HUGHES 40
Masthead Ketch • Fin with rudder on skeg • Built 1975
Dimensions
- LOA
- 40 ft
- LWL
- 31 ft
- Beam
- 13.25 ft
- Max Draft
- 4.67 ft
- Displacement
- 28,000 lbs
- Ballast
- 9,200 lbs
Performance Ratios
- Capsize Ratio ⓘ
- 1.75 (offshore safe)
- SA/D Ratio ⓘ
- 13.6
- D/L Ratio ⓘ
- 420
- Ballast Ratio ⓘ
- 32.9%
Sail Plan
- Sail Area
- 786 sq ft
- I
- 49.25 ft
- J
- 14 ft
- P
- 43.25 ft
- E
- 14 ft
- PY
- 28.25 ft
- EY
- 9.75 ft
Construction
- Hull Type
- Fin with rudder on skeg
- Rig Type
- Masthead Ketch
- Hull Material
- FG
- Ballast Type
- —
Production
- First Built
- 1975
- Last Built
- —
- Number Built
- —
Engine & Accommodations
- Engine Type
- Diesel
- Water
- 180 gal
- Fuel
- 75 gal
Notes: S&S design #2134.\nAn earlier version was called the NORTH STAR 80/20. Another built to his design was the SWIFT 40, built in KOREA.
Designer
Builder
- Hughes Boat Works (1963–1991)
Related Boats
| Name | LOA (ft) | Year | Rig |
|---|---|---|---|
| NORTH STAR 80/20 | 40 | 1973 | Masthead Ketch |
| SWIFT 40 | 39.12 | 1979 | Masthead Ketch |