Najad Yachts 390
Masthead Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · 1984–1995
An 11.75-metre masthead sloop with a 42% ballast ratio, built for over a decade to provide a stable, predictable offshore platform
Designed by Thorwald Karlsson.
- LOA
- Beam
- Draft (max)
- Displacement
- Ballast
- Hull type
- Fin With Rudder On Skeg
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Character
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Her moderate displacement on a narrow beam gives 36 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.
At 1.67 she sits well under the 2.0 line — a solidly ocean-capable hull for her size.
265 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.
17.1 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.
42% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.
Built heavy and sea-kindly — a boat made to cross oceans and forgive a rough night.
- Heavier than ~80% of boats her size on file
Compared with 2914 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.
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