Nonsuch 40

Nonsuch 40
Development
Designer Mark Ellis Design
Location Taiwan
Year 1988
No. built 5
Builder(s) Sen Koh Shipbuilding/Wiggers Custom Yachts
Boat
Boat weight 26,896 lb (12,200 kg)
Draft 6.56 ft (2.00 m)
Hull
Type Monohull
Construction Fiberglass
LOA 44.95 ft (13.70 m)
LWL 40.03 ft (12.20 m)
Beam 14.11 ft (4.30 m)
Engine type Inboard diesel engine
Hull appendages
Keel/board type fin keel
Rudder(s) internally-mounted spade-type rudder
Rig
Rig type Cat rig
Sails
Sailplan Catboat

The Nonsuch 40 is a Taiwanese sailboat, that was designed by Mark Ellis Design and first built in 1988.[1][2]

The Nonsuch 40 is a development of the Nonsuch 30, which was the first design in the Nonsuch series of sailboats.[1]

Production

The design was built by Sen Koh Shipbuilding in Taiwan, with the boats completed and fitted-out by Wiggers Custom Yachts in Canada. A total of 5 examples of the design were completed before production ended. The design was marketed as the Journeyman 40 in the United Kingdom and as the Sequioa 40 in Canada.[1][3]

Design

The Nonsuch 40 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a cat rig, an unstayed mast with a wishbone boom, a plumb stem, a vertical transom, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 26,896 lb (12,200 kg).[1]

The boat has a draft of 6.56 ft (2.00 m) with the standard keel fitted.[1]

The design has a hull speed of 8.48 kn (15.70 km/h).[4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Browning, Randy (2018). "Nonsuch 40 sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  2. ↑ Browning, Randy (2018). "Mark Ellis". sailboatdata.com. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  3. ↑ Browning, Randy (2018). "Wiggers Custom Yachts Ltd". sailboatdata.com. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  4. ↑ InterVisionSoft LLC (2018). "Sailboat Specifications for Nonsuch 40". Sailing Joy. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
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