BoatsSoto 40

Soto 40

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · First built 2008

A former ISAF-recognized one-design racer featuring a high 33.3 sail-area-to-displacement ratio for competitive speed

Designed by Javier Soto Acebal, built by M Boats.

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 moderate beam gives 13 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 13
CoastalBluewater

At 2.33 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 2.33
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 64
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 33.3
TenderStiff

51% of her weight is ballast — very stiff, carrying full sail in a blow.

Ballast 51%

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

  • Lighter than ~86% of boats her size on file
  • Draws more than ~98% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2750 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
50.8%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
33.3
Displacement / length
64.3
Comfort ratio
12.8
Capsize screening
2.33
Hull speed
8.5 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1773
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
E-Glass/Epoxy/PVC foam
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 2008
Units built
35
Designer
Javier Soto Acebal
Builder
M Boats

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