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Faurby 400

Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · First built 2020

A modern performance cruiser from Niels Peter Faurby featuring a high ballast ratio for stability and stiff handling

Designed by Niels Peter Faurby.

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

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 narrow beam gives 24 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 24
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.84
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 137
EasygoingPowered-up

10.1 — modest power for her weight; easygoing rather than lively, and happier with a breeze.

Sail area / displacement 10.1
TenderStiff

49% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 49%

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

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
49.2%
Rig & sail area
Ratios
SA / displacement
10.1
Displacement / length
137.2
Comfort ratio
24.0
Capsize screening
1.84
Hull speed
8.0 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1434
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 2020
Designer
Niels Peter Faurby
Builder
Faurby Yachts A, S

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