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FRA YOUNG 88Sail number FRA/FRA5818A
Stored record updated May 13, 2026 UTC.
GPH
672.2
OSN
653.2
LOA
8.95 m
Displacement
2650 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.6002
Medium
0.8204
High
0.9348
Triple Offshore
Low
0.7797
Medium
1.0074
High
1.13
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 8.95 m
- Beam
- 3.28 m
- Draft
- 1.69 m
- Displacement
- 2650 kg
- Crew weight
- 480 kg
- Wetted surface
- 18.51 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 31.27 m²
- Genoa
- 17.02 m²
- Spinnaker
- 58.94 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 0 m²
Design
- Type
- YOUNG 88
- Builder
- ROGER LAND YACHTS
- Designer
- YOUNG Jim
- Year built
- 1981
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 | 4.79 | 5.08 | 5.32 | 5.44 | 5.46 | 5.28 | 4.77 | 3.97 |
| 8 | 5.68 | 5.97 | 6.18 | 6.38 | 6.43 | 6.31 | 5.83 | 5.01 |
| 10 | 6.25 | 6.43 | 6.58 | 6.8 | 6.91 | 6.82 | 6.54 | 5.93 |
| 12 | 6.51 | 6.68 | 6.86 | 7.03 | 7.37 | 7.29 | 6.96 | 6.57 |
| 14 | 6.61 | 6.82 | 7.11 | 7.26 | 7.8 | 7.81 | 7.43 | 6.96 |
| 16 | 6.65 | 6.88 | 7.3 | 7.58 | 8.07 | 8.34 | 7.95 | 7.4 |
| 20 | 6.69 | 6.91 | 7.43 | 8.04 | 8.57 | 9.16 | 9.33 | 8.41 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 43.5° | 3.1 | 146° | 3.44 |
| 8 | 41.6° | 3.75 | 151° | 4.33 |
| 10 | 41.2° | 4.27 | 151.5° | 5.15 |
| 12 | 39.4° | 4.58 | 162° | 5.87 |
| 14 | 39° | 4.66 | 180° | 6.45 |
| 16 | 39° | 4.68 | 180° | 6.84 |
| 20 | 39.8° | 4.67 | 180° | 7.66 |
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° | 4.79 | 5.68 | 6.25 | 6.51 | 6.61 | 6.65 | 6.69 |
| 60° | 5.08 | 5.97 | 6.43 | 6.68 | 6.82 | 6.88 | 6.91 |
| 75° | 5.32 | 6.18 | 6.58 | 6.86 | 7.11 | 7.30 | 7.43 |
| 90° | 5.44 | 6.38 | 6.80 | 7.03 | 7.26 | 7.58 | 8.04 |
| 110° | 5.46 | 6.43 | 6.91 | 7.37 | 7.80 | 8.07 | 8.57 |
| 120° | 5.28 | 6.31 | 6.82 | 7.29 | 7.81 | 8.34 | 9.16 |
| 135° | 4.77 | 5.83 | 6.54 | 6.96 | 7.43 | 7.95 | 9.33 |
| 150° | 3.97 | 5.01 | 5.93 | 6.57 | 6.96 | 7.40 | 8.41 |