Bashford 41
Bashford · Ian Murray · 1995
Updated
The Bashford 41 is a 12.46 m semi-displacement racing yacht designed by Ian Murray and built by Bashford, first launched in 1995. It races in Class B.
Length
12.46 m
40′ 11″
Beam
3.71 m
Draft
2.56 m
Displacement
6.5 t
Sail area
91 m²
On the podium
Where a Bashford 41 finishes when she goes racing.
On the podium
16%
of 25 starts by 5 boats
Wins
12%
Read from 25 starts by 5 boats between 2019 and 2026, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Bashford 41 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
151 Miglia - Trofeo Cetilar2026
ORC European Championship 2025 / 43rd Copa del Rey MAPFRE2025- Regata Proyecto Hombre2024
- Regata Amigos de la Vela2023
- Regata Proyecto Hombre2022
Raced one we are missing?
Report a regattaRound the buoys, or offshore
A short windward-leeward and a night at sea ask different things of a boat. Here is how this one does in each.
Round the buoys
18%
of these races end on the podium
Offshore & coastal
—
Not enough data yet: 3 races over 10 NM carry a published distance.
Who she races against
The designs a Bashford 41 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Also met, too few times for a figure:
Dufour 44 (7 meetings), First 36.7 (6 meetings), Brenta 24 (4 meetings), TP 52 (Farr) (3 meetings), Furia 37 (3 meetings), Salona 45 (3 meetings), Salona 37 (3 meetings), First 31.7 (3 meetings), Ro 330 (2 meetings), Centurion 40 (2 meetings), Grand Soleil 45 (Judel/Vrolijk) (2 meetings), Visiers 35 (1 meeting), First 45 (Farr) (1 meeting), Drac One Ton (1 meeting), Dufour 3800 (1 meeting), Vrolijk 37 (1 meeting), X-50 (1 meeting), Carter 42 (1 meeting), Corel 45 (1 meeting), Fortuna 9 (1 meeting), Grand Soleil 43 (Maletto) (1 meeting), Grand Soleil 47 (2 meetings), Comet 45 (1 meeting), First 35 (Farr) (1 meeting), J/122 (1 meeting)
Some of the boats it races against
How the Bashford 41 has fared against each of them, boat against boat on corrected time. Ordered by how often the two meet, not by who wins.
Speed at every angle
The shape of this design's speed, drawn from the measured fleet. Pick a wind and watch it stretch.
Upwind VMG
5.89
37°
Beam reach
9.23
90°
Broad reach
10.69
135°
Downwind VMG
8.76
170°
Speed in knots at 20 knots of true wind. Green marks the angles that pay: the closest useful beat and the deepest run worth sailing.
Where it wins and where it pays
Every boat is judged against its own measurements — length, weight, sail area. The quicker those say it should be, the more it has to deliver just to break even. Going fast is not enough: it has to go faster than its own numbers promised.
It does most things without giving much away. It rewards preparation and crew work more than it rewards picking the right day.
Where it gains
Its best ground is on a broad reach once it pipes up, where it goes better than its measurements say it should, and by a margin worth having. It holds that advantage on the run as well, so the gain is not down to one leg of the course.
Where it pays
There is no condition where it falls away badly, which is worth something over a season of mixed weather.
Above the line it delivers more than promised and gains on the fleet. Below, it falls short. Move the wind: plenty of boats sit on one side in the light and the other when it blows.
Full width is 0.4 kn either way.
At 10 knots this design makes back more than its rating asks on the upwind.
How fast is a Bashford 41
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 3.96 | 5.33 | 5.71 | 5.89 |
| 52° | 5.99 | 7.58 | 7.93 | 8.11 |
| 60° | 6.28 | 7.77 | 8.15 | 8.35 |
| 75° | 6.50 | 7.90 | 8.45 | 8.78 |
| 90° | 6.47 | 7.93 | 8.59 | 9.23 |
| 110° | 6.28 | 8.13 | 8.99 | 9.79 |
| 120° | 6.11 | 8.04 | 9.05 | 10.41 |
| 135° | 5.45 | 7.68 | 8.78 | 10.69 |
| 150° | 4.57 | 6.91 | 8.25 | 9.87 |
| Run VMG | 3.96 | 5.98 | 7.36 | 8.76 |
How they are set up
The range each sail spans across the fleet.
Nearly all carry a folding propeller. Crew weight is declared around 750 kg.
Rigging
Bashford 41 rig and sail dimensions
A Bashford 41 carries 15.15 m of mainsail hoist on a 5.40 m boom, a forestay 17.04 m above the deck and a 5.60 m bowsprit. Typical figures across the 5 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails
The spinnaker spreads widest of all — 124 to 144 m² depending on bowsprit and set-up. Before ordering a sail, read the figure on your own measurement record rather than the typical one for the design.