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Newport 41S

Masthead Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · First built 1974

A C&C-designed masthead sloop modified specifically to optimize performance under the IOR Mark III rule

Designed by C&C Design Group, built by Capital Yachts Inc.

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 heavy displacement on a narrow beam gives 33 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 33
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.72
LightHeavy

298 — heavy for her waterline, built to carry stores and ride steadily.

Displacement / length 298
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 17.3
TenderStiff

46% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 46%

Built heavy and sea-kindly — a boat made to cross oceans and forgive a rough night.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
45.6%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
17.3
Displacement / length
297.6
Comfort ratio
33.3
Capsize screening
1.72
Hull speed
7.3 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1206
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1974
Designer
C&C Design Group
Builder
Capital Yachts Inc

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Dufour Yachts 4112.50 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 1971 masthead sloop with a skeg-mounted rudder, offered in both sloop and ketch configurations for versatile cruising
Caliber Yachts 40 LRC12.47 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 1995-launched cutter with a 44% ballast ratio and a 1.55m draft, engineered for long-range offshore self-sufficiency
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Feeling 41612.57 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 12.57-metre masthead sloop with a 1.93m fin keel, designed for offshore stability with a 23.7 comfort ratio
Jeanneau Voyage 12.512.50 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 12.5-meter masthead sloop with a 1.65-meter draft that served as the predecessor to the Sun Odyssey 42
Swan 41112.44 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Sparkman & Stephens masthead sloop developed from the Swan 41, featuring a deep-draft fin keel and skeg-hung rudder

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