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

Nonsuch 40
Development
DesignerMark Ellis Design
LocationTaiwan
Year1988
No. built5
Builder(s)Sen Koh Shipbuilding
Wiggers Custom Yachts
NameNonsuch 40
Boat
Displacement26,896 lb (12,200 kg)
Draft6.56 ft (2.00 m)
Hull
TypeMonohull
ConstructionFiberglass
LOA44.95 ft (13.70 m)
LWL40.03 ft (12.20 m)
Beam14.11 ft (4.30 m)
Engine typeInboard diesel engine
Hull appendages
Keel/board typefin keel
Rudder(s)internally-mounted spade-type rudder
Rig
Rig typeCat rig
Sails
SailplanCatboat

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

Production edit

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 edit

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 edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e Browning, Randy (2018). "Nonsuch 40 sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 27 March 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  2. ^ Browning, Randy (2018). "Mark Ellis". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 9 September 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  3. ^ Browning, Randy (2018). "Wiggers Custom Yachts Ltd". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 27 March 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  4. ^ InterVisionSoft LLC (2018). "Sailboat Specifications for Nonsuch 40". Sailing Joy. Archived from the original on 14 August 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2018.