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Amigo Yachts 40

Masthead Sloop · Long Keel w/trans. Hung Rudder · First built 1961

A 1961 design featuring a long keel and heavy ballast, transitioning from original wooden construction to fiberglass

Designed by Carl Andersson, built by Arne Arksunds.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Long Keel w/trans. Hung 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 heavy displacement on a moderate beam gives 32 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 32
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.75
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 299
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 12.9
TenderStiff

47% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 47%

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

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
47.3%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
12.9
Displacement / length
299.3
Comfort ratio
31.6
Capsize screening
1.75
Hull speed
6.9 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
939
Hull
Hull type
Long keel w/trans. hung rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Cast Iron
Production
Years built
First built 1961
Units built
48
Designer
Carl Andersson
Builder
Arne Arksunds, Amigo Yachts

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.

Allied Boat Co. Seawind9.30 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Thomas Gillmer-designed masthead ketch with a long keel, marking both the beginning and the end of the Allied Boat Co.
Beneteau Evasion 329.70 mSame hull family0.3 m longerA long-keeled masthead ketch that launched the Evasion line and marked a new era for Beneteau
Cape Dory 319.55 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA Carl Alberg-designed cutter with a long keel, built between 1983 and 1985 for traditional, steady offshore cruising
Rustler 319.58 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA heavy-displacement masthead sloop with a long keel, evolved from the North Sea 24 and sharing lineage with the Twister 31
Allied Yachts Luders 3310.06 mSame hull family0.7 m longerA Bill Luders-designed masthead sloop featuring a long keel and heavy displacement for stable, classic offshore cruising
Bayfield 30/329.75 mSame hull family0.4 m longerA rare 32C variant featuring a tall rig, built in a limited run of five hulls for increased sail area

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