Archambault A40

Archambault A40

Development
Designer	Joubert Nivelt Design
Location	France
Year	2004
Builder(s)	Archambault Boats
Role	Cruiser-Racer
Name	Archambault A40
Boat
Displacement	13,669 lb (6,200 kg) (light)
Draft	7.91 ft (2.41 m)
Hull
Type	monohull
Construction	fibreglass
LOA	39.34 ft (11.99 m)
LWL	36.91 ft (11.25 m)
Beam	12.34 ft (3.76 m)
Engine type	Volvo Penta D1-30 29 hp (22 kW) diesel engine
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	fin keel
Ballast	5,512 lb (2,500 kg)
Rudder(s)	internally-mounted spade-type rudder
Rig
Rig type	Bermuda rig
I foretriangle height	53.44 ft (16.29 m)
J foretriangle base	14.76 ft (4.50 m)
P mainsail luff	49.21 ft (15.00 m)
E mainsail foot	18.04 ft (5.50 m)
Sails
Sailplan	fractional rigged sloop
Mainsail area	443.87 sq ft (41.237 m2)
Jib/genoa area	394.39 sq ft (36.640 m2)
Upwind sail area	838.26 sq ft (77.877 m2)

The Archambault A40, or Archambault 40, is a French sailboat that was designed by Joubert Nivelt Design as a cruiser-racer and first built in 2004. ^{[1] [2]}

Production

The design was built by Archambault Boats of Dangé-Saint-Romain, France, starting in 2004, but it is now out of production. ^{[1] [3]}

Design

The Archambault A40 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fibreglass. It has a fractional sloop rig. The hull has a plumb stem, an open reverse transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed fin keel. ^[1]

The boat has a draft of 7.91 ft (2.41 m) with the standard keel and is fitted with a Swedish Volvo Penta D1-30 diesel engine of 29 hp (22 kW) for docking and manoeuvring. ^[1]

The design has sleeping accommodation for eight people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin, two straight settees in the main cabin with a drop leaf table and two aft cabins, each with a double berth. The galley is located on the port side just forward of the companionway ladder. The galley is L-shaped and is equipped with a two-burner stove, a 19.8 U.S. gallons (75 L; 16.5 imp gal) icebox and a sink. A navigation station is opposite the galley, on the starboard side. The head is located just aft of the bow cabin on the starboard side and has a shower. ^[1]

For sailing downwind the design may be equipped with a symmetrical spinnaker. It has a hull speed of 8.14 kn (15.08 km/h). ^[1]

Operational history

A review in Yacht and Boat described sailing the design, "the boat is astonishingly easy to control. The steering does not load up at any time; to a degree, steering is an intellectual exercise, not a tactile one. By that I mean that when Glenn calls “pressure coming” and I wait for the helm to tell me that the boat feels the extra breeze, nothing happens. She simply accelerates in a straight line, with no need to wind off helm. It may be a different story in a sea and with tougher gusts; we had smooth seas, but there is never an acute angle of heel, or sudden lurch that upsets the crew. It's a terrible cliche, but this hull really, really is like a big dinghy." ^[4]

See also

• List of sailing boat types

References

1. McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Archambault 40 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 24 December 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
2. McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Joubert-Nivelt". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 19 December 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
3. McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Archambault Boats (FRA) 1967 - 2014". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 19 December 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
4. "Archambault Yachts 40 Review". Yacht and Boat. 2020. Archived from the original on 24 December 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2020.