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Delphia Yachts 40

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · First built 2003

A 2003 fractional sloop with a 2.18m bulb keel, balanced for coastal cruising with a 33% ballast ratio

Designed by Andrzej Skrzat.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder

See her sail

The Delphia Yachts 40, on the water

The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.

Footage from Lady K Sailing

Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a moderate beam gives 25 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 25
CoastalBluewater

1.97 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.97
LightHeavy

170 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 170
EasygoingPowered-up

16.4 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.

Sail area / displacement 16.4
TenderStiff

33% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 33%

Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.

  • Draws more than ~87% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~77% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2894 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Delphia Yachts 40, as the fleet has seen it

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The Delphia Yachts 40 is a fractional sloop designed by Andrzej Skrzat, built by Delphia Yachts from 2003 to the present, with a fin keel, bulb, and spade rudder. It measures 11.9 meters LOA, has a 3.9-meter beam, a 2.2-meter draft, and displaces 8249 kg. Aboard *Lady K Sailing*, a 2007 Delphia 40 was reviewed as a heavy, ocean-capable cruiser with over 18,000 pounds of displacement, suitable for a $100,000 budget.13:50 This model often includes cruising upgrades such as solar panels, a water maker, and a furling mainsail.14:10 The Delphia 40 offers features like an aft cabin and a sugar scoop transom, which are desirable for comfort and water access on cruising boats.1:23

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

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What they go for

Market signal

Where the fleet has seen this model for sale, and the asking prices that came with it.

1seen for sale
1channel looked into buying
$100,000Median asking

From the fleet's own footage — our observed signal, not broker listings.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
33.5%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.4
Displacement / length
170.5
Comfort ratio
25.0
Capsize screening
1.97
Hull speed
8.1 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1675
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 2003
Designer
Andrzej Skrzat
Builder
Delphia Yachts

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The family

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