Bayfield 40

Summary

The Bayfield 40 is a Canadian sailboat that was designed by Ted Gozzard for cruising and first built in 1982.[1][2][3]

Bayfield 40
Development
DesignerTed Gozzard
LocationCanada
Year1982
Builder(s)Bayfield Boat Yard
RoleCruiser
NameBayfield 40
Boat
Displacement21,000 lb (9,525 kg)
Draft4.92 ft (1.50 m)
Hull
TypeMonohull
ConstructionFibreglass
LOA39.50 ft (12.04 m), 45.50 ft (13.87 m) including the bowsprit
LWL30.50 ft (9.30 m)
Beam12.00 ft (3.66 m)
Engine typeYanmar 4JHE 44 hp (33 kW) diesel engine
Hull appendages
Keel/board typelong keel
Ballast8,200 lb (3,719 kg)
Rudder(s)keel-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig typeStaysail ketch
I foretriangle height52.00 ft (15.85 m)
J foretriangle base19.78 ft (6.03 m)
P mainsail luff41.50 ft (12.65 m)
E mainsail foot13.50 ft (4.11 m)
Sails
SailplanKetch
Mainsail area280.13 sq ft (26.025 m2)
Jib/genoa area514.28 sq ft (47.778 m2)
Total sail area794.41 sq ft (73.803 m2)

Production edit

The design was built by Bayfield Boat Yard in Clinton, Ontario, Canada, starting in 1984, but the company went out of business in 1988 after a factory fire and production ended then.[1][2][4]

Design edit

The Bayfield 40 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of balsa-cored fibreglass, with wood trim. It has a staysail ketch rig, with aluminum spars, a clipper bow with a bowsprit and trailboards, a raised counter transom, a keel-mounted rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed long keel. It displaces 21,000 lb (9,525 kg) and carries 8,200 lb (3,719 kg) of lead ballast.[1][2]

The boat has a draft of 4.92 ft (1.50 m) with the standard keel.[1]

The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar 4JHE diesel engine of 44 hp (33 kW) or a Westerbeke 52 hp (39 kW) diesel for docking and manoeuvring. The fresh water tank has a capacity of 100 U.S. gallons (380 L; 83 imp gal).[1][2]

The design has sleeping accommodation for six people, with two double berths aft with optional raisable privacy panels in between and a U-shaped settee in the main cabin with a drop-down table that converts to a double berth. The galley is located on the port side forward. The galley is U-shaped and is equipped with a two-burner propane-fired stove, an electric refrigerator and a sink. A navigation station is aft of the galley, on the port side. The head is located just aft of the forepeak and includes a shower. The forepeak houses sail lockers and the anchor locker, accessible from the deck above.[2]

Ventilation is provided by a port and hatch each in the aft cabins, plus two forward opening hatches and two opening ports in the head. There is a total of ten opening ports and four opening hatches, plus a large opening skylight just aft of the main mast.[2]

For sailing the design is equipped with a total of 11 winches for the halyards and the sheets.[2]

Operational history edit

In a 1994 review of the Bayfield 40, Richard Sherwood wrote, "the lines of the hull are traditional. The foresail rig is unusual in a big ketch. Cabin layout, with a midships galley and no vee berths, is distinctly different."[2]

See also edit

Similar sailboats

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Bayfield 40 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 31 May 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Sherwood, Richard M.: A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition, pages 378. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994. ISBN 0-395-65239-1
  3. ^ Browning, Randy (2020). "Ted Gozzard". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 29 May 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  4. ^ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Bayfield Boat Yard Ltd. (CAN)". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 26 May 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2020.