CHANCELLOR
AUS FIRST 47.7Sail number AUS/8824
Stored record updated May 13, 2026 UTC.
GPH
565.3
OSN
548.1
LOA
14.506 m
Displacement
12168 kg
Triple-Number Ratings
Lower is fasterTriple Inshore
Low
0.7832
Medium
1.0873
High
1.2912
Triple Offshore
Low
1.0197
Medium
1.3562
High
1.554
Boat Specifications
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 14.506 m
- Beam
- 4.51 m
- Draft
- 2.81 m
- Displacement
- 12168 kg
- Crew weight
- 1100 kg
- Wetted surface
- 43.97 m²
Sails
- Mainsail
- 65.17 m²
- Genoa
- 62.76 m²
- Spinnaker
- 171.86 m²
- Asymmetric spinnaker
- 152.9 m²
Design
- Type
- FIRST 47.7
- Builder
- BENETEAU
- Designer
- FARR
- Year built
- 2001
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 | 5.62 | 6 | 6.35 | 6.35 | 6.11 | 5.94 | 5.37 | 4.53 |
| 8 | 6.74 | 7.15 | 7.51 | 7.53 | 7.48 | 7.29 | 6.66 | 5.71 |
| 10 | 7.61 | 7.93 | 8.17 | 8.25 | 8.31 | 8.19 | 7.73 | 6.78 |
| 12 | 8.1 | 8.33 | 8.54 | 8.62 | 8.79 | 8.69 | 8.37 | 7.71 |
| 14 | 8.32 | 8.57 | 8.83 | 8.89 | 9.2 | 9.16 | 8.8 | 8.32 |
| 16 | 8.43 | 8.69 | 9.09 | 9.22 | 9.54 | 9.66 | 9.25 | 8.73 |
| 20 | 8.54 | 8.82 | 9.37 | 9.83 | 10.01 | 10.42 | 10.29 | 9.59 |
| Wind Speed | Beat Angle | Beat VMG | Run Angle | Run VMG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 43.8° | 3.64 | 141.5° | 3.92 |
| 8 | 42.5° | 4.43 | 147.8° | 4.94 |
| 10 | 42° | 5.06 | 149.2° | 5.87 |
| 12 | 40.8° | 5.55 | 153.2° | 6.71 |
| 14 | 39.3° | 5.81 | 159.9° | 7.38 |
| 16 | 39° | 5.96 | 180° | 8.01 |
| 20 | 38.3° | 6.1 | 180° | 8.86 |
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° | 5.62 | 6.74 | 7.61 | 8.10 | 8.32 | 8.43 | 8.54 |
| 60° | 6.00 | 7.15 | 7.93 | 8.33 | 8.57 | 8.69 | 8.82 |
| 75° | 6.35 | 7.51 | 8.17 | 8.54 | 8.83 | 9.09 | 9.37 |
| 90° | 6.35 | 7.53 | 8.25 | 8.62 | 8.89 | 9.22 | 9.83 |
| 110° | 6.11 | 7.48 | 8.31 | 8.79 | 9.20 | 9.54 | 10.01 |
| 120° | 5.94 | 7.29 | 8.19 | 8.69 | 9.16 | 9.66 | 10.42 |
| 135° | 5.37 | 6.66 | 7.73 | 8.37 | 8.80 | 9.25 | 10.29 |
| 150° | 4.53 | 5.71 | 6.78 | 7.71 | 8.32 | 8.73 | 9.59 |