CS 40

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Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 26 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 26

CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.97

LightHeavy

218 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 218

EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 18.6

TenderStiff

44% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 44%

Powered-up and quick to accelerate — this one likes to sail.

Draws more than ~75% of boats her size on file

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

The record

Full specifications

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

Dimensions

Weights

Ballast / displacement

44.1%

Rig & sail area

Rig

Masthead Sloop

Ratios

SA / displacement

18.6

Displacement / length

217.7

Comfort ratio

25.8

Capsize screening

1.97

Hull speed

7.7 kn

Pounds / inch immersion

1479

Hull

Hull type

Fin w/spade rudder

Construction

Fiberglass

Production

Years built

First built 1987

Designer

Tony Castro

Builder

Canadian Sailcraft, CS Yachts (Canadian Sailcraft)

Boats like this, on the water

Nobody has filmed this one — but these are close.

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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

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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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The Amazingly Cheap Sabre 34 Mk II from Practical Sailor

Sadler Yachts 3811.79 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA Stephen Jones-designed masthead sloop with a fin keel and spade rudder, built for performance cruising.

Packing for the winter sail from SEILmagasinet

Cal 3911.79 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterIntroduced just before the IOR rule shift, this masthead sloop features a fin keel and rudder on a skeg

Tartan Marine 39512.04 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 2019 production performance cruiser featuring a spade rudder and a 1.88-metre draft for balanced coastal handling

Which Boats Are Easy to Sail? 7 Features That Matter10:12 from Practical Sailor

The family

Boats like this

Nearby designs by size, type, and era — worth a look alongside her.

CS 44A performance-oriented masthead sloop by Tony Castro, featuring a deep fin keel and a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio CS 33A Raymond Wall-designed masthead sloop balancing performance and comfort with a stiff 42% ballast ratio CS 30A Tony Castro-designed masthead sloop that became the most popular model in CS Yachts history CS 36A Raymond Wall-designed masthead sloop that saw over 60 units sold in its first month of production.

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