Soto 40

BoatsSoto 40

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Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

LivelyComfort 13Sea-kindly

CoastalCapsize 2.33Bluewater

LightD/L 64Heavy

EasygoingSA/D 33.3Powered-up

TenderBallast 51%Stiff

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

The record

Full specifications

The complete reference set — tap any figure to switch between metric and imperial.

Dimensions

Weights

Ballast / displacement

50.8%

Boats like this, on the water

Nobody has filmed this one — but these are close.

Comparable boats the fleet has actually sailed on camera: same type, within a quarter of her length. Open the boat, or watch the video.

Dufour Yachts 4012.32 mAn Umberto Felci-designed fractional sloop balancing a 36% ballast ratio with a spacious 3.9-metre beam for comfortable cruising

116. Hans Geilinger. Sailing around the world aboard the Tuvalu.

Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 40.312.20 mA Daniel Andrieu-designed masthead sloop balancing cruising comfort with a stable fin-and-bulb hull for coastal passages

Krait sailboat. Around the world in 2 years

Centurion 40S12.35 mA performance-oriented fractional sloop by Berret-Racoupeau, featuring a deep fin keel and a balanced, modern hull form

The family

Boats like this

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

Soto 33A high-performance fractional sloop by Javier Soto Acebal featuring a deep bulb keel and an aggressive sail area ratio Soto 30A high-performance Javier Soto Acebal design with a powerful 32.07 SA/displacement ratio for competitive racing Extreme 40A high-performance Yves Loday-designed one-design catamaran featuring a rotating spar and an extreme sail-area-to-displacement ratio Schock 40The first production boat to feature the patented CBTF canting keel system, offering a high power-to-weight ratio Pogo 40A pioneering Class 40 racer designed by Groupe Finot, featuring a lightweight hull and dual rudders for high-speed offshore performance Solaris 40A Javier Soto Acebal-designed fractional sloop featuring a modern fin-and-bulb keel with dual rudders for performance

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