Hutting Yachts 40
Cutter · Long Keel · First built 2000
A heavy-displacement, long-keeled cutter by Dick Koopmans Sr. built for serious offshore stability and comfort
Designed by Dick Koopmans Sr..
- LOA
- Beam
- Draft (max)
- Displacement
- Ballast
- 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.
LivelyComfort 49Sea-kindly
CoastalCapsize 1.53Bluewater
LightD/L 362Heavy
EasygoingSA/D 11.4Powered-up
TenderBallast 51%Stiff
Built heavy and sea-kindly — a boat made to cross oceans and forgive a rough night.
- Heavier than ~88% of boats her size on file
Compared with 396 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.
The record
Full specifications
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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
50.7%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
11.4
Displacement / length
362.4
Comfort ratio
48.5
Capsize screening
1.53
Hull speed
7.7 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1398
Hull
Hull type
Long Keel
Construction
Alum. or Steel
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 2000
Designer
Dick Koopmans Sr.
Builder
Hutting Yachts
Boats like this, on the water
Nobody has filmed this one — but these are close.
Comparable boats the fleet has on camera: same type, within a quarter of her length. Open the boat, or watch the video — a timestamp means she only appears in passing.
Westsail 4213.08 mSame hull family1.0 m longerA William Crealock-designed long-keel cutter sharing its hull mold with the aft-cockpit 43 for heavy-weather stability
Baba 4012.14 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 13-ton cutter with a 41.5 comfort ratio, built between 1980 and 1982 for steady, long-distance passage making
Cape George 3811.58 mSame hull family0.5 m shorterA 1985 cutter with a 1.58-metre draft and high comfort ratio, designed by Atkin and Lange for steady offshore work
Hans Christian 4312.99 mSame hull family0.9 m longerA 12.99-metre staysail ketch with a long keel and high comfort ratio, built from 1974 to 1992 for steady offshore work
Cape George 3610.97 mSame hull family1.1 m shorterA heavy-displacement cutter with a long keel, designed by Atkin and Monk for offshore stability and steady passage-making
Tayana 3711.18 mSame hull family0.9 m shorterA Robert Perry-designed long-keel cutter with a heavy displacement and a production run of nearly 600 hulls
The family
Boats like this
Nearby designs by size, type, and era — worth a look alongside her.
Hutting Yachts 50A 15-metre cutter with a 1.8-metre draft and high comfort ratio, engineered for steady, long-distance blue water cruisingHuisman 41A Sparkman & Stephens cutter built by Huisman, featuring a stiff 50% ballast ratio for offshore stabilityHutton 28A high-performance fractional sloop with a 44% ballast ratio, designed for spirited club racing and coastal cruising
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