BoatsEricson Yachts 39 B

Ericson Yachts 39 B

Cutter · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · 1975–1978

A Bruce King-designed cutter featuring a trunk cabin layout that offers a cruising alternative to the flush-decked 39

Designed by Bruce King.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin With Rudder On Skeg

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 35 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 35
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.70
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 314
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 16.3
TenderStiff

50% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 50%

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

The record

Full specifications

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

Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
50.0%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.3
Displacement / length
314.1
Comfort ratio
35.4
Capsize screening
1.70
Hull speed
7.3 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1215
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
1975–1978
Units built
20
Designer
Bruce King
Builder
Ericson Yachts

Boats like this, on the water

Nobody has filmed this one — but these are close.

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Cavalier 3911.89 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Bob Salthouse-designed masthead sloop with a skeg-hung rudder, built for offshore stability between 1973 and 1979
Offshore Sailing legend and Rocna inventor Peter Smith.5:11from Sailing Learning By Doing
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Comfortina 3911.85 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 2007 fractional sloop with a 2.0-metre draft and a 10.88-metre waterline designed for offshore stability
Comfortina 391:29from SVN solovelanet

The family

Boats like this

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

Ericson Yachts 39A Bruce King-designed masthead sloop with a skeg-hung rudder, offered in multiple cabin and rig configurationsEricson Yachts 41A 12.6-metre masthead sloop from the late 1960s featuring a heavy displacement hull and a deep 1.8-metre fin keelEricson Yachts 38A Bruce King-designed masthead sloop with a high sail area-to-displacement ratio for spirited performanceEricson Yachts 36CA Bruce King-designed cutter with a fin keel and transom-hung rudder, distinct from the later 1979 model.Ericson Yachts 29A 1970s masthead sloop with a 1.32-meter draft and a 45% ballast ratio, balancing coastal stability with shoal accessEricson Yachts 34-2A Bruce King-designed masthead sloop balancing performance and cruising comfort with a stiff, fin-keel hull

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