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Archambault Boats 40RC

Fractional Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · First built 2005

A Joubert-Nivelt fractional sloop designed for high-performance racing with a stiff 46% ballast ratio

Designed by Joubert-Nivelt, built by Arrchambault.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/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 22 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 22
CoastalBluewater

2.01 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.

Capsize screening 2.01
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 158
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 22.7
TenderStiff

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

Ballast 47%

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

  • Draws more than ~97% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2888 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
46.6%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
22.7
Displacement / length
158.3
Comfort ratio
22.3
Capsize screening
2.01
Hull speed
7.9 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1520
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 2005
Designer
Joubert-Nivelt
Builder
Arrchambault, Archambault Boats

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Beneteau First 40.711.96 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 1997 Bruce Farr design featuring a 2.36-metre draft and a stiff, performance-oriented displacement-to-ballast ratio
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Beneteau Cyclades 39.311.97 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA spacious fractional sloop designed by Berret-Racoupeau specifically for the charter trade
Arcona 40011.98 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 12-metre performance cruiser with a deep 2.4-metre bulb keel and a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio.
Faurby 39311.96 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA slender, high-performance fractional sloop designed by Niels Peter Faurby for balanced, stiff sailing.
Farr Phase 412.00 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Bruce Farr-designed masthead sloop built for performance with a fin keel, bulb, and spade rudder

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