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Hunter Marine 140

Fractional Sloop · Centerboard Dinghy · First built 2003

A lightweight fractional sloop designed for responsive dinghy sailing with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Hull type
Centerboard Dinghy

See her sail

The Hunter Marine 140, on the water

The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.

Footage from Lady K Sailing

Is it for you?

Character

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

TrailerableBeam 1.78 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 102 kg of hull, so roughly 700 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Ramp-launchableAbout 102 kg of hull, with a keel that raises or a draught shallow enough to float off a trailer — she can go back on the trailer at the ramp, not only into the water.Shoal draughtDraws 0.15 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
CoastalBluewater

At 3.84 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 3.84
EasygoingPowered-up

44.1 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.

Sail area / displacement 44.1

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

What the fleet has seen

The Hunter Marine 140, as the fleet has seen it

Derived from the videos the fleet has analysed of this model. ▶ marks open the moment aboard.

The Hunter Marine 140 is a fractional sloop, centerboard dinghy designed by the Hunter Design Team and built by Hunter Marine from 2003 to the present. It measures 4.3 meters LOA with a 1.8-meter beam, a 0.9-meter draft, and displaces 102 kg. The dinghy has an SA/disp of 44.1. An optional motor mount accommodates a 2.5hp outboard motor.6:19 Lady K Sailing notes that fiberglass dinghies are durable and easy to transport, making them suitable for learning foundational sailing skills before moving to a keelboat. For beginners, sloop-rigged boats like the Hunter Marine 140 offer skills directly transferable to larger vessels, unlike lateen-rigged boats or unstable rowing tenders.

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

Basemap © Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

What they go for

Market signal

Where the fleet has seen this model come up for sale.

1seen for sale

  • A hurricane-damaged project boat, suggested for those with more effort than money

    from Lady K Sailingseen February 2025watch

From the fleet's own footage — our observed signal, not broker listings.

The record

Full specifications

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

Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
44.1
Capsize screening
3.84
Hull
Hull type
Centerboard Dinghy
Construction
ACP
Production
Years built
First built 2003
Designer
Hunter Design Team
Builder
Hunter Marine

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