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Sealord 39 Ketch

Sailboat specifications

The Sealord 39 is a 38’6” (11.73m) cruising sailboat designed by Dubois Naval Architects (United Kingdom). She was built between 1983 and 1987 by Westerly (United Kingdom) with 42 hulls completed. The Ketch version displays a divided sail plan guarantying less effort and better balance adjustment.

The Sealord 39 is as well listed, on Boat-Specs.com, in Sloop version (see all the versions compared).

Sealord 39's main features

Model
Sealord 39
Version
Ketch
Hull type
Monohull
Category
Offshore cruising sailboat
Sailboat builder
Sailboat designer
Country
United Kingdom
Construction
Hull and deck: GRP (glass reinforced polyester)
Number of hulls built
42
First built hull
1983
Last built hull
1987
Appendages
Keel : fin without bulb
Helm
Single helm wheel
Rudder
Single spade rudder
Unsinkable
No
Trailerable
No
Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only)
N/A

Sealord 39's main dimensions

Hull length
38’ 6”11.73 m
Waterline length
32’ 6”9.9 m
Beam (width)
13’ 2”4.01 m
Draft
5’ 6”1.68 m
Mast height from DWL
48’ 4”14.72 m
Light displacement (MLC)
18501 lb8392 kg
Ballast weight
8001 lb3629 kg

Sealord 39's rig and sails

Upwind sail area
974 ft²90.48 m²
Downwind sail area
1793 ft²166.56 m²
Mainsail area
274 ft²25.45 m²
Mizzen sail area
108 ft²10.03 m²
Genoa area
592 ft²55 m²
Solent area
325 ft²30.19 m²
Jib area
217 ft²20.16 m²
Stormjib area
125 ft²11.6 m²
Symmetric spinnaker area
1411 ft²131.08 m²
Gennaker area
1019 ft²94.67 m²
Rigging type
Ketch Marconi masthead
Mast configuration
Deck stepped mast
Rotating spars
No
Number of levels of spreaders
1
Spreaders angle
0 °
Spars construction
Aluminum spars
Standing rigging
1x19 strand wire continuous

Sealord 39'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.
236 ft²/T21.91 m²/T
Downwind 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.
434 ft²/T40.33 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.
245
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.
43 %
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.
7.64 knots

Sealord 39's auxiliary engine

Engine(s)
1 inboard engine
Fuel type
Diesel
Fuel tank capacity
53.4 gal202 liters

Sealord 39's accommodations and layout

Cockpit
Center cockpit
Cabin(s)
2
Berth(s) (min./max.)
6 / 8
Head(s)
2
Freshwater tank capacity
130.8 gal495 liters
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