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Maxi Yachts Sm40

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · First built 2004

A Pelle Pettersson-designed mini ACC-style racer built for the World Match Racing Tour and sized for container shipping

Designed by Pelle Pettersson.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder

Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a narrow beam gives 26 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 26
CoastalBluewater

At 1.49 she sits well under the 2.0 line — a solidly ocean-capable hull for her size.

Capsize screening 1.49
LightHeavy

120 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 120
EasygoingPowered-up

25.1 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.

Sail area / displacement 25.1
TenderStiff

67% of her weight is ballast — very stiff, carrying full sail in a blow.

Ballast 67%

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

  • Lighter than ~87% of boats her size on file
  • Draws more than ~80% of boats her size on file
  • Narrower than ~99% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2882 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
67.4%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
25.1
Displacement / length
119.7
Comfort ratio
25.9
Capsize screening
1.49
Hull speed
7.5 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
850
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 2004
Designer
Pelle Pettersson
Builder
Maxi Yachts

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