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Lager 40

Fractional Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · First built 1984

A high-performance fractional sloop based on the 1984 IOR race winner Diva, featuring a light displacement and tall rig

Designed by Joubert, Nivelt & Joubert-Nivelt, built by Wiggers Custom Yachts.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/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 moderate beam gives 18 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 18
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.20
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 149
EasygoingPowered-up

24.1 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.

Sail area / displacement 24.1
TenderStiff

54% of her weight is ballast — very stiff, carrying full sail in a blow.

Ballast 54%

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

  • Draws more than ~86% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2867 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
54.5%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
24.1
Displacement / length
149.4
Comfort ratio
18.4
Capsize screening
2.20
Hull speed
7.7 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1505
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
FG w/klegecell core
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 1984
Designer
Joubert, Nivelt, Joubert-Nivelt
Builder
Wiggers Custom Yachts

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