Piver 40 Ketch (Victress 40)
Description
The Piver 40 Ketch refers to the Victress 40 (or Piver Victress 40), Arthur Piver's flagship 40-foot ketch-rigged cruising trimaran from the mid-1960s. This was one of his most prominent and historically significant designs, built primarily for offshore and bluewater cruising with a focus on seaworthiness, comfort, and amateur construction using marine plywood sheathed in fiberglass. It represented the pinnacle of his plywood-based, home-build-friendly multihull series before larger charter-oriented models like the Empress 64. The Victress was promoted as a full-cruising trimaran capable of extended voyages, with a stable, wide platform (demountable beams for trailering/transport in some setups) and the classic Piver ama (float) design: sharp, deep-V shapes for lift, reduced drag, a comfortable ride in waves, and surfing performance downwind in strong conditions.
Construction Details
| Designer | Arthur Piver |
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| Builder | Home Built |
| Length | 40.000 ft |
| LOA | 40.000 ft |
| Beam | 22.000 ft |
| Max Draft | 2.750 ft |
The standard boat dimensions
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Documents
Sails
Piver 40 Ketch (Victress 40) - MAINSAIL
| Luff | 36 ft - (10973 mm) |
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| Foot | 14.5 ft - (4420 mm) |
| Leech | * 38.15 ft - (11628 mm) |
| Tack Angle | * 88.01 ° |
| Diagonal | * 38.34 ft - (11686 mm) |
| Head (inches) | * 6 in - (152 mm) |
| Area | 260.69 ft² |
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Piver 40 Ketch (Victress 40) - JIBSAIL
| Luff | 33 ft - (10058 mm) |
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| Foot | 13 ft - (3962 mm) |
| Leech | 29 ft - (8839 mm) |
| Length Perpendicular | 11.36 ft - (3463 mm) |
| Area | 187.46 ft² |
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Piver 40 Ketch (Victress 40) - GENOA
| Luff | 40 ft - (12192 mm) |
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| Foot | 24 ft - (7315 mm) |
| Leech | 38 ft - (11582 mm) |
| Length Perpendicular | 22.19 ft - (6764 mm) |
| Area | 443.75 ft² |
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Piver 40 Ketch (Victress 40) - MIZZEN
| Luff | 20 ft - (6096 mm) |
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| Foot | 7.5 ft - (2286 mm) |
| Leech-AftHdBd | * 21.01 ft - (6404 mm) |
| Tack Ang | * 87.97 ° |
| Diag (clew/head) | * 21.11 ft - (6434 mm) |
| Head (inches) | * 3.5 in - (89 mm) |
| Area (no Roach) | 74.91 ft² |
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