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Nordship 40 DS

Sailboat specifications

The Nordship 40 DS is a 40’ (12.2m) cruising sailboat designed by Lars Buchwald (Denmark) and Borghegn Yachtdesign (Denmark). She is built since 2005 by Nordship Yachts (Denmark).

Nordship 40 DS's main features

Model
Nordship 40 DS
Hull type
Monohull
Category
Deck saloon cruising sailboat
Sailboat builder
Sailboat designer
Country
Denmark
Construction
GRP (glass reinforced polyester):
Sandwich fiberglass polyester with galvanized steel frame
First built hull
2005
Last built hull
Still in production
Appendages
Keel : L-shaped keel (with bulb)
Helm
Single helm wheel
Rudder
Single spade rudder
Unsinkable
No
Trailerable
No
EC design category
 iThe CE design category indicates the ability to cope with certain weather conditions (the sailboat is designed for these conditions)

A: Wind < force 9, Waves < 10m
B: Wind < force 8, Waves < 8m
C: Wind < force 6, Waves < 4m
D: Wind < force 4, Waves < 0,5m
A
Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only)
About 
426 000
 (2020)

Nordship 40 DS's main dimensions

Overall length
42’ 4”12.9 m
Hull length
40’12.2 m
Waterline length
35’ 5”10.8 m
Beam (width)
13’ 6”4.1 m
Draft
5’ 11”1.8 m
Light displacement (MLC)
23149 lb10500 kg
Ballast weight
8378 lb3800 kg
Ballast type
Lead

Nordship 40 DS's rig and sails

Upwind sail area
939 ft²87.2 m²
Mainsail area
532 ft²49.4 m²
Jib area
407 ft²37.8 m²
Rigging type
Sloop Marconi 19/20
Mast configuration
Deck stepped mast
Rotating spars
No
Number of levels of spreaders
2
Spreaders angle
Swept-back
Spars construction
Aluminum spars
Standing rigging
Discontinuous

Nordship 40 DS's performances

Upwind sail area to displacement
 iThe ratio sail area to displacement is obtained by dividing the sail area by the boat's displaced volume to the power two-thirds.

The ratio sail area to displacement can be used to compare the relative sail plan of different sailboats no matter what their size.

Upwind: under 18 the ratio indicates a cruise oriented sailboat with limited performances especially in light wind, while over 25 it indicates a fast sailboat.
196 ft²/T18.19 m²/T
Displacement-length ratio (DLR)
 iThe Displacement Length Ratio (DLR) is a figure that points out the boat's weight compared to its waterline length. The DLR is obtained by dividing the boat's displacement in tons by the cube of one one-hundredth of the waterline length (in feet).
The DLR can be used to compare the relative mass of different sailboats no matter what their length:

a DLR less than 180 is indicative of a really light sailboat (race boat made for planning), while a DLR greater than 300 is indicative of a heavy cruising sailboat.
236
Ballast ratio
 iThe Ballast ratio is an indicator of stability; it is obtained by dividing the boat's displacement by the mass of the ballast. Since the stability depends also of the hull shapes and the position of the center of gravity, only the boats with similar ballast arrangements and hull shapes should be compared.

The higher the ballast ratio is, the greater is the stability.
36 %
Critical hull speed
 iAs a ship moves in the water, it creates standing waves that oppose its movement. This effect increases dramatically the resistance when the boat reaches a speed-length ratio (speed-length ratio is the ratio between the speed in knots and the square root of the waterline length in feet) of about 1.2 (corresponding to a Froude Number of 0.35) . This very sharp rise in resistance, between speed-length ratio of 1.2 to 1.5, is insurmountable for heavy sailboats and so becomes an apparent barrier. This leads to the concept of "hull speed".
The hull speed is obtained by multiplying the square root of the waterline length (in feet) by 1.34.
7.98 knots

Nordship 40 DS's auxiliary engine

Engine(s)
1 inboard engine
Engine(s) power
55 HP
Fuel type
Diesel
Fuel tank capacity
100.4 gal380 liters

Nordship 40 DS's accommodations and layout

Cockpit
Center cockpit
Cabin(s) (min./max.)
2 / 3
Berth(s) (min./max.)
4 / 7
Head(s)
2
Freshwater tank capacity
132.1 gal500 liters
Holding tank capacity
23.8 gal90 liters
Fridge/ice-box capacity
29.1 gal110 liters
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