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Sweden Yachts 40

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · First built 2018

A Peter Norlin-designed fractional sloop balancing high-performance sail area with a stiff, modern hull for offshore speed

Designed by Peter Norlin.

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 moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 26 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 26
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.92
LightHeavy

184 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 184
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 21.0
TenderStiff

39% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 39%

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

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
39.1%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
21.0
Displacement / length
184.1
Comfort ratio
25.7
Capsize screening
1.92
Hull speed
7.9 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1529
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 2018
Designer
Peter Norlin
Builder
Sweden Yachts

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