Archambault A40
The Archambault A40, or Archambault 40, is a French sailboat that was designed by Joubert Nivelt Design as a cruiser-racer and first built in 2004.[1][2]
| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Joubert Nivelt Design |
| Location | France |
| Year | 2004 |
| Builder(s) | Archambault Boats |
| Role | Cruiser-Racer |
| Name | Archambault A40 |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 13,669 lb (6,200 kg) (light) |
| Draft | 7.91 ft (2.41 m) |
| Hull | |
| Type | monohull |
| Construction | fibreglass |
| LOA | 39.34 ft (11.99 m) |
| LWL | 36.91 ft (11.25 m) |
| Beam | 12.34 ft (3.76 m) |
| Engine type | Volvo Penta D1-30 29 hp (22 kW) diesel engine |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | fin keel |
| Ballast | 5,512 lb (2,500 kg) |
| Rudder(s) | internally-mounted spade-type rudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| I foretriangle height | 53.44 ft (16.29 m) |
| J foretriangle base | 14.76 ft (4.50 m) |
| P mainsail luff | 49.21 ft (15.00 m) |
| E mainsail foot | 18.04 ft (5.50 m) |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | fractional rigged sloop |
| Mainsail area | 443.87 sq ft (41.237 m2) |
| Jib/genoa area | 394.39 sq ft (36.640 m2) |
| Upwind sail area | 838.26 sq ft (77.877 m2) |
Production
The design was built by Archambault Boats of Dangé-Saint-Romain, France, starting in 2004, but it is now out of production.[1][3]
Design
The Archambault A40 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fibreglass. It has a fractional sloop rig. The hull has a plumb stem, an open reverse transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed fin keel.[1]
The boat has a draft of 7.91 ft (2.41 m) with the standard keel and is fitted with a Swedish Volvo Penta D1-30 diesel engine of 29 hp (22 kW) for docking and manoeuvring.[1]
The design has sleeping accommodation for eight people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin, two straight settees in the main cabin with a drop leaf table and two aft cabins, each with a double berth. The galley is located on the port side just forward of the companionway ladder. The galley is "L"-shaped and is equipped with a two-burner stove, a 19.8 U.S. gallons (75 L; 16.5 imp gal) icebox and a sink. A navigation station is opposite the galley, on the starboard side. The head is located just aft of the bow cabin on the starboard side and has a shower.[1]
For sailing downwind the design may be equipped with a symmetrical spinnaker. It has a hull speed of 8.14 kn (15.08 km/h).[1]
Operational history
A review in Yacht and Boat described sailing the design, "the boat is astonishingly easy to control. The steering does not load up at any time; to a degree, steering is an intellectual exercise, not a tactile one. By that I mean that when Glenn calls “pressure coming” and I wait for the helm to tell me that the boat feels the extra breeze, nothing happens. She simply accelerates in a straight line, with no need to wind off helm. It may be a different story in a sea and with tougher gusts; we had smooth seas, but there is never an acute angle of heel, or sudden lurch that upsets the crew. It's a terrible cliche, but this hull really, really is like a big dinghy."[4]
See also
References
- McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Archambault 40 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 24 December 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
- McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Joubert-Nivelt". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 19 December 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
- McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Archambault Boats (FRA) 1967 - 2014". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 19 December 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
- "Archambault Yachts 40 Review". Yacht and Boat. 2020. Archived from the original on 24 December 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2020.