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NORTH WIND 40

NORTH WIND 40

North Wind Yachts🇪🇸· Design: Angus Primrose
$27,705 avg$27,705 – $27,705 (1 listings)from 1981
$3.2K – $8.6K est. annual maintenance
Offshore CruisermonoMasthead KetchFin

Specifications

Hull

LOA40.49 ft
LWL34.38 ft
Beam13.12 ft
Draft6.07 ft
Displacement18,739 lb
Ballast7,495.6 lb
Hull speed1.34·√LWL7.9 kn

Rig & Sails

Iforetriangle height53.15 ft
Jforetriangle base16.2 ft
Pmainsail luff46.8 ft
Emainsail foot15.3 ft

Performance

Comfort25.9
Capsize1.98
SA/Disp20.8
Disp/Len206
Bal/Disp40.0

ORC Performance Data(2 certificates)

Measured performance data from ORC (Offshore Racing Congress) certificates.

Polar Diagram

24680°30°60°90°120°150°180°WIND
4kn6kn8kn10kn12kn14kn16kn20kn24knbeat VMGrun VMG

Boat speed (kn) vs. true wind angle. Source: ORC

Racing Ratings

GPH685.5 s/miOSN660.0

Triple Number

LowMedHighOffshore0.73790.99021.1294Inshore0.57420.80300.9541

ORC Measured

Displacement9652 kg (21283 lb)Wetted surface31.8 m² (342 ft²)Stability index-1.0

Sail Areas (ORC)

Main33.2 m² (357 ft²)Genoa45.7 m² (492 ft²)Spinnaker102.6 m² (1104 ft²)

Speed Table (kn)

TWA \ TWS468101214162024
52°3.34.55.46.16.56.87.07.17.1
60°3.54.85.76.36.77.07.17.37.3
75°3.74.95.86.56.97.17.37.57.7
90°3.54.96.06.77.07.27.47.77.9
110°3.75.06.16.87.27.57.78.08.2
120°3.54.96.06.87.27.57.88.28.6
135°3.24.45.56.47.07.37.68.28.8
150°2.63.84.95.86.57.07.37.98.5
Beat VMG2.12.93.64.14.54.74.95.05.0
Run VMG2.33.34.25.05.86.36.87.47.9

Market Price

Low
$27,705
Average
$27,705
High
$27,705
Based on 1 listings across 2 marketplaces

Estimated Cost of Ownership

Based on 40.49ft LOA. Actual costs vary by condition, usage, and local rates.

$/ft/mo
Annual Maintenance
$3.2K – $8.6K
Hull, rigging, sails, engine service
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Known Issues & Pre-Purchase Inspection

We don't have enough data on the NORTH WIND 40yet to publish model-specific findings we'd stand behind — but here's a free general inspection checklist, built from our research into what actually goes wrong on boats of this kind.

Drawn from 7,029 documented issues across 2,391 models, ordered so the areas that most often turn up problems come first.

1Structural & Bulkheads9732Standing Rigging6403Deck & Topsides6404Keel & Keel Bolts5535Rudder & Steering5086Hull & Bottom377
Free general pre-purchase checklist
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