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Najad Yachts 400/405

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/rudder On Partial Skeg · 2003–2009

A Judel-Vrolijk designed cruiser featuring a stable fin keel and a refined hull shared across the 400 and 405 series

Designed by Judel, Vrolijk & Co.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/rudder On Partial Skeg

See her sail

The Najad Yachts 400/405, on the water

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

Footage from Berthon International

Is it for you?

Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

Her heavy displacement on a moderate beam gives 39 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 39
CoastalBluewater

At 1.69 she sits well under the 2.0 line — a solidly ocean-capable hull for her size.

Capsize screening 1.69
LightHeavy

299 — heavy for her waterline, built to carry stores and ride steadily.

Displacement / length 299
EasygoingPowered-up

15.2 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.

Sail area / displacement 15.2
TenderStiff

33% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 33%

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

  • Heavier than ~90% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2764 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Najad Yachts 400/405, as the fleet has seen it

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

The Najad Yachts 400/405 is a fractional sloop designed by judel, vrolijk, Co. and built by Najad Yachts between 2003 and 2009. The 12.2-meter sailboat has a fin keel with a rudder on a partial skeg and displaces 12,199 kg. The N400 model was updated to the N405 between 2006 and 2009, retaining the same hull but featuring a taller rig and revised draft options, including a 1.8m shallow draft or a 2.1m deep draft. A 2009 Najad 405, *Brindabella*, lying in Varazze, Italy, features a conventional rig with Furlex furling gear and a 2019 OneSails in-mast furling mainsail.0:03 Its cockpit includes Raymarine instrumentation, autopilot, and bow thruster controls, protected by a spray hood, bimini, and full enclosure.2:27 Below deck, *Brindabella* has a linear galley with a Force 10 cooker, freezer, and large refrigerator, a forward guest cabin, and an aft owner’s cabin with a central double berth.5:32 The yacht also includes a generator and watermaker, with engine room access from the companionway and aft cabin.6:02

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

Basemap © Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

What they go for

Market signal

Where the fleet has seen this model come up for sale.

1seen for sale
  • The 2009 Najad 405, Brindabella, is a single-owner, EU VAT-paid cruising yacht currently lying in Varazze, Italy, available for viewing

    from Berthon Internationalseen July 2024watch

From the fleet's own footage — our observed signal, not broker listings.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
32.8%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.2
Displacement / length
298.9
Comfort ratio
39.4
Capsize screening
1.69
Hull speed
7.8 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1546
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/rudder on partial skeg
Construction
FG with ISO polyester
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
2003–2009
Designer
judel, vrolijk, Co
Builder
Najad Yachts

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Bavaria Yachts 39012.15 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 12-meter fractional sloop originally built for the charter trade, featuring a 37.5% ballast ratio for coastal stability
Dufour Yachts 405 Grand Large12.17 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 12-meter cruiser featuring a 2.03m fin keel and a balanced displacement-to-ballast ratio for stable coastal passages
Hunter Marine 40.5 Legend12.24 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA B&R rigged cruiser featuring a shoal-draft wing keel designed for stable, comfortable coastal passage making

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