Miss Helen - NOR11247
Sailing performance analysis for a First 36.7 from 2004, built by Beneteau and designed by Bruce Farr.
Data provided by the Offshore Racing Congress (ORC) · Certificate issued 18/03/2025
This cruiser-racer is well-powered for its size, offering a balanced performance on the water. It achieves 6.3 knots upwind in 10 knots of wind and can reach speeds of 8 knots in fresher conditions. Downwind, it manages 5.4 knots with its symmetric spinnaker, which complements its balanced sail plan featuring a compact jib relative to the mainsail.
Sailing performance as a polar diagram
A polar diagram shows boat speed at different wind angles and wind speeds. The distance from center represents boat speed in knots, and the angle represents the boats angle to the wind. The wind speed is shown as true wind speed (TWS), not apparent wind speed. Likewise, the wind angle is shown as true wind angle (TWA), not apparent wind angle.
Beat: Sailing upwind (toward the wind)
Beam Reach: Sailing across the wind
Run: Sailing downwind (away from the wind)
VMG Performance
Wind Speed (columns): True wind speed (TWS) in knots - the actual wind speed, not the apparent wind you feel on deck.
VMG (Velocity Made Good) is your effective speed toward your destination, not your actual boat speed.
Beat VMG (top bars): Speed made good when sailing upwind. Higher is better - it means you're reaching the windward mark faster.
Run VMG (bottom bars): Speed made good when sailing downwind. Higher is better - it means you're reaching the leeward mark faster.
Measured sails
Spinnaker measurements were not supported before this season's certificates. If no spinnaker is shown, that's why.
Measurements
🏁 Race Results 🥉3
| Date | Event | Result | Class | Skipper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | ||||
| 08.08.2025 | Norgesmesterskap NOR Rating | 7/11 | NORRating - LITEN | Frode RØNNING |
| 2024 | ||||
| 05.10.2024 | Windjammer 2024 | 3/7🥉 | Nor-rating < 1.1000 | Eivind Rønning |
| 28.09.2024 | Klubbmesterskap Bergens Seilforening 2024 | 4/10 | NorRating med spinnaker | Eivind RØNNING |
| 17.08.2024 | Askøy Rundt 2024 | 3/11🥉 | NOR-rating -> 1,101 | Frode Rønning |
| 07.05.2024 | Bergens | 3/21🥉 | NorRating med spinnaker | Frode RØNNING |
Race results from manage2sail.com & sailracesystem.no
Identity
Dimensions
Sail Areas
ORC Rating
Rated boat speeds
| Wind Speed (TWS) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 kt | 6 kt | 8 kt | 10 kt | 12 kt | 14 kt | 16 kt | 20 kt | 24 kt | |
| Beat VMG | 2.70 | 3.69 | 4.42 | 4.89 | 5.09 | 5.18 | 5.23 | 5.26 | 5.18 |
| 52° | 4.18 | 5.55 | 6.46 | 6.94 | 7.15 | 7.24 | 7.29 | 7.34 | 7.34 |
| 60° | 4.43 | 5.81 | 6.66 | 7.10 | 7.32 | 7.42 | 7.48 | 7.56 | 7.56 |
| 75° | 4.60 | 5.98 | 6.78 | 7.21 | 7.48 | 7.67 | 7.78 | 7.93 | 8.02 |
| 90° | 4.46 | 5.86 | 6.74 | 7.21 | 7.52 | 7.78 | 8.00 | 8.29 | 8.48 |
| 110° | 4.07 | 5.58 | 6.68 | 7.27 | 7.66 | 8.00 | 8.27 | 8.60 | 8.78 |
| 120° | 3.91 | 5.38 | 6.50 | 7.17 | 7.60 | 7.97 | 8.33 | 8.98 | 9.39 |
| 135° | 3.43 | 4.81 | 5.95 | 6.80 | 7.32 | 7.71 | 8.10 | 8.92 | 10.01 |
| 150° | 2.81 | 4.06 | 5.20 | 6.15 | 6.88 | 7.35 | 7.72 | 8.46 | 9.36 |
| Run VMG | 2.44 | 3.52 | 4.50 | 5.35 | 6.08 | 6.69 | 7.15 | 7.86 | 8.55 |
Boat speed (knots) at wind angle / wind speed