Vertigo
NED Swan 53Sail number NED/NED8818
Stored record updated May 13, 2026 UTC.
GPH
569.2
OSN
552.1
LOA
16.48 m
Displacement
21835 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.7719
Medium
1.0692
High
1.2586
Triple Offshore
Low
1.006
Medium
1.3527
High
1.54
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 16.48 m
- Beam
- 4.74 m
- Draft
- 2.48 m
- Displacement
- 21835 kg
- Crew weight
- 800 kg
- Wetted surface
- 58.7 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 78.12 m²
- Genoa
- 65.63 m²
- Spinnaker
- 0 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 191.29 m²
Design
- Type
- Swan 53
- Builder
- Nautor
- Designer
- Frers
- Year built
- 2004
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 | 5.52 | 5.88 | 6.19 | 6.14 | 6.16 | 5.99 | 5.36 | 4.5 |
| 8 | 6.62 | 7 | 7.32 | 7.41 | 7.53 | 7.31 | 6.63 | 5.7 |
| 10 | 7.52 | 7.92 | 8.21 | 8.38 | 8.53 | 8.36 | 7.73 | 6.73 |
| 12 | 8.14 | 8.45 | 8.69 | 8.85 | 9.02 | 8.93 | 8.55 | 7.65 |
| 14 | 8.45 | 8.73 | 8.96 | 9.04 | 9.35 | 9.3 | 9.01 | 8.34 |
| 16 | 8.58 | 8.86 | 9.15 | 9.27 | 9.63 | 9.65 | 9.37 | 8.74 |
| 20 | 8.68 | 8.97 | 9.37 | 9.67 | 10 | 10.36 | 10.14 | 9.33 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 45.1° | 3.54 | 142.9° | 3.9 |
| 8 | 42.9° | 4.35 | 147.3° | 4.94 |
| 10 | 42° | 4.96 | 148.2° | 5.83 |
| 12 | 42.3° | 5.42 | 147.9° | 6.62 |
| 14 | 42.2° | 5.7 | 149.2° | 7.22 |
| 16 | 41.5° | 5.85 | 151.7° | 7.61 |
| 20 | 40.7° | 5.97 | 177.5° | 8.67 |
VPP POLAR · BOAT SPEED BY TWAKT
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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° | 5.52 | 6.62 | 7.52 | 8.14 | 8.45 | 8.58 | 8.68 |
| 60° | 5.88 | 7.00 | 7.92 | 8.45 | 8.73 | 8.86 | 8.97 |
| 75° | 6.19 | 7.32 | 8.21 | 8.69 | 8.96 | 9.15 | 9.37 |
| 90° | 6.14 | 7.41 | 8.38 | 8.85 | 9.04 | 9.27 | 9.67 |
| 110° | 6.16 | 7.53 | 8.53 | 9.02 | 9.35 | 9.63 | 10.00 |
| 120° | 5.99 | 7.31 | 8.36 | 8.93 | 9.30 | 9.65 | 10.36 |
| 135° | 5.36 | 6.63 | 7.73 | 8.55 | 9.01 | 9.37 | 10.14 |
| 150° | 4.50 | 5.70 | 6.73 | 7.65 | 8.34 | 8.74 | 9.33 |