CARTUJANO
ESP FIRST 285Sail number ESP/ESP9829_C
Stored record updated May 13, 2026 UTC.
GPH
745.6
OSN
720.7
LOA
8.43 m
Displacement
2821 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.6024
Medium
0.834
High
0.9681
Triple Offshore
Low
0.7754
Medium
1.03
High
1.1602
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 8.43 m
- Beam
- 3.02 m
- Draft
- 1.63 m
- Displacement
- 2821 kg
- Crew weight
- 270 kg
- Wetted surface
- 18.12 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 18.36 m²
- Genoa
- 21.05 m²
- Spinnaker
- 45.48 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 0 m²
Design
- Type
- FIRST 285
- Builder
- Beneteau
- Designer
- Finot
- Year built
- 1988
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 | 4.23 | 4.47 | 4.66 | 4.6 | 4.69 | 4.55 | 4.09 | 3.51 |
| 8 | 5.06 | 5.32 | 5.54 | 5.62 | 5.72 | 5.57 | 5.07 | 4.46 |
| 10 | 5.71 | 5.93 | 6.09 | 6.23 | 6.31 | 6.23 | 5.91 | 5.3 |
| 12 | 6.05 | 6.22 | 6.37 | 6.53 | 6.65 | 6.58 | 6.37 | 6 |
| 14 | 6.22 | 6.39 | 6.57 | 6.68 | 6.97 | 6.91 | 6.68 | 6.39 |
| 16 | 6.28 | 6.48 | 6.73 | 6.85 | 7.27 | 7.26 | 7.01 | 6.68 |
| 20 | 6.29 | 6.51 | 6.91 | 7.23 | 7.58 | 7.89 | 7.73 | 7.32 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 43.2° | 2.77 | 148° | 3.04 |
| 8 | 41.6° | 3.37 | 151.7° | 3.87 |
| 10 | 41.5° | 3.82 | 153.1° | 4.6 |
| 12 | 40.8° | 4.16 | 159.7° | 5.28 |
| 14 | 40.1° | 4.31 | 180° | 5.89 |
| 16 | 39.8° | 4.36 | 180° | 6.31 |
| 20 | 40.8° | 4.3 | 180° | 6.88 |
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° | 4.23 | 5.06 | 5.71 | 6.05 | 6.22 | 6.28 | 6.29 |
| 60° | 4.47 | 5.32 | 5.93 | 6.22 | 6.39 | 6.48 | 6.51 |
| 75° | 4.66 | 5.54 | 6.09 | 6.37 | 6.57 | 6.73 | 6.91 |
| 90° | 4.60 | 5.62 | 6.23 | 6.53 | 6.68 | 6.85 | 7.23 |
| 110° | 4.69 | 5.72 | 6.31 | 6.65 | 6.97 | 7.27 | 7.58 |
| 120° | 4.55 | 5.57 | 6.23 | 6.58 | 6.91 | 7.26 | 7.89 |
| 135° | 4.09 | 5.07 | 5.91 | 6.37 | 6.68 | 7.01 | 7.73 |
| 150° | 3.51 | 4.46 | 5.30 | 6.00 | 6.39 | 6.68 | 7.32 |