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Garrett Marine 40 CR

Masthead Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · First built 1983

A Bruce Farr-designed masthead sloop built on the versatile hull #143, offering a balanced performance-cruising platform

Designed by Bruce Farr.

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 moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 21 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 21
CoastalBluewater

2.18 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.

Capsize screening 2.18
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 211
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 16.9
TenderStiff

49% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 49%

A balanced, easily-driven cruiser — comfortable and forgiving for coastal work.

  • Draws more than ~91% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~80% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2758 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
49.3%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.9
Displacement / length
210.7
Comfort ratio
21.0
Capsize screening
2.18
Hull speed
7.5 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1479
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 1983
Designer
Bruce Farr
Builder
Garrett Marine

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