One 40
Text: Michael Schaaf
Photos: Sönke Lorenzen
There can be no doubt about the One40 being the first really new sailing yacht of the 21st century. She combines functional design, pioneering construction techniques and grand sailing characteristics. The cockpit and the ample saloon offer the comfortable space of a typical cruising yacht. A design like that of the One40 nevertheless calls for a race version with backstays, a tiller steering and a main sheet traveller as wide as the cockpit almost neccessarily.
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Frontstay sags without backstay |
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Tacking angle 70 Grad |
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Manoeuvrable as a dinghy |
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Fast |
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Responsive rudder |
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Very good sailing characteristics |
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Easy to handle and to trim |
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Manoevrability with engine |
| Under deck | |
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Control panel difficult to reach |
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Bright interior rooms |
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High headroom in the pantry |
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Comfortable seats in the saloon |
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Two quarter berths beneath the saloon's bench |
| Cockpit and deck | |
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Levers of water ballast easy to trip over |
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Only two winches |
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Main sheet run on targa bow without traveller |
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Collision bulkhead |
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Carbon fibre bowsprit |
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Footholds provide secure grip for helmsman |
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Clear view for helmsman |
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Very efficient anti-skid surface |
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Clear deck layout |
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