Class40

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Class 40 Silvi Belle 2.jpg
Development
DesignerVarious
Year2004
No. built+190
Boat
CrewTypically 1 or 2
Displacement Min 4,580 kg (10,100 lb)
Draft Max 3.00 m (9.84 ft)
Hull
Typemonohull
LOA Max 14.19 m (46.6 ft)
LOH Max 12.19 m (40.0 ft)
LWL Beam Max 4.50 m (14.8 ft)
Hull appendages
General750lts of Water Ballast
per side
Keel/board typefixed keel
Rudder(s)twin
Rig
Sails
Generalmax 8
Upwind sail areaMax 115 m2 (1,240 sq ft)
 Open 40

Class40 is a class of monohull sailboat and a yacht primarily used for short handed offshore and coastal racing. The class is administered by International Class40 Association which is recognised by the World Sailing.

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Background

In 2004 former Vendee Globe and Whitbread competitor, Patrice Carpentier, [1] brought together designers, builders and sailors to formulate a new accessible class of shorthanded offshore racing boats. Now with more than 160 boats, the Class has become the most successful offshore racing class. The class is not to be confused with the Open 40 which in many ways led the way to this class.

The "Class40" can be designed by anyone provided the boat fits within the measurement rule defined. This rule takes the form of a box rule.

The association is responsible for defining and updating the class rules for the boats, and has the additional aims of co-ordinating events.

Class 40 monohulls outnumbered all other boat classes during their first appearance in the 2006 Route du Rhum, with 25 boats registered.

The Class 40 monohulls are high-performance racing boats, designed principally for single-handed or small crew offshore competition.

Class 40 monohulls sit in size between boats the small offshore classes of the Classe Mini and Beneteau Figaro 3 and the pinnacle class the IMOCA 60.

Single and double-handed sailing represents a rapidly growing sector of the sport of sailing. The Class 40 is a cheaper boat that can be sailed competitively in a range of conditions either short handed, by two people, or a solo sailor.

The class is active in Europe, but growing in North America. Boats are built on a semi-production or custom basis. The class rules though work to keep the boat affordable, limiting exotic materials and equipment seen in high end offshore boats such as the IMOCA 60.

Though some boats are sailed by pro sailors, the amateur class continues to grow as sailors look for the next challenge in offshore sailing.

Events

Class Starts - Oceanic Races

World Championships

EventGoldSilverBronze
2009 Hamble Concise Sailing Team
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Ned Collier Wakefield  (GBR)
Clarke Offshore Racing
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Simon Clarke  (GBR)
Desafio Cabo De Hornos
Flag of Chile.svg  Felipe Cubillos  (CHI)
2010 Gijon [2] FRA 65 - Tales Sailing Team
Flag of Spain.svg  Gonzalo Botin  (ESP)
FRA 83 - Mistral Loisirs – Pole Santé Elior
Flag of France.svg  Thierry Bouchard  (FRA)
GBR 93 - Concise Sailing Team
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Ned Collier Wakefield  (GBR)
2011 - Bénodet104 JACK IN THE BOX

Flag of France.svg LE CLAQUIN Aloys (FRA)
Flag of France.svg Remi AUBRUN (FRA)
Flag of France.svg Ludovic ENSARGUEIX (FRA)
Flag of France.svg Camille Lecointre (FRA)
Flag of France.svg Gideon KRIGER (FRA)
Flag of France.svg Samuel MANUARD (FRA)

65 TALES ESPAGNE

Flag of Spain.svg Gonzalo BOTIN (ESP)
Flag of Spain.svg Inigo ORTIZ (ESP)
Flag of Spain.svg Antonio PIRIS (ESP)
Flag of Spain.svg Francisco RIVERO (ESP)
Flag of Spain.svg Pablo SANTURDE (ESP)
Flag of Spain.svg Manuel CARRION (ESP)
Flag of Spain.svg Alesandro PELLA (ESP)

83 COMIRIS - ELIOR SANTE

Flag of France.svg BOUCHARD Thierry (FRA)
Flag of France.svg GANDON Olivier (FRA)
Flag of France.svg MILANESE Michel (FRA)
Flag of France.svg BERENGER Gilles (FRA)
Flag of France.svg KRAUSS Oliver (FRA)
Flag of France.svg VASSELLIER Pascal (FRA)

2012 - La ROCHELAISES [3] ESP 65 TALES FRA 104 JACK IN THE BOX GER 115 MARE 

Other Events with Class Starts

Other Events

The class has had numerous success in most of the prestigious offshore events.

The records

These records are usually calculated by race directions but not endorsed by the World Sailing Speed Record Council.

24 Hours Distance

DateDistance
(milles)
Speed
(knots)
Skipper(s)boatlaunchcrewrace
2019 November 6408,8 [4] 17,03Ian Lipinski & Adrien HardyCrédit Mutuel20192 Transat Jacques Vabre

Non-Stop Round Britain and Ireland

Finish DateTimeBoat TypeBoatSkipper(s)CrewNotesRef.
Class 40 - Non-Stop Round Britain and Ireland Records
Singlehanded
2020-07-097d 17h 50m 47sClass40Crédit MutuelFlag of Poland.svg Ian Lipinski (POL)N/A [5]
2004-0611d 12h 26m 48sOpen 40"Roaring Forty"Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Michel Kleinjans (BEL)N/A [6]
Crewed Record
20207d 06h 27m 25sClass40'Banque de Leman'Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Simon Koster (SUI)Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Justine Mettraux (SUI)
and Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Valentin Gautier (SUI)
[7] [8]
2020-07-097d 17h 50m 47sClass40Crédit MutuelFlag of France.svg Ian Lipinski (FRA)None
2018-08-208d 4h 14m 49sClass40"Imerys Clean Energy"Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Phil Sharp (GBR)+crewset during RORC Race [9]
2014-08-208d 19h 06m 49sClass40'Swish'Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Roderick Knowles (GBR)+2 other crewset during RORC Race [10]
20109d 13h 32m 20sClass40Concise 2Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ned Collier Wakefield (GBR)+5 other crewset during RORC Race [11]

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  11. Kunstmann, Stefan. "Concise 2 finish". Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race Website. Retrieved 29 January 2023.