BoatsCabo Rico 40/42

Cabo Rico 40/42

Cutter · Long Keel · First built 1998

A stretched-stern evolution of the original CR 40, this long-keeled cutter offers a stable, heavy-displacement platform

Designed by C. W. Paine.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Long Keel

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 narrow beam gives 39 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 39
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.70
LightHeavy

365 — very heavy for her waterline, a serious load-carrying cruiser.

Displacement / length 365
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 16.3
TenderStiff

39% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 39%

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
38.8%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.3
Displacement / length
365.1
Comfort ratio
38.7
Capsize screening
1.70
Hull speed
7.6 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1449
Hull
Hull type
Long Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 1998
Designer
C.W. Paine, C. W. (Chuck) Paine
Builder
Cabo Rico Yachts

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Cabo Rico 42 Pilot14.17 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 2005 pilothouse evolution of the Paine-designed cutter, featuring a long keel and a high comfort ratio for stable offshore
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Morgan Yachts 4513.92 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterA long-keeled masthead sloop with a high comfort ratio, built by Charles Morgan Jr. between 1966 and 1970
Morgan Yachts Out Island 4112.57 mSame hull family1.6 m shorterA prolific long-keeled masthead sloop designed by Charles Morgan Jr. that became a staple of the global charter trade
Explorer 45 (Huntingford)13.79 mSame hull family0.4 m shorterA long-keeled staysail ketch designed by Stan Huntingford for stable, comfortable blue-water passage making
Westsail 4213.08 mSame hull family1.1 m shorterA William Crealock-designed long-keel cutter sharing its hull mold with the aft-cockpit 43 for heavy-weather stability

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