Popular Cruising Yachts
40 to 45 feet Long Overall
Their Physical Properties & Key Performance Indicators

Welcome to this ever-growing gallery of some of the most popular cruising yachts between 40 and 45 feet (12.2m to 13.7m) long overall. But it's more than just a gallery - every image is a link to a page setting out the boat's physical properties, key performance indicators and other data.

Cruising Yachts featured on this page...

Bavaria Match 42;
Beneteau 411;
Beneteau Oceanis 42CC;
Beneteau 423;
Beneteau First 435;
Bristol 40;
C&C Landfall 42;
C&C 44;
Caliber 40 LRC;
Catalina 400 MkII;
Catalina 42 MkII;
Catalina Morgan 440;
Catalina 445;
Columbia 43 MkIII;
Contest 44;
CSY 44 (Mid-Cockpit);
CSY 44 (Walk-Through);
Dehler 43 CWS;
Dehler 45;
Dufour 40;
Dufour 40e;
Dufour 412;
Feeling 446;
Formosa 42;
Freedom 44;
Grand Soleil 39;
Hallberg-Rassy 41;
Hallberg-Rassy 42 (Frers);
Hallberg-Rassy 42 (Enderlein);
Hallberg-Rassy 43;
Hanse 400;
Hanse 415;
Hanse 418;
Hinckley Sou'wester 42 MKII;
Hughes 40;
Hunter 40.5;
Hunter Passage 42;
Hylas 42;
Hylas 44;
Islander 44;
Island Packet 40;
Island Packet 445;
J/40;
Jeanneau 'Sun Legende' 41;
Jeanneau 'Sun Magic' 44;
Jeanneau 'Sun Odyssey' 40.3;
Jeanneau 'Sun Odyssey' 409;
Jeanneau 'Sun Odyssey' 44i;
Jouet 1300;

Malo 40;
Malo 42;
Mason 43;
Moody 41;
Moody 422;
Moody 425;
Moody Eclipse 43;
Moody 44;
Morgan 41 Out Island Classic;
Newport 41;
Norseman 447;
Outbound 44;
Ovni 395;
Ovni AluBat 43;
Pacific Seacraft 40;
Passport 40;
Pearson 424;
RH 43;
Rival 41;
Rustler 42;
Saga 43;
Seastream 43;
Sirius 40DS;
Slipper 42;
Slocum 43;
Swan 43 (S&S);
Sweden Yachts 42;
Trintella 44;
Westerly Oceanlord 41;
Whitby 42;

With plenty of room for a cruising couple to live aboard comfortably, production cruising boats within this size range are understandably very popular with long distance sailors.

However, marina charges worldwide seem to take a bit of a hike at 12m, so be warned...

If you'd like to submit a suitable image of a cruising yacht (yours perhaps?), please click here to send your pic. It doesn't have to be within this boat length category; if it isn't we'll move it to the appropriate one.

Whitby 42

The whitby 42, a masthead ketch, was designed by Ted Brewer and built in the USA by Brewer Yachts.
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Island Packet 40

Roomy, comfortable and robust, the long-keeled Island Packet 40 could be many sailors ideal cruising yacht. 139 of them were built between 1994 and 2000.

The Island Packet 40, a long-keeled cutter, was designed by Robert K. Johnson and built in the USA by Island Packet Yachts.
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Ovni 395

'Zephyr', an Ovni 395 dried out on a Cornish beach. Many thanks to Colin & Rebecca Campbell for this pic of their versatile cruising yacht.

The Ovni 395, an aluminium lifting-keel cruiser, was designed by Philippe Briand and built in France by Chantier Alubat.
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Pearson 424

The Peason 424 cruising yacht is available as a ketch as the version shown below, or as a cutter. There's no denying that the Pearson 424 is an attractive cruising yacht.

The Pearson 424, and aft-cockpit masthead ketch, was designed by Wiiliam Shaw and built in the USA by Pearson Yachts.
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J/40

The J/40 is a highly regarded performance cruising yacht. Designed and built to really sail well, passage times will be impressive.

The J40, a performance cruising boat, was designed by Rod Johnstone and built in the USA by Tillotson-Pearson.

Newport 41

Derived from C&C's Redline 41, the Newport 41 had a long and successful production run. It might lack some of the amenities of 'full-volume' modern cruising yachts below decks, but is a tough, fast and seakindly boat offshore.

The Newport 41, a masthead sloop, was designed by C&C Design and built in the USA by Capital Yachts Inc.
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Sirius 40 DS

The Sirius 40 DS motorsailer can be built with a number of keel options: A deep fin keel of 7'6", 6'6" or 5'9"; a swing keel that draws 8'0" and 3'2" up; or twin keels that allow the boat to dry out upright.

The Sirius 40 DS, a fractional sloop, was designed by Marc-Oliver von Ahlen and built in Germany by Sirius-Werft GmbH.
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Columbia 43 MkIII

The gentle sheer and flush deck of this Columbia 43 MkIII aft-cockpit cruising yacht make for a very attractive sailboat.

The Columbia 43 MkIII was designed by William Tripp Jr and built in the USA by Columbia Sailing Yachts.
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Pacific Seacraft 40

The Pacific Seacraft 40, a canoe-sterned heavy-displacement cutter, was designed by Bill Crealock and built in the USA by Conyplex Pacific Seacraft.
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Contest 44

Many thanks to Mike Price for this fine pic of his Contest 44 'Tumbledown Wind' as she crosses the ARC (Atlantic Rally for Cruisers) finishing line.

The Contest 44 Classic, a centre-cockpit masthead sloop, was designed by Dick Zaal and built in Holland by Conyplex.
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Mason 43 Cruising Yachts

Many thanks to Sally & Al Pribyl for this pic of their Mason 43 staysail ketch 'Artemis', at anchor in Prickly Bay, Grenada.

'Artemis', a Mason 43 Staysail Ketch anchored in Prickly Bay, Grenada

The Mason 43, a heavy displacement long keeled cruiser, was designed by Al Mason and built in Taiwan by Ta Shing Yacht Building.
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Moody 425

Many thanks to Richard Clement and family for this fine pic of their Moody 425 cruising yacht 'Vega'.

The Moody 425, a centre-cockpit cruiser, was designed by Bill Dixon and built in the UK by Marine Projects Ltd.
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Norseman 447

Many thanks for this pic to Dartanyon Race, co-Captain of this Norseman 447 cruising yacht 'Lutris'.

The Norseman 447, a centre-cockpit cutter, was designed by Bob Perry and built in Taiwan by the Ta Shing Yacht Building Company.
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Hunter 40.5

The Hunter 40.5 Legend, a shoal draft fractionally rigged sloop, was designed and built in the USA by Hunter Marine.
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Dufour 412

The Dufour 412 'Grand Large', a light displacement fractionally rigged sloop, was designed by Umberto Felci and built in France by Dufour Yachts.
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Hughes 40

The Hughes 40, a staysail ketch, was designed by Sparkman & Stephens and built in Canada by Hughes Boatworks.
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Caliber 40 LRC

The Caliber 40 LRC (Long Range Cruiser) was designed by Michael McCreary and built in the USA by Caliber Yachts.
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Swan 43 (S & S)

'Thistle', a Sparkman & Stephens designed Swan 43, a classic sailboat from the 1970s.

The Swan 43, a masthead sloop, was designed by Sparkman & Stephens and built in Finland by Nautor Swan.
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C&C Landfall 42

The C&C Landfall 42 cutter was designed by the renowned team of George Cuthbertson & George Cassian and built in USA by C&C Yachts.
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RH 43 (Also known as the CT 43)

'Wild Matilda', an RH43 cruising sloop designed by Ron Holland.

The RH 43, a masthead sloop, was designed by Ron Holland and built in Taiwan by Ta Chiao Shipbuilding.
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Saga 43

The Saga 43, a double-headed masthead sloop, was designed by Robert Perry and built in Canada by Saga Yachts.
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Moody 44

The Moody 44, a masthead sloop, was designed by Bill Dixon and built in the UK by Marine Projects.
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Jeanneau Sun Legende 41

The Sun Legende 41 cruising yacht 'Quicksilver' at anchor off Jolly Harbour, Antigua

The Jeanneau Sun Legende 41, a masthead sloop, was designed by Doug Peterson and built in France by Jeanneau Yachts.
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Dufour 40e

The Dufour 40e, a light-displacement fractional sloop, was designed by Umberto Felci and Patrick Roséo and built in France by Dufour Yachts.
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Hanse 400

The Hanse 400, a fractional sloop, was designed by Judel/Vrolijk & Co and built in Germany by Hanse Yachts.
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Hinckley Sou'wester 42 MkII

The Hinckley Souwester 42 was designed by McCurdy & Rhodes and built in the USA by Henry R. Hinckley & Co.
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Ovni AluBat 43

The Ovni 43, an aluminium lifting-keel sloop, was designed by Philippe Briand and built in France by Alubat.
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Hallberg Rassy 42 (Frers)

She looks like a cutter in this pic, but the inline stays converging at the masthead shows that the Hallberg-Rassy 42 cruising yacht 'Cavatina' is a solent rigged sloop.