SM40
Swedish yacht designer Pelle Petterson at the press launch of the new Swedish Match 40 match racing yacht during the 2003 Swedish Match Cup in Marstrand, Sweden. June 7th 2003. (Photo credit: © Sergio Dionisio/Oceanfashion Pictures)
Swedish yacht designer Pelle Petterson at the press launch of the new Swedish Match 40 match racing yacht during the 2003 Swedish Match Cup in Marstrand, Sweden. June 7th 2003. (Photo credit: © Sergio Dionisio/Oceanfashion Pictures)
The double knuckle bow on the Swedish Match 40 is similar to those seen on America`s Cup Class sloops. (Guido Cantini/Sea & See)
The double knuckle bow on the Swedish Match 40 is similar to those seen on America`s Cup Class sloops. (Guido Cantini/Sea & See)
Ed Baird (background) leads Philippe Presti upwind during their deciding quarterfinal match at Match Race Portugal. (Guido Cantini/Sea&See)
Ed Baird (background) leads Philippe Presti upwind during their deciding quarterfinal match at Match Race Portugal. (Guido Cantini/Sea&See)
Staffan Lindberg leads Chris Law during the run of their repechage round match off Cascais, Portugal. (Guido Cantini/Sea&See)
Staffan Lindberg leads Chris Law during the run of their repechage round match off Cascais, Portugal. (Guido Cantini/Sea&See)
Events: Portugal Match Cup, Brazil Sailing Cup
Designer: Pelle Petterson, 2003
Builder: Maxi Yachts


The SM40 was created by legendary Swedish designer Pelle Petterson, who designed and helmed Sweden’s Sverige challengers for the America’s Cup in 1977 and 1980.

Petterson’s brief was to create a yacht that would be inexpensive to build and maintain, easily commissioned and decommissioned, is transportable in standard 40-foot containers, and provides enough performance to be interesting to spectators and sailors alike.

The Tour intends to implement the SM40 as the standard boat used at each regatta. That is why it had to be 40 feet LOA, so that it could be transported by a standard 40-foot container.

The new design bears a striking resemblance to an America’s Cup Class sloop. It is slab-sided, narrow and has a large sail plan. The cockpit is wide open and runs nearly half the length of the boat. Besides the halyards, many control lines are also led to the pit area. The fractionally rigged sloop carries masthead spinnakers downwind, and requires a crew of five (including the helmsman).


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SPECIFICATIONS
LOA — 39’4” (12.0 m)
LWL — 31’6” (9.6 m)
Beam — 7’6” (2.3 m)
Draft — 6’10” (2.1 m)
Displacement — 8,377 lbs. (3,800 kg)
Mainsail — 430.5 sq.ft. (40 sq.m.)
Genoa — 344.4 sq.ft. (32 sq.m.)
Jib — 215.2 sq.ft. (20 sq.m.)
Spinnaker — 1076.3 sq.ft. (100 sq.m.)

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