Blond 3
NED X 4.3Sail number NED/NED9494
Stored record updated May 13, 2026 UTC.
GPH
565
OSN
551.6
LOA
12.45 m
Displacement
9629 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.7323
Medium
0.961
High
1.0871
Triple Offshore
Low
0.9452
Medium
1.1904
High
1.3181
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 12.45 m
- Beam
- 3.95 m
- Draft
- 2.25 m
- Displacement
- 9629 kg
- Crew weight
- 855 kg
- Wetted surface
- 36.36 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 52.1 m²
- Genoa
- 87.78 m²
- Spinnaker
- 0 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 146.08 m²
Design
- Type
- X 4.3
- Builder
- X Yachts
- Designer
- Jeppessen
- Year built
- 2016
- Stability index
- 135
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 | 6.24 | 6.58 | 6.81 | 6.7 | 6.1 | 5.94 | 5.33 | 4.51 |
| 8 | 7.21 | 7.46 | 7.62 | 7.58 | 7.33 | 7.2 | 6.63 | 5.71 |
| 10 | 7.66 | 7.88 | 8.04 | 8.06 | 8.04 | 7.96 | 7.57 | 6.74 |
| 12 | 7.87 | 8.09 | 8.31 | 8.39 | 8.48 | 8.44 | 8.15 | 7.51 |
| 14 | 7.99 | 8.21 | 8.48 | 8.66 | 8.87 | 8.89 | 8.61 | 7.98 |
| 16 | 8.07 | 8.29 | 8.62 | 8.9 | 9.19 | 9.33 | 9.07 | 8.31 |
| 20 | 8.16 | 8.39 | 8.79 | 9.22 | 9.63 | 10.13 | 10.06 | 8.97 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 43.6° | 4.07 | 143.3° | 3.9 |
| 8 | 41.7° | 4.85 | 147.3° | 4.94 |
| 10 | 40.5° | 5.26 | 148.2° | 5.83 |
| 12 | 39.4° | 5.5 | 149.4° | 6.5 |
| 14 | 38.4° | 5.65 | 150.3° | 6.91 |
| 16 | 38.1° | 5.74 | 169.4° | 7.39 |
| 20 | 38.2° | 5.81 | 171.2° | 8.22 |
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° | 6.24 | 7.21 | 7.66 | 7.87 | 7.99 | 8.07 | 8.16 |
| 60° | 6.58 | 7.46 | 7.88 | 8.09 | 8.21 | 8.29 | 8.39 |
| 75° | 6.81 | 7.62 | 8.04 | 8.31 | 8.48 | 8.62 | 8.79 |
| 90° | 6.70 | 7.58 | 8.06 | 8.39 | 8.66 | 8.90 | 9.22 |
| 110° | 6.10 | 7.33 | 8.04 | 8.48 | 8.87 | 9.19 | 9.63 |
| 120° | 5.94 | 7.20 | 7.96 | 8.44 | 8.89 | 9.33 | 10.13 |
| 135° | 5.33 | 6.63 | 7.57 | 8.15 | 8.61 | 9.07 | 10.06 |
| 150° | 4.51 | 5.71 | 6.74 | 7.51 | 7.98 | 8.31 | 8.97 |