Nordship Yachts 40 DS

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The Nordship Yachts 40 DS, 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 moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 30 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 30

CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.89

LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 232

EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 18.5

TenderStiff

36% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 36%

Powered-up and quick to accelerate — this one likes to sail.

Heavier than ~77% of boats her size on file
Beamier than ~79% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2628 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Nordship Yachts 40 DS, as the fleet has seen it

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The Nordship Yachts 40 DS is a fractional sloop designed by Buchwald, Borghegn, and Arne Borghegn, built by Nordship Yachts since 2004. It measures 12.9 meters LOA, with a 4.1-meter beam, 1.8-meter draft, and 10,499 kg displacement, featuring a fin with bulb and spade rudder hull. Aboard a Regina 43, a similar deck saloon yacht, an owner prepared for Atlantic passage-making by conducting a mechanical audit to map seacocks, piping, and electrical systems.12:44 This owner prioritized a deck saloon and self-tacking jib for short-handed sailing.6:32 The vessel used wind, solar, and a Remoran hydro-generator to meet a 350-amp-hour daily energy demand for an Atlantic crossing.16:11 Communication included Starlink for internet and an Iridium satellite device for emergency backup.33:46 The owner sailed the English Channel and the Bay of Biscay, wintering in Valencia, Spain, after finding Greek anchorages crowded.29:22

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

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What they go for

Market signal

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

1seen sold

1channel looked into buying

Owner initially contacted Berthon about this boat, but it sold within the hour
from Berthon Internationalseen September 20267:20

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

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions

Weights

Ballast / displacement

36.2%

Rig & sail area

Rig

Fractional Sloop

Ratios

SA / displacement

18.5

Displacement / length

232.3

Comfort ratio

29.9

Capsize screening

1.89

Hull speed

8.0 kn

Pounds / inch immersion

1703

Hull

Hull type

Fin w/bulb & spade rudder

Construction

Fiberglass

Ballast type

Lead

Production

Years built

First built 2004

Designer

Buchwald, Borghegn, Arne Borghegn

Builder

Nordship Yachts

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The family

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