Travelling First Class - NOR6809

Sailing performance analysis for a FIRST CLASS 8 (series year 1985), built by Beneteau and designed by Faroux/Finot.

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7.785

Length (LOA)

meters

2.498

Beam

meters

1.831

Draft

meters

1,465

Displacement

kilograms

Total Sail Area

square meters

Data provided by the Offshore Racing Congress (ORC) · Certificate issued 07/04/2025

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)

Wind Speed

4kt

6kt

8kt

10kt

12kt

14kt

16kt

20kt

24kt

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.

4 kt

2.54

2.26

6 kt

3.44

3.26

8 kt

4.10

4.17

10 kt

4.50

4.93

12 kt

4.66

5.60

14 kt

4.73

6.10

16 kt

4.77

6.50

20 kt

4.78

7.29

24 kt

4.73

9.42

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Identity

NameTravelling First Class

Sail #NOR6809

CountryNOR

BuilderBeneteau

DesignerFaroux/Finot

Build Year—

Series Year1,985

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Dimensions

LOA7.79m

Beam2.5m

Draft1.83m

Disp.1,465kg

WS12.12m²

Crew350kg

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Sail Areas

Genoa17.43m²

Main21.49m²

Spinnaker41.71m²

Total38.9m²

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ORC Rating

GPHN/A

CDL7.25

APH ToT0.98

APH ToD609.2

OSN0.91

Triple Offshore

Light

0.7841

Medium

0.9884

Heavy

1.106

Triple Inshore

Light

0.6164

Medium

0.8192

Heavy

0.9257

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Rated boat speeds

Wind angle (TWA)

	Wind Speed (TWS)
	4 kt	6 kt	8 kt	10 kt	12 kt	14 kt	16 kt	20 kt	24 kt
Beat VMG	2.54	3.44	4.10	4.50	4.66	4.73	4.77	4.78	4.73
52°	3.89	5.09	5.82	6.19	6.37	6.46	6.51	6.58	6.60
60°	4.10	5.29	5.95	6.31	6.53	6.65	6.72	6.82	6.86
75°	4.19	5.39	6.04	6.40	6.71	6.94	7.07	7.25	7.35
90°	4.02	5.27	6.05	6.49	6.77	7.05	7.33	7.70	7.96
110°	3.90	5.21	6.08	6.57	7.01	7.42	7.76	8.28	8.85
120°	3.72	5.03	5.93	6.47	6.93	7.39	7.90	9.06	10.22
135°	3.25	4.50	5.48	6.15	6.61	7.07	7.57	9.17	12.50
150°	2.61	3.77	4.81	5.65	6.23	6.66	7.09	8.15	10.88
Run VMG	2.26	3.26	4.17	4.93	5.60	6.10	6.50	7.29	9.42

Boat speed (knots) at wind angle / wind speed