Fritt Fram! - NOR10240
Sailing performance analysis for a FIRST 40.7 (series year 1997), built by Beneteau and designed by Bruce Farr.
Data provided by the Offshore Racing Congress (ORC) · Certificate issued 06/08/2026
The description is written by AI, but its numbers and comparisons are calculated before the text is generated.
The speed ranking comes from the ORC polar at 5 m/s and is compared with 342 Norwegian boats within ±5% of this boat's length. Upwind and downwind use VMG; reaching uses boat speed.
The scoring advantage is calculated using APH Time-on-Time against 131 Norwegian boats with similar APH from certificate year 2026. It is shown only when the advantage is clear across most of the condition range.
This is modelled performance, not a forecast. Course, waves, sails, crew, and tactics still matter.
Beneteau FIRST 40.7 is among the middle performers downwind, faster than 64 percent of boats of approximately the same length. In 10 knots of wind, it sails at 6.3 knots upwind, 7.7 knots reaching, and 5.6 knots downwind. It has an advantage on corrected scoring in 20 knots of wind with plenty of close-reaching.
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
Measurements
🏁 Race Results🥇2 🥉2
| Date | Event | Result | Class | Skipper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ||||
| 23.09.2026 | Asker Seilforening - Onsdagsserie høst 2026 | 4/13 | Stor > 1.0700 | Audun Gjøstein |
| 19.09.2026 | North Sails Nesodden Høstcup 2026 | 5/12 | NOR Rating Distanse | Audun GJØSTEIN |
| 02.09.2026 | Asker Seilforening - Klubbmesterskap - Storbåt | 5/12 | Stor > 1.0700 | Audun Gjøstein |
| 15.08.2026 | Asker Rundt 2026 | 3/8🥉 | NOR Rating - Singlehanded | Audun Gjøstein |
| 20.05.2026 | Asker og Bærum Seilforening Superonsdag 2026 | 18/32 | Stor Klasse | Audun Gjøstein |
| 2025 | ||||
| 20.09.2025 | North Sails Nesodden Høstcup 2025 | 1/11🥇 | NOR Rating Distanse | Audun GJØSTEIN |
| 10.09.2025 | Asker seilforening Klubbmesterskap Storbåt | 4/12 | Stor Klasse | Audun Gjøstein |
| 30.08.2025 | Hollænderseilasen 2025 | 17/29 | NOR 3 | Audun GJØSTEIN |
| 16.08.2025 | Asker Rundt 2025 | 14/17 | NOR Rating - Doublehanded | Audun Gjøstein |
| 13.08.2025 | Asker Seilforening - Onsdagsserie høst | 7/14 | Stor > 1.0700 | Audun Gjøstein |
| 28.05.2025 | Skagen Race 2025 | 9/40 | NORrating Full Crew 2 | Audun Gjøstein |
| 23.05.2025 | Oslofjorden Rundt | 3/21🥉 | OFR 2025 Full Crew | Audun GJØSTEIN |
| 14.05.2025 | Asker Seilforening og Bærum Seilforening Superonsdag | 14/36 | STOR | Audun Gjøstein |
| 30.04.2025 | Asker Seilforening - Onsdagsserie vår | 11/19 | STOR > 1.0700 | Audun Gjøstein |
| 2024 | ||||
| 21.09.2024 | North Sails Nesodden Høstcup 2024 | 22/23 | NOR Rating Distanse Shorthanded | Audun GJØSTEIN |
| 06.09.2024 | Raymarine One Star | 17/18 | Stort Klasse | Audun GJØSTEIN |
| 04.09.2024 | Superonsdager Bærum og Asker 2024 | 24/36 | Klasse E - APH >1,07 | Audun GJOSTEIN |
| 31.08.2024 | Hollænderseilasen 2024 | 11/21 | DH2 | Audun GJØSTEIN |
| 07.06.2024 | Oslofjorden Rundt | 1/6🥇 | Double handed en dag | Audun GJØSTEIN |
| 23.05.2024 | RAYMARINE 2 STAR | 8/11 | RAYMARINE 2 STAR Store Klasse | Audun GJØSTEIN |
| 11.05.2024 | Skagen Race Ultra | 6/25 | Doublehanded 1 | Audun Gjøstein |
| 08.05.2024 | Skagen Race 2024 - HOLMESTRAND | 6/23 | Doublehand 2 | Audun Gjøstein |
Race results from manage2sail.com & sailracesystem.no
Identity
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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 | 2.45 | 3.51 | 4.29 | 4.86 | 5.20 | 5.36 | 5.44 | 5.52 | 5.47 |
| 52° | 3.84 | 5.35 | 6.36 | 7.02 | 7.38 | 7.55 | 7.64 | 7.73 | 7.75 |
| 60° | 4.13 | 5.64 | 6.63 | 7.23 | 7.56 | 7.75 | 7.85 | 7.96 | 7.99 |
| 75° | 4.34 | 5.84 | 6.82 | 7.39 | 7.73 | 7.98 | 8.15 | 8.34 | 8.44 |
| 90° | 4.21 | 5.76 | 6.89 | 7.50 | 7.79 | 8.04 | 8.30 | 8.70 | 8.95 |
| 110° | 4.17 | 5.84 | 7.02 | 7.67 | 8.07 | 8.40 | 8.64 | 9.01 | 9.27 |
| 120° | 4.01 | 5.66 | 6.85 | 7.57 | 8.02 | 8.42 | 8.81 | 9.44 | 9.90 |
| 135° | 3.49 | 5.05 | 6.28 | 7.19 | 7.74 | 8.17 | 8.60 | 9.56 | 10.82 |
| 150° | 2.89 | 4.25 | 5.44 | 6.46 | 7.25 | 7.76 | 8.16 | 9.01 | 10.06 |
| Run VMG | 2.50 | 3.68 | 4.71 | 5.61 | 6.38 | 7.01 | 7.51 | 8.28 | 9.06 |
Boat speed (knots) at wind angle / wind speed