Sweden Yachts 41
Sweden Yachts · Peter Norlin · 1984
Updated
Measured under the previous VPP (2021–2024)
The Sweden Yachts 41 is a 12.41 m heavy displacement racing yacht designed by Peter Norlin and built by Sweden Yachts, first launched in 1984. It races in Class C.
Length
12.41 m
40′ 9″
Beam
3.92 m
Draft
2.30 m
Displacement
9.9 t
Sail area
96 m²
On the podium
Where a Sweden Yachts 41 finishes when she goes racing.
0
Wins
0
Seconds
0
Thirds
1
Starts
Not enough races yet for a percentage — these are the counts so far. We keep collecting results, so this will fill in.
Read from 1 start by 1 boat between 2021, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Sweden Yachts 41 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
151 Miglia - Trofeo Cetilar2021
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: 1 race over 10 NM carry a published distance.
Who she races against
The designs a Sweden Yachts 41 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Met too few times for a figure:
First 40 (1 meeting), Grand Soleil 40 (Carkeek) (1 meeting), Carter 37 (1 meeting), Swan 39 (1 meeting), Dufour 460 (1 meeting), Elan 40 (1 meeting)
Speed at every angle
The shape of this design's speed, drawn from the measured fleet. Pick a wind and watch it stretch.
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.
How fast is a Sweden Yachts 41
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 4.22 | 5.06 | 5.32 | — |
| 52° | 6.25 | 7.17 | 7.41 | — |
| 60° | 6.51 | 7.33 | 7.58 | — |
| 75° | 6.68 | 7.46 | 7.80 | — |
| 90° | 6.62 | 7.49 | 7.89 | — |
| 110° | 6.71 | 7.69 | 8.19 | — |
| 120° | 6.56 | 7.66 | 8.27 | — |
| 135° | 6.06 | 7.45 | 8.11 | — |
| 150° | 5.27 | 6.98 | 7.76 | — |
| Run VMG | 4.56 | 6.12 | 7.23 | — |
How they are set up
The range each sail spans across the fleet.
Nearly all carry a folding propeller. Crew weight is declared around 590 kg.
Rigging
Sweden Yachts 41 rig and sail dimensions
A Sweden Yachts 41 carries 14.85 m of mainsail hoist on a 4.25 m boom, a forestay 16.85 m above the deck. Typical figures across the 2 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails