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Linjett 39

Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · First built 2021

A modern performance cruiser with a high sail area-to-displacement ratio, designed for speed and stiff handling

Designed by Linjett Design Team, Inc, Oscar Sodergren & Mats Gustafsson.

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

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The Linjett 39, on the water

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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 26 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 26
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.94
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 182
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 21.9
TenderStiff

40% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 40%

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

  • Draws more than ~84% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~76% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2844 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Linjett 39, as the fleet has seen it

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

The Linjett 39 is a modern performance cruiser designed by the Linjett Design Team, including Oscar Sodergren and Mats Gustafsson, and built by Linjett Boats (Rosattra Batvarv) since 2021. It features a fin keel with a bulb and a spade rudder. The boat measures 12.2 meters LOA, has a 4.0-meter beam, and draws 2.1 meters, with a displacement of 8699 kg.24:43 Its sail plan includes a 107% jib, and a self-tacking jib is also available.25:35

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

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On the water

The Linjett 39 on video

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
40.2%
Rig & sail area
Ratios
SA / displacement
21.9
Displacement / length
182.2
Comfort ratio
26.3
Capsize screening
1.94
Hull speed
8.1 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1671
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead Bulb
Production
Years built
First built 2021
Designer
Linjett Design Team, inc, Oscar Sodergren, Mats Gustafsson
Builder
Linjett Boats (Rosattra Batvarv)

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