BoatsCheoy Lee 41

Cheoy Lee 41

Masthead Ketch · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · First built 1979

A masthead ketch with a fin keel and skeg-hung rudder, designed by Raymond Richards for offshore cruising

Designed by Raymond Richards.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin With Rudder On Skeg

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 34 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 34
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.79
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 286
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 14.4
TenderStiff

40% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 40%

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

  • Heavier than ~77% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2724 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
39.5%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Ketch
Ratios
SA / displacement
14.4
Displacement / length
286.1
Comfort ratio
33.6
Capsize screening
1.79
Hull speed
7.6 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1452
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Iron
Production
Years built
First built 1979
Designer
Raymond Richards
Builder
Cheoy Lee Shipyard Ltd

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.

Caliber Yachts 40 LRC12.47 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 1995-launched cutter with a 44% ballast ratio and a 1.55m draft, engineered for long-range offshore self-sufficiency
Hallberg-Rassy 4012.40 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA German Frers-designed masthead sloop built for offshore stability with a high comfort ratio and a partial skeg rudder
Dufour Yachts 4112.50 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 1971 masthead sloop with a skeg-mounted rudder, offered in both sloop and ketch configurations for versatile cruising
Hanse Yachts 41112.35 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 12.35-metre cruiser powered by a 56 hp Yanmar diesel, built between 2001 and 2006 for offshore capability
Contest 4112.50 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 12.5-metre masthead sloop built from 1985 to 1991, featuring a 1.91-metre draft and a balanced, heavy-displacement hull
Jeanneau Voyage 12.512.50 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 12.5-meter masthead sloop with a 1.65-meter draft that served as the predecessor to the Sun Odyssey 42

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