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Hunter Yachts 39

B&R · Fin keel, spade rudder · First built 2009

A 12-metre cruiser with a 1.98-metre fin keel and spade rudder, built since 2009 for stable coastal performance

Designed by Glenn Henderson.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/spade Rudder

See her sail

The Hunter Yachts 39, on the water

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

Footage from Sailing Mirage

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 26 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 26
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.97
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 194
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 17.2
TenderStiff

31% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 31%

A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.

  • Beamier than ~76% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2872 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Hunter Yachts 39, as the fleet has seen it

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

The Hunter Yachts 39 is a 12.0-meter sailboat designed by Glenn Henderson and built by Hunter Yachts and Hunter Marine from 2009 to the present. It features a B&R rig and a fin keel with a spade rudder, displacing 8199 kg. A shoal draft wing keel version was also offered, with a displacement of 18,501 lbs and a draft of 1.52 meters. The standard draft is 2.0 meters. An optional 40 HP inboard engine was available. Aboard *Sailing Mirage*, an experienced yachtsman who owns a Hunter 39 joined a passage from Saint Thomas to Culebra, Puerto Rico, having previously completed solo voyages from Annapolis to Key West.1:27

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

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The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
31.0%
Rig & sail area
Rig
B&R
Ratios
SA / displacement
17.2
Displacement / length
193.7
Comfort ratio
25.6
Capsize screening
1.97
Hull speed
7.9 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1601
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 2009
Designer
Glenn Henderson
Builder
Hunter Yachts

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The family

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

Hunter Marine 38A 38-foot cruiser featuring a Glenn Henderson-designed hull and B&R rig, optimized for coastal stability since 2004Hunter Marine 49A 15-metre cruiser with a 1.68-metre wing keel, offering a stable 30.84 comfort ratio for extended offshore cruisingHunter Marine 40-2A fractional sloop with a 22.15 sail-area-to-displacement ratio, built for responsive performance since 2012Hunter Marine 44 DSA 13.17-metre performance cruiser featuring a spade rudder and a 1.98-metre fin keel for balanced handlingHunter Marine 45 CCA 13-metre centre-cockpit cruiser with a shallow 1.52-metre draught, designed for accessible coastal cruisingHunter Marine e36A 10.95-metre cruiser with a shallow 1.52-metre draft, built between 2011 and 2013 for shoal-water accessibility

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