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Norstar 40

Masthead Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · First built 2010

A 2010 relaunch of the Nordic 40 featuring a new drop-down transom on a proven Robert Perry fin-keel hull

Designed by Robert H. Perry, built by Northstar Yachts.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin With Rudder On 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 moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 28 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 28
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.90
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 234
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 17.6
TenderStiff

39% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 39%

A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.

  • Draws more than ~82% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2867 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
39.4%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
17.6
Displacement / length
234.1
Comfort ratio
28.0
Capsize screening
1.90
Hull speed
7.6 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1443
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 2010
Designer
Robert H. Perry
Builder
Northstar Yachts, Norstar Yachts Inc

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