Bristol Yachts 40
Masthead Sloop · Modified Full Keel · 1970–1986
A Ted Hood-designed masthead sloop with a modified full keel, offered as a cutter or yawl over a 16-year production run
Designed by Ted Hood.
See her sail
The Bristol Yachts 40, on the water
The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.
Footage from Practical Sailor
Is it for you?
Character
Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.
Built heavy and sea-kindly — a boat made to cross oceans and forgive a rough night.
The living fleet
Sailed by the fleet
The crews aboard this model, and where they were last seen.
On the water
The Bristol Yachts 40 on video
What they go for
Market signal
Where this crew has seen the model for sale, and the asking prices that came with it.
- a classic cruising sailboat available on the used market for approximately $40,000, seriously considered for purchase by budget-conscious cruisers▶ 0:09
From the fleet's own footage — our observed signal, not broker listings.
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Full specifications
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The family
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