BLUE
FRA DUFOUR 40 KBSail number FRA/FRA8647
Stored record updated May 13, 2026 UTC.
GPH
603.8
OSN
587.9
LOA
12.06 m
Displacement
7092 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.6782
Medium
0.9071
High
1.0268
Triple Offshore
Low
0.8756
Medium
1.1199
High
1.2348
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 12.06 m
- Beam
- 3.89 m
- Draft
- 2.07 m
- Displacement
- 7092 kg
- Crew weight
- 600 kg
- Wetted surface
- 31.08 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 46.92 m²
- Genoa
- 43.68 m²
- Spinnaker
- 122.04 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 0 m²
Design
- Type
- DUFOUR 40 KB
- Builder
- DUFOUR
- Designer
- FELCI
- Year built
- 2002
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 | 5.56 | 5.86 | 6.07 | 5.98 | 5.87 | 5.74 | 5.18 | 4.32 |
| 8 | 6.53 | 6.8 | 6.98 | 6.94 | 7.04 | 6.93 | 6.41 | 5.44 |
| 10 | 7.08 | 7.31 | 7.49 | 7.5 | 7.69 | 7.64 | 7.3 | 6.5 |
| 12 | 7.29 | 7.54 | 7.77 | 7.86 | 8.07 | 8.1 | 7.85 | 7.33 |
| 14 | 7.39 | 7.63 | 7.94 | 8.13 | 8.32 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 7.84 |
| 16 | 7.45 | 7.7 | 8.04 | 8.34 | 8.53 | 8.83 | 8.74 | 8.27 |
| 20 | 7.49 | 7.77 | 8.19 | 8.61 | 8.87 | 9.27 | 9.68 | 9.13 |
| 24 | 7.44 | 7.73 | 8.25 | 8.78 | 9.16 | 9.66 | 10.81 | 10.24 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 43.5° | 3.63 | 138.7° | 3.74 |
| 8 | 41.7° | 4.39 | 148.2° | 4.71 |
| 10 | 40.4° | 4.84 | 148.8° | 5.63 |
| 12 | 40° | 5.02 | 156.3° | 6.43 |
| 14 | 39.9° | 5.1 | 164.2° | 7.04 |
| 16 | 39.9° | 5.14 | 175.8° | 7.57 |
| 20 | 40.3° | 5.14 | 177.7° | 8.38 |
| 24 | 41.9° | 4.99 | 176.6° | 9.19 |
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° | 5.56 | 6.53 | 7.08 | 7.29 | 7.39 | 7.45 | 7.49 | 7.44 |
| 60° | 5.86 | 6.80 | 7.31 | 7.54 | 7.63 | 7.70 | 7.77 | 7.73 |
| 75° | 6.07 | 6.98 | 7.49 | 7.77 | 7.94 | 8.04 | 8.19 | 8.25 |
| 90° | 5.98 | 6.94 | 7.50 | 7.86 | 8.13 | 8.34 | 8.61 | 8.78 |
| 110° | 5.87 | 7.04 | 7.69 | 8.07 | 8.32 | 8.53 | 8.87 | 9.16 |
| 120° | 5.74 | 6.93 | 7.64 | 8.10 | 8.50 | 8.83 | 9.27 | 9.66 |
| 135° | 5.18 | 6.41 | 7.30 | 7.85 | 8.30 | 8.74 | 9.68 | 10.81 |
| 150° | 4.32 | 5.44 | 6.50 | 7.33 | 7.84 | 8.27 | 9.13 | 10.24 |