SYDNEY 40 AC

SYDNEY 40 AC photo SYDNEY 40 AC drawing

Sailboat Specifications


Hull Type:
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Rigging Type:
Fractional Sloop
LOA:
41.00 ft / 12.50 m
LWL:
35.25 ft / 10.74 m
Beam:
12.17 ft / 3.71 m
S.A. (reported):
990.00 ft2 / 91.97 m2
Draft (max):
8.75 ft / 2.67 m
Displacement:
12,680 lb / 5,752 kg
S.A./Disp.:
29.23
Disp./Len.:
129.24
Construction:
Composite
First Built:
1997
Builder:
Sydney Yachts
Designer:
Murray Burns Dovell

Auxiliary Power/Tanks (orig. equip.)

Make:
Yanmar
Model:
3JH2E
Type:
Diesel
Fuel:
9 gals / 34 L

Sailboat Calculations

S.A./Disp.:
29.23
Disp./Len.:
129.24
Comfort Ratio:
19.00
Capsize Screening Formula:
2.09

Accommodations

Water:
14 gals / 53 L

Notes

This design was selected and built for racing as a one-design class in the RORC Admirals Cup Series (1998?), but never achieved a following after this particular event. A shortened version, (using the same molds) was later introduced as the SYDNEY 38.

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