Little Wing - NOR8181
Sailing performance analysis for a FIRST CLASS 8 (series year 1982), built by Beneteau and designed by FINOT.
Data provided by the Offshore Racing Congress (ORC) · Certificate issued 31/03/2025
A performance sailboat that offers a thrilling ride with speeds reaching 7.4 knots on a reach in 14 knots of wind. It excels upwind, comfortably doing 5.6 knots in 10 knots of breeze. Downwind, the symmetric spinnaker helps maintain a competitive edge, though the boat shines most when the wind picks up. The sail plan is well-balanced, with a jib that complements the main perfectly.
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
| Date | Event | Result | Class | Skipper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | ||||
| 31.05.2025 | Kostervalsen 2025 | 7/27 | Alla | Tor Solvang |
| 31.05.2025 | Kostervalsen 2025 | 7/21 | SRS - Racing | Tor Solvang |
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 | 2.54 | 3.45 | 4.11 | 4.53 | 4.70 | 4.77 | 4.81 | 4.83 | 4.77 |
| 52° | 3.90 | 5.11 | 5.84 | 6.21 | 6.41 | 6.49 | 6.55 | 6.62 | 6.64 |
| 60° | 4.10 | 5.30 | 5.97 | 6.32 | 6.56 | 6.68 | 6.76 | 6.86 | 6.91 |
| 75° | 4.20 | 5.40 | 6.05 | 6.42 | 6.73 | 6.96 | 7.11 | 7.30 | 7.40 |
| 90° | 4.01 | 5.28 | 6.07 | 6.51 | 6.79 | 7.05 | 7.34 | 7.74 | 8.00 |
| 110° | 3.94 | 5.24 | 6.10 | 6.59 | 7.04 | 7.44 | 7.78 | 8.31 | 8.89 |
| 120° | 3.76 | 5.06 | 5.96 | 6.49 | 6.96 | 7.42 | 7.94 | 9.11 | 10.31 |
| 135° | 3.28 | 4.53 | 5.50 | 6.18 | 6.64 | 7.10 | 7.61 | 9.27 | 12.62 |
| 150° | 2.63 | 3.79 | 4.83 | 5.67 | 6.26 | 6.69 | 7.12 | 8.19 | 11.02 |
| Run VMG | 2.28 | 3.28 | 4.18 | 4.95 | 5.62 | 6.12 | 6.52 | 7.31 | 9.54 |
Boat speed (knots) at wind angle / wind speed