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Luffe Yachts 40

Fractional Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · 1987–2003

A light-displacement fractional sloop with a 30.25 SA/D ratio, built from 1987 to 2003 for spirited performance

Designed by Oluf Jrgensen.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/spade Rudder

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The Luffe Yachts 40, 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 light displacement on a narrow beam gives 20 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 20
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.92
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 109
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 30.3
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.

  • Narrower than ~78% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2758 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

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The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
40.4%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
30.3
Displacement / length
109.0
Comfort ratio
19.9
Capsize screening
1.92
Hull speed
8.1 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1396
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
1987–2003
Designer
Oluf Jrgensen
Builder
Luffe Yachts

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Related models

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