COLUMBIA 40
Masthead Sloop • Keel/Cbrd. • Built 1964–1969
Dimensions
- LOA
- 39.5 ft
- LWL
- 27.75 ft
- Beam
- 10.5 ft
- Max Draft
- 9 ft
- Min Draft
- 4.5 ft
- Displacement
- 18,900 lbs
- Ballast
- 8,400 lbs
Performance Ratios
- Capsize Ratio ⓘ
- 1.58 (offshore safe)
- SA/D Ratio ⓘ
- 15.2
- D/L Ratio ⓘ
- 395
- Ballast Ratio ⓘ
- 44.4%
Sail Plan
- Sail Area
- 674 sq ft
- I
- 43.5 ft
- J
- 15 ft
- P
- 37.6 ft
- E
- 18.5 ft
Construction
- Hull Type
- Keel/Cbrd.
- Rig Type
- Masthead Sloop
- Hull Material
- FG
- Ballast Type
- Lead
Production
- First Built
- 1964
- Last Built
- 1969
- Number Built
- 55
Engine & Accommodations
- Engine Make
- Universal
- Engine Model
- Atomic 4
- Power
- 30 hp
- Engine Type
- Gas
- Water
- 60 gal
- Fuel
- 40 gal
Notes:
The COLUMBIA 40 was based on Morgans successful racer 'Sabre'. She featured a number of innovations for the time including a molded in steel frame skeleton and a hydraulically controlled centerboard.
Also available as a yawl.
Designer
- Charles Morgan (1929–2023)
Builder
- Columbia Yachts (1961)