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Review of Wind 46


Basic specs.

sail specifications
The Wind 46 aka Nauta Wind 46 is a large sailboat designed by the Argentine maritime architect Germán Frers.

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Sailing characteristics

This section covers widely used rules of thumb to describe the sailing characteristics. Please note that even though the calculations are correct, the interpretation of the results might not be valid for extreme boats.

Immersion rate

The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for Wind 46 is about 385 kg/cm, alternatively 2159 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 385 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 2159 lbs cargo on the boat it will sink 1 inch.


Sailing statistics

This section is statistical comparison with similar boats of the same category. The basis of the following statistical computations is our unique database with more than 26,000 different boat types and 350,000 data points.

L/B (Length Beam Ratio)

What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?

The l/b ratio for Wind 46 is 3.44.

Slim Wide 50% 0 50 100
Compared with other similar sailboats it is more spacy than 50% of all other designs. It seems that the designer has chosen an average hull design.


Maintenance

Rig

If you need to renew parts of your running rig and is not quite sure of the dimensions, you may find the estimates computed below useful.



Guiding dimensions of running rig
UsageLengthDiameter
Jib sheet 14.1 m(46.2 feet)16 mm(5/8 inch)
Genoa sheet 14.1 m(46.2 feet)16 mm(5/8 inch)
Mainsheet 35.2 m(115.4 feet)16 mm(5/8 inch)
Spinnaker sheet31.0 m(101.6 feet)16 mm(5/8 inch)

Boat owner's ideas

This section shown boat owner's changes, improvements, etc. Here you might find inspiration for your boat.

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Finally

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