Saare Yachts 41

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The Saare Yachts 41, on the water

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

Footage from Alfredo Contaldo

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

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

Capsize screening 1.88

LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 185

EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 18.2

TenderStiff

42% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 42%

Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.

What the fleet has seen

The Saare Yachts 41, as the fleet has seen it

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The Saare Yachts 41 is a 12.5-meter fractional sloop designed by Karl-Johan Strahlmann and built by Saare Yachts since 2009. It features a fin with bulb and spade rudder hull, a 3.9-meter beam, a 2.0-meter draft, and a displacement of 9300 kg. The model is available in both aft cockpit and center cockpit variants. Aboard Alfredo Contaldo's tour of boot Düsseldorf, the Saare 41 was noted for its high-quality finish, single-wheel steering, and retractable bow and stern thrusters.16:37 Its sail plan includes a 48 m2 mainsail, a 39.6 m2 (105%) jib, a 135.3 m2 gennaker, and a 78.3 m2 Code Zero.

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Basemap © Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

What they go for

Market signal

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

1seen for sale

Full option version including taxes is around 750k
from Alfredo Contaldoseen January 2025watch

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

The record

Full specifications

The complete reference set — tap any figure to switch between metric and imperial.

Dimensions

Weights

Ballast / displacement

41.9%

Rig & sail area

Rig

Fractional Sloop

Ratios

SA / displacement

18.2

Displacement / length

184.6

Comfort ratio

27.8

Capsize screening

1.88

Hull speed

8.1 kn

Pounds / inch immersion

1688

Hull

Hull type

Fin w/bulb & spade rudder

Construction

Fiberglass

Production

Years built

First built 2009

Designer

Karl-Johan Strahlmann

Builder

Saare Yachts

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