- Length
- 12.24 m
- Beam
- 3.45 m
- Draft
- 3.45 m
- Sail area
- 71.16 m²
Specifications
Dimensions & displacement7
- Length overall
- 12.24 m
- Waterline length
- 9.85 m
- Beam
- 3.45 m
- Draft
- 3.45 m
- Minimum draft
- 1.19 m
- Displacement
- 10,886 kg
- Ballast
- 5,670 kg
Sails & rig9
- Rig type
- Sloop, masthead rig
- Sail area
- 71.16 m²
- Mainsail area
- 29.7 m²
- Foresail area
- 41.36 m²
- Foretriangle height (I)
- 16.15 m
- Foretriangle base (J)
- 5.12 m
- Mainsail luff (P)
- 14.17 m
- Mainsail foot (E)
- 4.19 m
- Forestay length
- 16.95 m
Engine & propulsion4
- Engine power
- 50 hp
- Engine type
- Diesel
- Engine make
- Perkins
- Engine model
- 4.108
Hull & construction3
- Hull material
- Fibreglass
- Keel type
- Keel with centreboard, spade rudder
- Ballast material
- Lead
Tanks2
- Fuel tank
- 246 L
- Fresh water tank
- 473 L
Production & design4
- Production started
- 1976
- Production ended
- 1978
- Hulls built
- 19
- Designer
- Ted Hood
Performance ratios6
- Sail area / displacement
- 14.79
- Displacement / length
- 317.06
- Ballast / displacement
- 52.1 %
- Comfort ratio
- 42.18
- Capsize screening
- 1.57
- Hull speed
- 7.62 kn
Yacht photography
Years, generations and variants
Gulfstar 40 (Hood)1 generation
01
1976–1978