North American 40
Masthead Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · 1978–1981
A Dick Carter-designed offshore one-design built for strict weight uniformity and competitive performance
Designed by Dick Carter, built by Morgan 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.
Her moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 27 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.
1.94 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.
238 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.
18.5 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.
45% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.
Powered-up and quick to accelerate — this one likes to sail.
- Draws more than ~86% of boats her size on file
Compared with 2858 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.
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