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SIGMA 400

SIGMA 400

Marine Projects Ltd🇬🇧· Design: Rob Humphries
from 1990
$2.6K – $6.9K est. annual maintenance
Offshore CruisermonoMasthead SloopFin

Specifications

Hull

LOA40.27 ft
LWL33.33 ft
Beam12.76 ft
Draft7.5 ft
Displacement19,000 lb
Ballast7,054.7 lb
Hull speed1.34·√LWL7.7 kn

Rig & Sails

Iforetriangle height49.01 ft
Jforetriangle base14.21 ft
Pmainsail luff51.84 ft
Emainsail foot18.7 ft
FLforestay14.2 ft
Mainsail871.7 sq ft
Jib (100%)348.2 sq ft
Spinnaker592 sq ft

Performance

Comfort27.9
Capsize1.92
SA/Disp18.8
Disp/Len229
Bal/Disp37.1

ORC Performance Data(3 certificates)

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

Polar Diagram

2468100°30°60°90°120°150°180°WIND
6kn8kn10kn12kn14kn16kn20kn24knbeat VMGrun VMG

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

Racing Ratings

GPH611.3 s/miOSN594.6

Triple Number

LowMedHighOffshore0.86781.10451.2220Inshore0.67460.90241.0348

ORC Measured

Displacement8825 kg (19460 lb)Wetted surface33.0 m² (355 ft²)Stability index-1.0

Sail Areas (ORC)

Main53.3 m² (574 ft²)Genoa45.1 m² (485 ft²)Spinnaker97.6 m² (1051 ft²)

Speed Table (kn)

TWA \ TWS68101214162024
52°5.66.57.07.37.47.57.57.6
60°5.96.87.27.47.67.77.87.8
75°6.06.97.37.67.87.98.18.2
90°5.96.97.47.77.98.18.38.6
110°5.86.97.57.88.18.38.68.8
120°5.66.77.47.88.18.48.99.3
135°5.06.27.07.57.98.28.99.7
150°4.25.36.37.07.57.98.59.2
Beat VMG3.74.54.95.15.35.35.45.4
Run VMG3.64.65.46.26.87.38.08.7

Pricing

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Estimated Cost of Ownership

Based on 40.27ft LOA. Actual costs vary by condition, usage, and local rates.

$/ft/mo
Annual Maintenance
$2.6K – $6.9K
Hull, rigging, sails, engine service
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Known Issues & Pre-Purchase Inspection

We don't have enough data on the SIGMA 400yet 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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