SHEAMAPU
FRA FIRST 40 CR AluSail number FRA/FRA37099
Stored record updated May 13, 2026 UTC.
GPH
586.8
OSN
568.8
LOA
12.24 m
Displacement
7954 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.7717
Medium
1.0584
High
1.2289
Triple Offshore
Low
0.9968
Medium
1.302
High
1.4662
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 12.24 m
- Beam
- 3.9 m
- Draft
- 2.48 m
- Displacement
- 7954 kg
- Crew weight
- 795 kg
- Wetted surface
- 34.81 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 52.29 m²
- Genoa
- 38.74 m²
- Spinnaker
- 123.93 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 0 m²
Design
- Type
- FIRST 40 CR Alu
- Builder
- BENETEAU SA
- Designer
- FARR Design
- Year built
- 2008
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 | 5.49 | 5.81 | 6.07 | 6 | 6.02 | 5.86 | 5.28 | 4.46 |
| 8 | 6.54 | 6.86 | 7.1 | 7.16 | 7.28 | 7.13 | 6.53 | 5.61 |
| 10 | 7.28 | 7.5 | 7.65 | 7.77 | 7.92 | 7.83 | 7.47 | 6.64 |
| 12 | 7.63 | 7.81 | 7.98 | 8.01 | 8.33 | 8.28 | 7.98 | 7.46 |
| 14 | 7.78 | 7.99 | 8.22 | 8.3 | 8.65 | 8.74 | 8.41 | 7.95 |
| 16 | 7.85 | 8.07 | 8.42 | 8.6 | 8.89 | 9.21 | 8.9 | 8.34 |
| 20 | 7.92 | 8.13 | 8.61 | 9.12 | 9.35 | 9.8 | 10.03 | 9.27 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 42.7° | 3.59 | 143.9° | 3.86 |
| 8 | 41° | 4.37 | 147.6° | 4.86 |
| 10 | 40.3° | 4.99 | 150.2° | 5.75 |
| 12 | 38.9° | 5.38 | 155.2° | 6.52 |
| 14 | 38° | 5.54 | 168.2° | 7.15 |
| 16 | 37.7° | 5.61 | 180° | 7.72 |
| 20 | 37.6° | 5.73 | 180° | 8.51 |
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° | 5.49 | 6.54 | 7.28 | 7.63 | 7.78 | 7.85 | 7.92 |
| 60° | 5.81 | 6.86 | 7.50 | 7.81 | 7.99 | 8.07 | 8.13 |
| 75° | 6.07 | 7.10 | 7.65 | 7.98 | 8.22 | 8.42 | 8.61 |
| 90° | 6.00 | 7.16 | 7.77 | 8.01 | 8.30 | 8.60 | 9.12 |
| 110° | 6.02 | 7.28 | 7.92 | 8.33 | 8.65 | 8.89 | 9.35 |
| 120° | 5.86 | 7.13 | 7.83 | 8.28 | 8.74 | 9.21 | 9.80 |
| 135° | 5.28 | 6.53 | 7.47 | 7.98 | 8.41 | 8.90 | 10.03 |
| 150° | 4.46 | 5.61 | 6.64 | 7.46 | 7.95 | 8.34 | 9.27 |