YAKINTHI
GRE FIRST CLASS 8Sail number GRE/GRE5520
Stored record updated May 13, 2026 UTC.
GPH
694
OSN
677.3
LOA
7.79 m
Displacement
1539 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.6071
Medium
0.7934
High
0.8803
Triple Offshore
Low
0.7773
Medium
0.966
High
1.0604
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 7.79 m
- Beam
- 2.5 m
- Draft
- 1.84 m
- Displacement
- 1539 kg
- Crew weight
- 240 kg
- Wetted surface
- 14.03 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 21.08 m²
- Genoa
- 17.85 m²
- Spinnaker
- 36.92 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 0 m²
Design
- Type
- FIRST CLASS 8
- Builder
- BENETEAU
- Designer
- FINOT
- Year built
- 1982
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 | 5.23 | 5.41 | 5.36 | 5.19 | 5.01 | 4.49 | 3.77 |
| 8 | 5.79 | 5.94 | 6.05 | 6.05 | 6.07 | 5.95 | 5.47 | 4.76 |
| 10 | 6.07 | 6.22 | 6.37 | 6.42 | 6.52 | 6.43 | 6.14 | 5.6 |
| 12 | 6.15 | 6.32 | 6.58 | 6.72 | 6.97 | 6.89 | 6.55 | 6.18 |
| 14 | 6.19 | 6.37 | 6.7 | 7.01 | 7.32 | 7.39 | 7.02 | 6.57 |
| 16 | 6.19 | 6.39 | 6.76 | 7.2 | 7.56 | 7.88 | 7.53 | 7.01 |
| 20 | 6.23 | 6.46 | 6.82 | 7.33 | 7.92 | 8.52 | 8.89 | 8.04 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 41.2° | 3.35 | 146° | 3.26 |
| 8 | 39.8° | 3.99 | 151° | 4.12 |
| 10 | 38.2° | 4.31 | 154° | 4.88 |
| 12 | 37.5° | 4.39 | 170° | 5.57 |
| 14 | 37.9° | 4.41 | 180° | 6.11 |
| 16 | 38.2° | 4.38 | 180° | 6.49 |
| 20 | 39.4° | 4.34 | 180° | 7.32 |
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° | 5.00 | 5.79 | 6.07 | 6.15 | 6.19 | 6.19 | 6.23 |
| 60° | 5.23 | 5.94 | 6.22 | 6.32 | 6.37 | 6.39 | 6.46 |
| 75° | 5.41 | 6.05 | 6.37 | 6.58 | 6.70 | 6.76 | 6.82 |
| 90° | 5.36 | 6.05 | 6.42 | 6.72 | 7.01 | 7.20 | 7.33 |
| 110° | 5.19 | 6.07 | 6.52 | 6.97 | 7.32 | 7.56 | 7.92 |
| 120° | 5.01 | 5.95 | 6.43 | 6.89 | 7.39 | 7.88 | 8.52 |
| 135° | 4.49 | 5.47 | 6.14 | 6.55 | 7.02 | 7.53 | 8.89 |
| 150° | 3.77 | 4.76 | 5.60 | 6.18 | 6.57 | 7.01 | 8.04 |