Luffe 40
Luffe Yachts · Oluf Jorgensen · 1988
Updated
The Luffe 40 is a 12.22 m semi-displacement racing yacht designed by Oluf Jorgensen and built by Luffe Yachts, first launched in 1988. It races in Class B.
Length
12.22 m
40′ 1″
Beam
3.25 m
Draft
2.04 m
Displacement
5.5 t
Sail area
85 m²
On the podium
Where a Luffe 40 finishes when she goes racing.
On the podium
0%
of 16 starts by 2 boats
Wins
0%
Read from 16 starts by 2 boats between 2026, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Luffe 40 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
Skagen Offshore Race2026- Island Offshore - Race to the Arctic2026
- Bundefjorden Onsdagsseilaser2026
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
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Not enough data yet: no races of 10 NM or less carry a published distance.
Offshore & coastal
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Not enough data yet: no races over 10 NM carry a published distance.
Who she races against
The designs a Luffe 40 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Also met, too few times for a figure:
11 Metre (7 meetings), XR 41 (7 meetings), Elan 310 (6 meetings), Farr 30 (6 meetings), Dehler 30 OD (5 meetings), Fareast 28 (5 meetings), Aphrodite 101 (5 meetings), Corby 33 (4 meetings), X-40 (4 meetings), Bavaria Match 38 (5 meetings), Dehler 38 (Judel/Vrolijk) (4 meetings), Salona 40 (4 meetings), First 40.7 (6 meetings), J/92 (4 meetings), Dufour 40 (3 meetings), Sun Odyssey 409 (3 meetings), Elan 350 (3 meetings), X-79 (3 meetings), Melges 32 (3 meetings), First 40 (3 meetings), Cumulus (2 meetings), Dehler 44 (1 meeting), First 31.7 (1 meeting), Grand Soleil 43 (Carkeek) (1 meeting)
Some of the boats it races against
How the Luffe 40 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
5.53
37°
Beam reach
8.70
90°
Broad reach
10.13
135°
Downwind VMG
8.15
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.
There is no obvious weak spot here. It rewards preparation and crew work more than it rewards picking the right day.
Where it gains
Its best ground is to windward in light air, where it goes better than its measurements say it should, and by a margin worth having. It holds that advantage cracked off as well, so the gain is not down to one leg of the course.
Where it pays
It falls short across the wind in a strong breeze, giving away time it never gets back. That is a hull that will lift and run given enough breeze.
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 Luffe 40
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 3.87 | 5.12 | 5.40 | 5.53 |
| 52° | 5.88 | 7.29 | 7.54 | 7.67 |
| 60° | 6.18 | 7.48 | 7.74 | 7.89 |
| 75° | 6.38 | 7.62 | 8.02 | 8.30 |
| 90° | 6.25 | 7.62 | 8.21 | 8.70 |
| 110° | 6.00 | 7.75 | 8.43 | 9.06 |
| 120° | 5.84 | 7.69 | 8.57 | 9.61 |
| 135° | 5.21 | 7.34 | 8.34 | 10.13 |
| 150° | 4.39 | 6.61 | 7.81 | 9.19 |
| Run VMG | 3.80 | 5.72 | 6.96 | 8.15 |
How they are set up
The range each sail spans across the fleet.
Nearly all carry a folding propeller. Crew weight is declared around 720 kg.
Rigging
Luffe 40 rig and sail dimensions
A Luffe 40 carries 13.99 m of mainsail hoist on a 4.63 m boom, a forestay 15.47 m above the deck. Typical figures across the 2 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails