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Ocean Cruising 40

Masthead Sloop · Keel/centreboard · First built 1979

A Henry R. Hinckley-designed masthead sloop featuring a keel-centerboard configuration for versatile draft control

Designed by Henry R. Hinckley.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.

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 33 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 33
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.80
LightHeavy

296 — heavy for her waterline, built to carry stores and ride steadily.

Displacement / length 296
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 15.6
TenderStiff

32% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 32%

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

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
32.2%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.6
Displacement / length
295.5
Comfort ratio
32.7
Capsize screening
1.80
Hull speed
7.5 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1368
Hull
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 1979
Units built
40
Designer
Henry R. Hinckley
Builder
Ocean Cruising, Hinckley

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Pearson Yachts 4012.17 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 12-meter masthead sloop with a deep 2.87-meter draft and high ballast ratio, built for stability and speed
Ovni 43512.90 mSame hull family0.7 m longerA 12.9-metre aluminum cutter with a lifting keel, optimized for offshore stability and shoal-water exploration
Brewer 4413.41 mSame hull family1.2 m longerA stretched evolution of the 12.8 featuring a reverse transom and a versatile keel-centerboard configuration
Ovni 4012.60 mSame hull family0.4 m longerA 12.6-metre cutter with a high 25.21 sail-area-to-displacement ratio, built for agile performance during her 1984-1987
Little Harbor 4413.51 mSame hull family1.3 m longerA 13.5-metre cruiser with a 39.72 comfort ratio, built since 1983 for stable, heavy-displacement passage making
Southerly 11010.82 mSame hull family1.4 m shorterA Rob Humphreys-designed fractional sloop with a swing keel that allows for shallow-water exploration and drying out

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