Nordborg 40

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The Nordborg 40, on the water

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

Footage from Leon Schulz, Reginasailing

Is it for you?

Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a narrow beam gives 33 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 33

CoastalBluewater

At 1.62 she sits well under the 2.0 line — a solidly ocean-capable hull for her size.

Capsize screening 1.62

LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 210

EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 18.8

TenderStiff

37% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 37%

A capable offshore cruiser with an easy motion when the sea gets up.

Narrower than ~82% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2875 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Nordborg 40, as the fleet has seen it

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

The Nordborg 40 is a fractional sloop designed by Holger B. Jensen and built by Nordborg Baadebyggeri A, S. since 2004. It measures 12.0 meters LOA, with a 3.2-meter beam and a 1.9-meter draft, displacing 7800 kg. Its hull features a fin keel with a rudder on skeg. The Nordborg 40 has a SA/disp of 18.8 and a comfort ratio of 33.4. When selecting a sailboat, sailors consider design characteristics like Angle of Vanishing Stability (AVS) and GZ-curve, as modern wide-beam designs may meet CE Category A standards but have lower stability thresholds than older, heavier vessels. Overloading a boat reduces its safety margins in heavy seas.

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

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The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions

Weights

Ballast / displacement

37.0%

Rig & sail area

Rig

Fractional Sloop

Ratios

SA / displacement

18.8

Displacement / length

209.8

Comfort ratio

33.4

Capsize screening

1.62

Hull speed

7.7 kn

Pounds / inch immersion

1237

Hull

Hull type

Fin with rudder on skeg

Construction

Fiberglass

Production

Years built

First built 2004

Designer

Holger B. Jensen

Builder

Nordborg Baadebyggeri A, S

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The family

Related models

The designs closest to hers — usually the rest of the builder's range, sometimes the same hull sold under another name.

Nordborg 37A Holger B. Jensen-designed fractional sloop with a skeg-mounted rudder, built for balanced performance and stability Nordborg 34A modern fractional sloop from Holger B. Jensen, balancing a high sail area-to-displacement ratio with a stiff hull Nordborg 38 CCA masthead-rigged center cockpit cruiser with a skeg-mounted rudder, built for offshore comfort since 2002 Nordborg 30A Peter Roos-designed fractional sloop with a high ballast ratio, built for stiff and stable performance since 1980 Nordborg 26A Peter Roos-designed masthead sloop with a skeg-hung rudder and nearly 50% ballast for stable, traditional cruising Nordborg 33A Peter Roos-designed fractional sloop with a skeg-hung rudder, built for stability and balance in a 33-foot hull

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