Scanmar 40
Masthead Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · 1986–1991
A masthead sloop with a 46% ballast ratio, engineered for stiff, high-performance offshore passage making
Designed by Rolf Magnusson, built by Borjesson Brothers.
- LOA
- Beam
- Draft (max)
- Displacement
- Ballast
- Hull type
- Fin w/spade Rudder
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The Scanmar 40, on the water
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Character
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Her moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 24 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.
1.99 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.
185 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.
19.1 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.
47% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.
Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.
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Seen once across one channel of the fleet.
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