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Cumulant Yachts 40

Masthead Sloop · Lifting Keel · First built 1993

A Van de Stadt-designed masthead sloop featuring a lifting keel for versatile access to shallow anchorages

Designed by E. G. Van de Stadt, built by Hjb Cumulant Yachts.

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

Is it for you?

Character

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

Shoal draughtDraws 1.20 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelySea-kindly

Her heavy displacement on a moderate beam gives 40 — a heavy, notably soft motion offshore.

Comfort ratio 40
CoastalBluewater

At 1.68 she sits well under the 2.0 line — a solidly ocean-capable hull for her size.

Capsize screening 1.68
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 334
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 16.9
TenderStiff

25% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 25%

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

  • Heavier than ~78% of boats her size on file

Compared with 269 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
25.0%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.9
Displacement / length
334.4
Comfort ratio
40.2
Capsize screening
1.68
Hull speed
7.7 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1462
Hull
Hull type
Lifting Keel
Construction
Steel or Alu
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 1993
Designer
E. G. Van de Stadt
Builder
HJB Cumulant Yachts, Cumulant Yachts

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.

Bristol Yachts 41.112.54 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA masthead sloop with a deep 3.05-metre keel-centreboard draft, bridging the gap between the 411 and 43.3 models
Pearson Yachts 4012.17 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterA 12-metre masthead sloop with a deep 2.87-metre draft and high ballast ratio, built for stability and speed
Brewer 4413.41 mSame hull family0.9 m longerA stretched evolution of the 12.8 featuring a reverse transom and a versatile keel-centerboard configuration
Irwin Yacht 43 (1971)13.26 mSame hull family0.8 m longerA 13.26-metre masthead sloop with a deep 2.44-metre draft and keel-centreboard configuration for offshore stability
Southerly 42012.86 mSame hull family0.4 m longerA Rob Humphreys-designed fractional sloop featuring a versatile swing keel that later evolved into the Southerly 430
Alden Yachts 44 MII13.46 mSame hull family1.0 m longerAn evolution of the Alden 44 featuring a modified rudder, repositioned propeller, and updated interior layout

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