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Review of Este 40


Basic specs.

sail specifications
The Este 40 is a large sailboat designed by the Spanish maritime architect bureau Balance Arquitectura Naval.

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Hull
The hull is made of fibreglass. Generally, a hull made of fibreglass requires only a minimum of maintenance during the sailing season.
The hull is a double hull which improves the indoor climate. Especially when the water is colder than the air in the cabin, then the double hull insulates against cold water and reduce the condense water in the cabin.

Interior
The boat is equipped with 4+2 berths.

Sailing characteristics

This section covers widely used rules of thumb to describe the sailing characteristics. Please note that even though the calculations are correct, the interpretation of the results might not be valid for extreme boats.

Stability and Safety

What is Capsize Screening Formula (CSF)?

The capsize screening value for Este 40 is 2.37, indicating that this boat would not be accepted to participate in ocean races.


Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed

What is Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed?

The theoretical maximal speed of a displacement boat of this length is 8.5 knots. The term "Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed" is widely used even though a boat can sail faster. The term shall be interpreted as above the theoretical speed a great additional power is necessary for a small gain in speed.


Immersion rate

The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for Este 40 is about 363 kg/cm, alternatively 2035 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 363 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 2035 lbs cargo on the boat it will sink 1 inch.


Sailing statistics

This section is statistical comparison with similar boats of the same category. The basis of the following statistical computations is our unique database with more than 26,000 different boat types and 350,000 data points.

Motion Comfort Ratio

What is Motion Comfort Ratio (MCR)?

The Motion Comfort Ratio for Este 40 is 16.2.

Low High 4% 0 50 100
Comparing this ratio with similar sailboats show that it is more comfortable than 4% of all similar sailboat designs. This is a comfort value significantly below average.


L/B (Length Beam Ratio)

What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?

The l/b ratio for Este 40 is 2.74.

Slim Wide 93% 0 50 100
Compared with other similar sailboats it is more spacy than 93% of all other designs. It seems that the designer has chosen a significantly more spacy hull design.


D/L (Displacement Length Ratio)

What is Displacement Length Ratio?

The DL-ratio for Este 40 is 104 which categorizes this boat among 'ultra light racers'.

Heavy Light 96% 0 50 100
96% of all similar sailboat designs are categorized as heavier. A light displacement requires less sailarea and has higher accellerations.


Maintenance

Rig

If you need to renew parts of your running rig and is not quite sure of the dimensions, you may find the estimates computed below useful.



Guiding dimensions of running rig
UsageLengthDiameter
Jib sheet 12.2 m(40.0 feet)14 mm(0.55 inch)
Genoa sheet 12.2 m(40.0 feet)14 mm(0.55 inch)
Mainsheet 30.5 m(100.0 feet)14 mm(0.55 inch)
Spinnaker sheet26.8 m(88.0 feet)14 mm(0.55 inch)

Boat owner's ideas

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Finally

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