MINOTAUR
USA Santa Cruz 37Sail number USA/USA4892
Stored record updated May 13, 2026 UTC.
GPH
554.3
OSN
540.4
LOA
11.91 m
Displacement
4306 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.7461
Medium
0.9834
High
1.1186
Triple Offshore
Low
0.962
Medium
1.2129
High
1.36
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 11.91 m
- Beam
- 3.24 m
- Draft
- 2.28 m
- Displacement
- 4306 kg
- Crew weight
- 600 kg
- Wetted surface
- 25.84 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 44.88 m²
- Genoa
- 32.01 m²
- Spinnaker
- 0 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 149.84 m²
Design
- Type
- Santa Cruz 37
- Builder
- SC Yachts
- Designer
- Kernan
- Year built
- 2009
- Stability index
- 129
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 | 5.94 | 6.25 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 6.58 | 6.42 | 5.72 | 4.83 |
| 8 | 7.03 | 7.27 | 7.48 | 7.71 | 7.65 | 7.62 | 7.2 | 6.1 |
| 10 | 7.5 | 7.73 | 7.92 | 8.13 | 8.25 | 8.29 | 8.04 | 7.2 |
| 12 | 7.68 | 7.92 | 8.25 | 8.41 | 8.82 | 8.82 | 8.78 | 8.01 |
| 14 | 7.78 | 8.03 | 8.45 | 8.73 | 9.33 | 9.36 | 9.57 | 8.64 |
| 16 | 7.84 | 8.11 | 8.59 | 9.04 | 9.74 | 10.03 | 10.47 | 9.38 |
| 20 | 7.87 | 8.17 | 8.75 | 9.41 | 10.49 | 11.33 | 12.01 | 11.52 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 42.6° | 3.91 | 143.3° | 4.18 |
| 8 | 40.6° | 4.77 | 146° | 5.28 |
| 10 | 38.8° | 5.22 | 148.7° | 6.24 |
| 12 | 38.2° | 5.41 | 151.2° | 6.94 |
| 14 | 37.8° | 5.5 | 148.7° | 7.48 |
| 16 | 38.2° | 5.55 | 146.4° | 8.13 |
| 20 | 38.8° | 5.53 | 144.6° | 9.97 |
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° | 5.94 | 7.03 | 7.50 | 7.68 | 7.78 | 7.84 | 7.87 |
| 60° | 6.25 | 7.27 | 7.73 | 7.92 | 8.03 | 8.11 | 8.17 |
| 75° | 6.60 | 7.48 | 7.92 | 8.25 | 8.45 | 8.59 | 8.75 |
| 90° | 6.80 | 7.71 | 8.13 | 8.41 | 8.73 | 9.04 | 9.41 |
| 110° | 6.58 | 7.65 | 8.25 | 8.82 | 9.33 | 9.74 | 10.49 |
| 120° | 6.42 | 7.62 | 8.29 | 8.82 | 9.36 | 10.03 | 11.33 |
| 135° | 5.72 | 7.20 | 8.04 | 8.78 | 9.57 | 10.47 | 12.01 |
| 150° | 4.83 | 6.10 | 7.20 | 8.01 | 8.64 | 9.38 | 11.52 |