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Najad Yachts 390

Masthead Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · 1984–1995

An 11.75-metre masthead sloop with a 42% ballast ratio, built for over a decade to provide a stable, predictable offshore platform

Designed by Thorwald Karlsson.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin With Rudder On Skeg

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LivelyComfort 36Sea-kindly
CoastalCapsize 1.67Bluewater
LightD/L 265Heavy
EasygoingSA/D 17.1Powered-up
TenderBallast 42%Stiff

Built heavy and sea-kindly — a boat made to cross oceans and forgive a rough night.

  • Heavier than ~80% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2914 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
42.1%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
17.1
Displacement / length
264.7
Comfort ratio
36.3
Capsize screening
1.67
Hull speed
7.7 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1346
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1984–1995
Designer
Thorwald Karlsson
Builder
Najad Varvet AB

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