Swift 40

Swift 40

Development
Designer	Sparkman & Stephens
Location	South Korea
Year	1979
Builder(s)	Kang Nam Shipbuilders
Role	Cruiser
Name	Swift 40
Boat
Displacement	24,300 lb (11,022 kg)
Draft	5.25 ft (1.60 m)
Hull
Type	monohull
Construction	fiberglass
LOA	39.12 ft (11.92 m)
LWL	31.00 ft (9.45 m)
Beam	13.33 ft (4.06 m)
Engine type	Perkins Engines diesel engine
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	fin keel
Ballast	8,937 lb (4,054 kg)
Rudder(s)	skeg-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig type	Bermuda rig
Sails
Sailplan	masthead ketch
Total sail area	786.00 sq ft (73.022 m2)

The Swift 40 is a South Korean cruising sailboat that was designed by the American design firm Sparkman & Stephens and first built in 1979. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

The Swift 40 is a version of Sparkman & Stephens' design number 2134, as are the North Star 80/20 and the Hughes 40, with different decks and coach roof designs. ^{[1] [2] [5] [6] [7] [8]}

Production

The design was built by Kang Nam Shipbuilders in South Korea, from 1979 until 1984, but it is now out of production. ^{[1] [2] [9] [10]}

Design

The Swift 40 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead ketch rig with a keel-stepped mast, a raked stem, an angled transom, a skeg-mounted rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 24,300 lb (11,022 kg) and carries 8,937 lb (4,054 kg) of lead ballast. ^{[1] [2]}

The boat has a draft of 5.25 ft (1.60 m) with the standard keel. ^{[1] [2]}

The boat is fitted with a British Perkins Engines diesel engine for docking and maneuvering. The fuel tank holds 50 U.S. gallons (190 L; 42 imp gal) and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 168 U.S. gallons (640 L; 140 imp gal). ^{[1] [2]}

The design has sleeping accommodation for seven people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin, a straight settee berth and drop-down dinette table that forms a double berth in the main cabin and an aft cabin with a double "V"-berth. The galley is located on the port side just forward of the companionway ladder. The galley is U-shaped and is equipped with a three-burner stove and a sink. A navigation station is opposite the galley, on the starboard side. There are two heads, one just aft of the bow cabin on the port side and one on the port side in the aft cabin. ^{[1] [2]}

The design has a hull speed of 7.46 kn (13.82 km/h). ^[2]

See also

• List of sailing boat types

Related development

• Hughes 40
• North Star 80/20

References

1. McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Swift 40 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 3 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
2. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Swift 40". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 3 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
3. McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Sparkman & Stephens". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
4. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Sparkman & Stephens". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
5. McArthur, Bruce (2022). "North Star 80/20 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 3 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
6. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "North Star 80/20". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 3 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
7. McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Hughes 40 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 3 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
8. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Hughes 40". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 3 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
9. McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Kang Nam Shipbuilders". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 6 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
10. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Kang Nam Shipbuilders". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 6 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.

External links

• Photo of a Swift 40