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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

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.

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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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
Beneteau 4012.14 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 2007 Berret-Racoupeau design with a 1.9m draft, also marketed internationally as the Oceanis 40 and Moorings 41.3

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