BoatsColumbia Yachts 39 Constellation

Columbia Yachts 39 Constellation

Masthead Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · 1966–1967

A rare Charles Morgan Jr. design from the mid-sixties that shares the lines of the earlier Columbia 40

Designed by Charles Morgan Jr.

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 heavy displacement on a narrow beam gives 33 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 33
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.73
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 392
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 17.9
TenderStiff

43% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 43%

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

  • Narrower than ~76% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2897 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
42.7%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
17.9
Displacement / length
392.2
Comfort ratio
33.2
Capsize screening
1.73
Hull speed
6.8 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
982
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
1966–1967
Units built
7
Designer
Charles Morgan Jr
Builder
Columbia Sailing Yachts

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RM Yachts 118011.80 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA Marc Lombard-designed performance cruiser featuring a wide beam, dual rudders, and a powerful cutter rig
Puma 38-K12.00 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA masthead ketch featuring a fin keel and spade rudder, offering a spirited sail area-to-displacement ratio
Cal Boats 4011.99 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA legendary offshore racer with 160 built, featuring a light displacement and a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio
Sabre Yachts 38 MKII11.79 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA 1988-1995 production cruiser with a 1.98m draft and a skeg-mounted rudder for offshore stability
Warrior 4012.00 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA cutter-rigged cruiser with a skeg-hung rudder and a 1.52m draft, built for steady offshore passages
C&C Yachts 3911.96 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 1971-1974 production masthead sloop with a moderate displacement-to-length ratio, balanced for coastal cruising

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