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Sydney Yachts 40 AC

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · First built 1997

Commissioned as a one-design class for the 1998 RORC Admiral's Cup, this racer features a high 29.23 SA/displacement

Designed by Murray Burns Dovell, Burns & Dovell Pty. Ltd.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
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 19 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 19
CoastalBluewater

2.09 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.

Capsize screening 2.09
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 129
EasygoingPowered-up

29.2 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.

Sail area / displacement 29.2

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

  • Draws more than ~98% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2723 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
29.2
Displacement / length
129.2
Comfort ratio
19.0
Capsize screening
2.09
Hull speed
8.0 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1533
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Composite
Production
Years built
First built 1997
Designer
Murray Burns Dovell, Burns, Dovell Pty. Ltd
Builder
Sydney Yachts, Bashford Int

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The family

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