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CR Yachts 400 DS

Fractional Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · 1998–2013

A high-performance fractional sloop from Charles Rutgersson, featuring a deck saloon layout evolved from the CR 390

Designed by Charles Rutgersson.

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 narrow beam gives 28 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 28
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.81
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 173
EasygoingPowered-up

21.8 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.

Sail area / displacement 21.8
TenderStiff

42% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 42%

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

The record

Full specifications

The complete reference set — tap any figure to switch between metric and imperial.

Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
42.3%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
21.8
Displacement / length
172.6
Comfort ratio
27.6
Capsize screening
1.81
Hull speed
8.0 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1475
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
1998–2013
Designer
Charles Rutgersson
Builder
CR Yachts

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The family

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