North American 40
Description
The NORTH AMERICAN 40 is a cruising yacht designed by Dick Carter. She combines good sailing performance with comfortable accommodations, Her generous sail plan delivers excellent light-air performance. Designed for serious cruising, whether coastal hopping or ocean crossings.
Construction Details
| Designer | Dick Carter |
|---|---|
| Length | 40.000 ft |
| LOA | 39.730 ft |
| LWL | 32.000 ft |
| Beam | 12.580 ft |
| Displacement | 17477 lb |
| Max Draft | 7.080 ft |
The standard boat dimensions
| i | 54 ft |
|---|---|
| j | 17 ft |
| p | 47 ft |
| e | 13.39 ft |
| p2 | - |
| e2 | - |
| I | J | P | E | P2 | E2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54 ft | 17 ft | 47 ft | 13.39 ft | - | - |
Sails
An asterisk indicates that a computer algorithm was used to determine the dimension based on sailboat rig dimensions (usually the I, J, E, and P)
| Sail Type | MAINSAIL |
|---|---|
| Luff | * 47 ft - (14326 mm) |
| Foot | * 13.39 ft - (4081 mm) |
| Leech-AftHdBd | * 48.15 ft - (14676 mm) |
| Tack Ang | * 88 ° |
| Diag (clew/head) | * 48.42 ft - (14758 mm) |
| Head (inches) | * 6 in |
| Area (no Roach) | * 324.63 ft² |
| Sail Type | JIBSAIL |
|---|---|
| Luff | * 45.29 ft - (13804 mm) |
| Foot | * 22.46 ft - (6846 mm) |
| Leech | * 39.42 ft - (12015 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 115 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 19.55 ft - (5959 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 12.02 ° |
| Area | * 442.68 ft² |
| Sail Type | GENOA |
|---|---|
| Luff | 53 ft - (16154 mm) |
| Foot | 23.75 ft - (7239 mm) |
| Leech | 50 ft - (15240 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 131.06 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 22.28 ft - (6791 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 2.82 ° |
| Area | * 590.32 ft² |
| Sail Type | GENOA |
|---|---|
| Luff | * 53.78 ft - (16392 mm) |
| Foot | * 27.4 ft - (8352 mm) |
| Leech | * 50.64 ft - (15435 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 150 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 25.5 ft - (7772 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 3.99 ° |
| Area | * 685.67 ft² |
| Sail Type | DRIFTER |
|---|---|
| Luff | * 53.78 ft - (16392 mm) |
| Foot | * 28.49 ft - (8684 mm) |
| Leech | * 48.35 ft - (14737 mm) |
| Perc LP | * 150 % |
| Length Perp | * 25.5 ft - (7772 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 9 ° |
| Area | * 685.74 ft² |
| Sail Type | ASYMMETRICAL |
|---|---|
| Luff | * 53.78 ft - (16392 mm) |
| Foot | * 28.05 ft - (8550 mm) |
| Leech | * 49.48 ft - (15082 mm) |
| Perc LP | * 165 % |
| Area | * 1131 ft² |
| Sail Type | SPINNAKER |
|---|---|
| Stays | * 53.78 ft - (16392 mm) |
| MidGirth | * 30.6 ft - (9327 mm) |
| Foot | * 30.6 ft - (9327 mm) |
| Perc LP | * 180 % |
| Area | * 1399 ft² |
Disclaimer. Boats are not all the same -- even when produced in the same factory of the same model. Sailrite does its best to publish accurate dimensions, but we often find it worthwhile to have our customers measure their boats carefully before we produce kits for them. You should take the same precautions, especially when the data is not from Sailrite.