| Nonsuch 40 | |
| Designer: | Mark Ellis Design |
| Location: | Taiwan |
| Year: | 1988 |
| No Built: | 5 |
| Builder: | Sen Koh Shipbuilding Wiggers Custom Yachts |
| Draft: | 6.56feet |
| Displacement: | 268960NaN0 |
| Hull Type: | Monohull |
| Construction: | Fiberglass |
| Loa: | 44.95feet |
| Lwl: | 40.03feet |
| Beam: | 14.11feet |
| Engine: | Inboard diesel engine |
| Keel Type: | fin keel |
| Rudder Type: | internally-mounted spade-type rudder |
| Rig Type: | Cat rig |
| Sailplan: | Catboat |
The Nonsuch 40 is a Taiwanese sailboat, that was designed by Mark Ellis Design and first built in 1988.[1] [2]
The Nonsuch 40 is a development of the Nonsuch 30, which was the first design in the Nonsuch series of sailboats.[1]
The design was built by Sen Koh Shipbuilding in Taiwan, with the boats completed and fitted-out by Wiggers Custom Yachts in Canada. A total of 5 examples of the design were completed before production ended. The design was marketed as the Journeyman 40 in the United Kingdom and as the Sequioa 40 in Canada.[1] [3]
The Nonsuch 40 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a cat rig, an unstayed mast with a wishbone boom, a plumb stem, a vertical transom, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 268960NaN0.[1]
The boat has a draft of 6.56feet with the standard keel fitted.[1]
The design has a hull speed of 8.482NaN2.[4]