Empire 40
Masthead Sloop · Long Keel · 1964–1976
Utilising iron ballast to lower production costs, this long-keeled masthead sloop offers a stable 35.29 comfort ratio
Designed by Philip L. Rhodes, built by Cheoy Lee Shipyard Ltd.
- LOA
- Beam
- Draft (max)
- Displacement
- Hull type
- Long Keel
Is it for you?
Character
Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.
Her heavy displacement on a moderate beam gives 35 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.
1.82 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.
427 — very heavy for her waterline, a serious load-carrying cruiser.
15.3 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.
A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.
- Draws more than ~80% of boats her size on file
- Beamier than ~76% of boats her size on file
Compared with 369 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.
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