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Sea Wolf 40

Masthead Ketch · Long Keel · First built 1966

A William Garden design first built in Japan in the late 1950s, featuring a heavy-displacement hull for steady cruising

Designed by William Garden & W. Hardin, built by Formosa.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Long Keel

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 narrow beam gives 45 — a heavy, notably soft motion offshore.

Comfort ratio 45
CoastalBluewater

At 1.61 she sits well under the 2.0 line — a solidly ocean-capable hull for her size.

Capsize screening 1.61
LightHeavy

381 — very heavy for her waterline, a serious load-carrying cruiser.

Displacement / length 381
EasygoingPowered-up

14.6 — modest power for her weight; easygoing rather than lively, and happier with a breeze.

Sail area / displacement 14.6
TenderStiff

34% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 34%

Built heavy and sea-kindly — a boat made to cross oceans and forgive a rough night.

  • Heavier than ~82% of boats her size on file
  • Draws more than ~92% of boats her size on file

Compared with 366 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
33.9%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Ketch
Ratios
SA / displacement
14.6
Displacement / length
381.5
Comfort ratio
44.8
Capsize screening
1.61
Hull speed
7.6 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1390
Hull
Hull type
Long Keel
Construction
Wood
Production
Years built
First built 1966
Designer
William Garden, W.Hardin
Builder
Formosa, Hardin Yachts, Pacific Far East

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Westsail 4213.08 mSame hull family0.6 m longerA William Crealock-designed long-keel cutter sharing its hull mold with the aft-cockpit 43 for heavy-weather stability
Hans Christian 38T11.56 mSame hull family0.9 m shorterA traditional cutter with a long keel and high comfort ratio, built between 1976 and 1989 for steady offshore cruising
Baba 4012.14 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterA 13-ton cutter with a 41.5 comfort ratio, built between 1980 and 1982 for steady, long-distance passage making
Morgan Yachts Out Island 4112.57 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA prolific long-keeled masthead sloop designed by Charles Morgan Jr. that became a staple of the global charter trade
Cape George 3811.58 mSame hull family0.9 m shorterA 1985 cutter with a 1.58-meter draft and high comfort ratio, designed by Atkin and Lange for steady offshore work
Cabo Rico 3811.58 mSame hull family0.9 m shorterAn aft-cockpit evolution of the Tiburon 36, offering a heavy-displacement cutter platform for stable blue-water sailing

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