Feeling 39

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The Feeling 39, on the water

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

Footage from Adventureman Dan

Is it for you?

Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 23 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 23

CoastalBluewater

2.11 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.

Capsize screening 2.11

LightHeavy

204 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 204

EasygoingPowered-up

22.0 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.

Sail area / displacement 22.0

TenderStiff

27% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 27%

Powered-up and quick to accelerate — this one likes to sail.

Beamier than ~85% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2899 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Feeling 39, as the fleet has seen it

Derived from the videos the fleet has analysed of this model. ▶ marks open the moment aboard.

The Feeling 39 is a 1998–2012 French-built masthead sloop designed by Philippe Briand, notable for its available lift keel version. This variant allows a draft range from 0.7 to 2.2 meters, enabling the 11.7-meter monohull to anchor in shallow waters or sit on the bottom. Its 4.0-meter beam and 7150 kg displacement contribute to a comfort ratio of 22.9. Aboard *Adventureman Dan*, a 2002 Feeling 39 with a swing keel and 2.4-foot minimum draft, the owners utilize a slutter rig with a 120% genoa and a removable inner forestay.0:30 This crew, who previously sailed an Island Packet 420 and a catamaran, chose the Feeling 39 for its shallow-draft capabilities in the Bahamas, where it performs well.34:40 The interior features a gimbaled stove, dedicated fridge and freezer, and a shallow bilge.23:27 The owners are considering a metal-hulled vessel for future high-latitude cruising in areas like Alaska or Newfoundland.37:49

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen 2 times across one channel of the fleet.

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On the water

The Feeling 39 on video

FULL Sailboat Tour [Can Be Beached, Cross An Ocean, Spacious Liveaboard, BEST Modern Sailboat]The 2002 Feeling 39 features a swing keel providing a 2.4-foot draft for shallow-water cruising and beaching.Adventureman Dan

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions

Weights

Ballast / displacement

26.8%

Rig & sail area

Rig

Masthead Sloop

Ratios

SA / displacement

22.0

Displacement / length

204.1

Comfort ratio

22.9

Capsize screening

2.11

Hull speed

7.7 kn

Pounds / inch immersion

1534

Hull

Hull type

Fin w/spade rudder

Construction

Fiberglass

Ballast type

Iron

Production

Years built

1998–2012

Designer

Philippe Briand

Builder

Kirie

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Packing for the winter sail from SEILmagasinet

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Related models

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