8 | 43° | 4.03 | 150.2° | 4.54 |
| 10 | 43° | 4.57 | 152° | 5.35 |
| 12 | 41.8° | 4.91 | 155.6° | 6.11 |
| 14 | 40.6° | 5.08 | 164.6° | 6.73 |
| 16 | 40° | 5.18 | 177.2° | 7.25 |
| 20 | 40° | 5.22 | 179° | 7.91 |
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° | 5.19 | 6.15 | 6.85 | 7.18 | 7.33 | 7.41 | 7.47 |
| 60° | 5.53 | 6.51 | 7.09 | 7.37 | 7.53 | 7.61 | 7.69 |
| 75° | 5.79 | 6.76 | 7.26 | 7.53 | 7.73 | 7.89 | 8.09 |
| 90° | 5.73 | 6.74 | 7.29 | 7.62 | 7.84 | 8.04 | 8.44 |
| 110° | 5.50 | 6.69 | 7.38 | 7.74 | 8.06 | 8.40 | 8.89 |
| 120° | 5.36 | 6.53 | 7.30 | 7.70 | 8.04 | 8.40 | 9.09 |
| 135° | 4.87 | 5.99 | 6.92 | 7.45 | 7.80 | 8.15 | 8.93 |
| 150° | 4.15 | 5.24 | 6.17 | 6.98 | 7.46 | 7.79 | 8.47 |