Class40
| File:Class 40 Silvi Belle 2.jpg | |
| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Various |
| Year | 2004 |
| No. built | 190+ |
| Boat | |
| Crew | typically 1 or 2 |
| Displacement | ≥ 4,580 kg (10,100 lb) |
| Draft | ≤ 3.00 m (9.84 ft) |
| Hull | |
| Type | monohull |
| LOH | ≤ 12.19 m (40.0 ft) |
| Beam | ≤ 4.50 m (14.8 ft) |
| Hull appendages | |
| General | single fixed keel, two movable appendages (daggerboards and hydrofoils are forbidden). |
| Ballast | 750 L of water ballast per side |
| Sails | |
| General | ≤ 8 sails in total |
| Upwind sail area | ≤ 115 m2 (1,240 sq ft) |
← Open 40
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Class40 is a class of monohull sailboat and a yacht primarily used for short handed offshore and coastal racing. The class is administered by International Class40 Association which is recognised by the World Sailing.
Background
[edit | edit source]In 2004 former Vendee Globe and Whitbread competitor, Patrice Carpentier,[1] brought together designers, builders and sailors to formulate a new accessible class of shorthanded offshore racing boats. Now with more than 160 boats, the Class has become the most successful offshore racing class. The class is not to be confused with the Open 40 which in many ways led the way to this class.
The "Class40" can be designed by anyone provided the boat fits within the measurement rule defined. This rule takes the form of a box rule.
The association is responsible for defining and updating the class rules for the boats, and has the additional aims of co-ordinating events.
Class 40 monohulls outnumbered all other boat classes during their first appearance in the 2006 Route du Rhum, with 25 boats registered.
The Class 40 monohulls are high-performance racing boats, designed principally for single-handed or small crew offshore competition.
Class 40 monohulls sit in size between boats the small offshore classes of the Classe Mini and Beneteau Figaro 3 and the pinnacle class the IMOCA 60.
Single and double-handed sailing represents a rapidly growing sector of the sport of sailing. The Class 40 is a cheaper boat that can be sailed competitively in a range of conditions either short handed, by two people, or a solo sailor.
The class is active in Europe, but growing in North America. Boats are built on a semi-production or custom basis. The class rules though work to keep the boat affordable, limiting exotic materials and equipment seen in high end offshore boats such as the IMOCA 60.
Though some boats are sailed by pro sailors, the amateur class continues to grow as sailors look for the next challenge in offshore sailing.
Events
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Class Starts - Oceanic Races
[edit | edit source]- Route du Rhum Solo Transatlantic Race starting in France
- Transat Jacques Vabre Two Person Transatlantic Race starting in France
- Globe 40 Race Two Person Stopping Round the World Race
World Championships
[edit | edit source]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Hamble | Concise Sailing Team File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ned Collier Wakefield (GBR) |
Clarke Offshore Racing File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Simon Clarke (GBR) |
Desafio Cabo De Hornos File:Flag of Chile.svg Felipe Cubillos (CHI) |
| 2010 Gijon[2] | FRA 65 - Tales Sailing Team File:Flag of Spain.svg Gonzalo Botin (ESP) |
FRA 83 - Mistral Loisirs – Pole Santé Elior File:Flag of France.svg Thierry Bouchard (FRA) |
GBR 93 - Concise Sailing Team File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ned Collier Wakefield (GBR) |
| 2011 - Bénodet | 104 JACK IN THE BOX File:Flag of France.svg LE CLAQUIN Aloys (FRA) |
65 TALES ESPAGNE File:Flag of Spain.svg Gonzalo BOTIN (ESP) |
83 COMIRIS - ELIOR SANTE File:Flag of France.svg BOUCHARD Thierry (FRA) |
| 2012 - La ROCHELAISES[3] | ESP 65 TALES | FRA 104 JACK IN THE BOX | GER 115 MARE |
Other Events with Class Starts
[edit | edit source]- Atlantic Cup Charleston-New York-Newport May Bi-Annually
- Rolex Fastnet Race
Other Events
[edit | edit source]The class has had numerous success in most of the prestigious offshore events.
The records
[edit | edit source]These records are usually calculated by race directions but not endorsed by the World Sailing Speed Record Council.
24 Hours Distance
[edit | edit source]| Date | Distance (milles) |
Speed (knots) |
Skipper(s) | boat | launch | crew | race |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 April 15 | 433.53[4] | 18.06 | Alberto Riva, Jean Marre & Benjamin Schwartz | Acrobatica | 2024 | 3 | Niji 40 |
Non-Stop Round Britain and Ireland
[edit | edit source]| Finish Date | Time | Boat Type | Boat | Skipper(s) | Crew | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singlehanded | |||||||
| 2020-07-09 | 7d 17h 50m 47s | Class40 | Crédit Mutuel | File:Flag of Poland.svg Ian Lipinski (POL) | N/A | [5] | |
| 2004-06 | 11d 12h 26m 48s | Open 40 | "Roaring Forty" | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Michel Kleinjans (BEL) | N/A | [6] | |
| Crewed Record | |||||||
| 2020 | 7d 06h 27m 25s | Class40 | 'Banque de Leman' | File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Simon Koster (SUI) | File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Justine Mettraux (SUI) and File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Valentin Gautier (SUI) |
[7][8] | |
| 2020-07-09 | 7d 17h 50m 47s | Class40 | Crédit Mutuel | File:Flag of France.svg Ian Lipinski (FRA) | None | ||
| 2018-08-20 | 8d 4h 14m 49s | Class40 | "Imerys Clean Energy" | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Phil Sharp (GBR) | +crew | set during RORC Race | [9] |
| 2014-08-20 | 8d 19h 06m 49s | Class40 | 'Swish' | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Roderick Knowles (GBR) | +2 other crew | set during RORC Race | [10] |
| 2010 | 9d 13h 32m 20s | Class40 | Concise 2 | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ned Collier Wakefield (GBR) | +5 other crew | set during RORC Race | [11] |
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References
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- ^ Mondial classe 40's evolution October 2012 Archived 11 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Official web site of the International Class 40 association
- North American Official web site of the North American Class 40 association
- World Sailing Class 40 Microsite
