BoatsNicander 40

Nicander 40

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · First built 2012

A performance-oriented fractional sloop by CYD Yacht Design, featuring a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for speed

Designed by Cyd Yacht Design & Anders Ericson, built by Nicanders Batvarv AB.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & 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 light displacement on a narrow beam gives 22 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 22
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.87
LightHeavy

119 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 119
EasygoingPowered-up

21.0 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.

Sail area / displacement 21.0
TenderStiff

40% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 40%

Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.

  • Draws more than ~75% of boats her size on file
  • Narrower than ~78% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2764 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
40.4%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
21.0
Displacement / length
119.3
Comfort ratio
21.8
Capsize screening
1.87
Hull speed
8.1 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1397
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
GRP/Divinycell cored, vinylester and E-glass layers
Ballast type
Lead Bulb
Production
Years built
First built 2012
Designer
CYD Yacht Design, Anders Ericson
Builder
NICANDERS BATVARV AB

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