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Wright Yacht Co. 40

Masthead Ketch · Keel/centreboard · 1977–1978

A keel-centerboard ketch featuring an extended stern and reverse transom based on the Allied Mistress hull

Designed by Arthur Edmunds, Sparkman & Stephens.

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 narrow beam gives 33 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 33
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.80
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 321
EasygoingPowered-up

15.1 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.

Sail area / displacement 15.1
TenderStiff

32% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 32%

A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
32.1%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Ketch
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.1
Displacement / length
321.2
Comfort ratio
32.6
Capsize screening
1.80
Hull speed
7.3 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1277
Hull
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1977–1978
Units built
5
Designer
Arthur Edmunds, Sparkman, Stephens
Builder
Wright Yacht Co, Allied Boat Co

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Morgan Yachts 3811.48 mSame hull family0.8 m shorterA short-run masthead sloop produced from 1969 to 1971, featuring a keel-centerboard hull for versatile draft
Irwin Yacht 43 (1971)13.26 mSame hull family1.0 m longerA 13.26-meter masthead sloop with a deep 2.44-meter draft and keel-centerboard configuration for offshore stability
Pearson Yachts 4012.17 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 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 family0.3 m longerA masthead sloop with a deep 3.05-metre keel-centerboard draft, bridging the gap between the 411 and 43.3 models
Ovni 4012.60 mSame hull family0.3 m longerA 12.6-metre cutter with a high 25.21 sail-area-to-displacement ratio, built for agile performance during her 1984-1987
Brewer 4413.41 mSame hull family1.1 m longerA stretched evolution of the 12.8 featuring a reverse transom and a versatile keel-centerboard configuration

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