Virginia - NOR16600
Sailing performance analysis for a SWAN 42 from 2007, built by Nautor and designed by Frers.
Data provided by the Offshore Racing Congress (ORC) · Certificate issued 10/06/2026
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 190 Norwegian boats within ±5% of this boat's length. Upwind and downwind use VMG; reaching uses boat speed.
This is modelled performance, not a forecast. Course, waves, sails, crew, and tactics still matter.
SWAN 42 is among the top 5 percent fastest downwind compared to Norwegian boats of approximately the same length. At 10 knots of wind, it achieves 7.1 knots upwind, 8.5 knots reaching, and 6.4 knots downwind. It is also in the top 5 percent upwind and top 10 percent 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 🥈7 🥉1
| Date | Event | Result | Class | Skipper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ||||
| 22.08.2026 | Stavanger Singlehanded 2026 | 3/12🥉 | Stavanger singlehanded 2026 | Thomas ROBBERSTAD |
| 12.08.2026 | GS Onsdagsseilaser høst 2026 | 4/5 | Stor Klasse | Knut NYGAARD |
| 12.06.2026 | Færderseilasen 2026 | 13/15 | RACING med spi 7 | Knut NYGAARD |
| 08.05.2026 | Åpent Kretsmesterskap kjølbåt | 1/7🥇 | Åpent Krettsmesterskap kjølbåter | Knut NYGAARD |
| 06.05.2026 | GS Onsdagsseilaser Vår 2026 | 2/6🥈 | Stor Klasse | Knut NYGAARD |
| 2025 | ||||
| 07.09.2025 | Skudeseilasen Kvitsøy rundt | 2/5🥈 | rating over 1,10 | Knut Nygaard |
| 08.08.2025 | Norgesmesterskap NOR Rating | 2/10🥈 | NORRating - STOR | Knut NYGAARD |
| 06.08.2025 | GS Onsdagsseilaser Høst 2025 | 2/17🥈 | Stor Klasse | Knut NYGAARD |
| 13.06.2025 | Færderseilasen 2025 | 2/21🥈 | Racing med spinnaker 7 | Knut NYGAARD |
| 07.05.2025 | GS Onsdagsseilaser Vår 2025 | 2/17🥈 | Stor Klasse | Knut NYGAARD |
| 2024 | ||||
| 24.08.2024 | Norgesmesterskap ORCi og IOD Princess | 7/8 | Stor klasse | Knut NYGAARD |
| 07.08.2024 | GS Onsdagsseilaser høst 2024 | 5/15 | Stor klasse | Knut NYGAARD |
| 14.06.2024 | Færderseilasen 2024 | 2/12🥈 | NOR-R m/spi Tristein3 | Knut NYGAARD |
| 01.05.2024 | Onsdagsseilaser våren 2024 | 1/13🥇 | Stor klasse | Knut NYGAARD |
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 | 2.97 | 4.19 | 5.06 | 5.55 | 5.77 | 5.91 | 5.99 | 6.08 | 6.02 |
| 52° | 4.64 | 6.33 | 7.38 | 7.86 | 8.06 | 8.18 | 8.26 | 8.36 | 8.38 |
| 60° | 4.99 | 6.64 | 7.61 | 8.05 | 8.27 | 8.40 | 8.49 | 8.63 | 8.67 |
| 75° | 5.26 | 6.87 | 7.75 | 8.21 | 8.51 | 8.72 | 8.87 | 9.10 | 9.22 |
| 90° | 5.12 | 6.74 | 7.76 | 8.28 | 8.60 | 8.90 | 9.17 | 9.58 | 9.87 |
| 110° | 4.92 | 6.81 | 7.94 | 8.53 | 8.92 | 9.28 | 9.69 | 10.40 | 10.91 |
| 120° | 4.75 | 6.67 | 7.89 | 8.53 | 9.07 | 9.56 | 9.95 | 11.01 | 12.13 |
| 135° | 4.24 | 6.03 | 7.41 | 8.18 | 8.76 | 9.37 | 10.07 | 11.84 | 13.38 |
| 150° | 3.51 | 5.06 | 6.34 | 7.40 | 8.13 | 8.64 | 9.16 | 10.53 | 13.00 |
| Run VMG | 3.04 | 4.38 | 5.49 | 6.41 | 7.09 | 7.55 | 7.96 | 9.12 | 11.26 |
Boat speed (knots) at wind angle / wind speed