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Stevens 40

Cutter · Keel/centreboard · First built 1982

A Sparkman & Stephens cutter with a keel-centerboard configuration, designed for versatility in varying depths

Designed by Sparkman & Stephens, built by Grand Harbour Yachts (Taiwan).

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.

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Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

Her heavy displacement on a moderate beam gives 38 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 38
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.70
LightHeavy

329 — heavy for her waterline, built to carry stores and ride steadily.

Displacement / length 329
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 14.8
TenderStiff

31% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 31%

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

  • Draws less than ~84% of boats her size on file

Compared with 264 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
31.4%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
14.8
Displacement / length
329.4
Comfort ratio
38.2
Capsize screening
1.70
Hull speed
7.6 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1397
Hull
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1982
Designer
Sparkman, Stephens
Builder
Grand Harbour Yachts (TAIWAN), Queen Long Marine

Boats like this, on the water

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Comparable boats the fleet has on camera: same type, within a quarter of her length. Open the boat, or watch the video — a timestamp means she only appears in passing.

Pearson Yachts 4012.17 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA 12-meter masthead sloop with a deep 2.87-meter draft and high ballast ratio, built for stability and speed
Bristol Yachts 41.112.54 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA masthead sloop with a deep 3.05-metre keel-centerboard draft, bridging the gap between the 411 and 43.3 models
Brewer 4413.41 mSame hull family1.0 m longerA stretched evolution of the 12.8 featuring a reverse transom and a versatile keel-centerboard configuration
Southerly 42012.86 mSame hull family0.5 m longerA Rob Humphreys-designed fractional sloop featuring a versatile swing keel that later evolved into the Southerly 430
Bristol Yachts 45.513.79 mSame hull family1.4 m longerA heavy-displacement masthead sloop with a 3.35-metre keel-centerboard draft, built for deep-water cruising performance
Boreal Yachts 4714.55 mSame hull family2.2 m longerA 14.55-metre aluminum cutter with a 2.48-metre draft, optimized for high-latitude stability and blue-water performance

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