JPK Nomad 40

Design

Designer

Jean-Baptiste Dejeanty

Naval architect

Jacques Valer

Summary

Speed, Power & Tanks

What the builder publishes about how fast, how strong and how much the boat carries.

Price

List price

€407,125

As published

PRICE 2025 : 407 125 € WITHOUT VAT

Price basis

Base boat (standard specification)

VAT

Not included

Price as of

1/1/2025

Dimensions

LOA

—

Hull length

39.3 ft (11.98 m)

LWL

—

Beam

12.1 ft (3.7 m)

Draft (min)

2.6 ft (0.78 m)

Draft (max)

—

Air draft

—

Displacement

11,023 lb (5,000 kg)

Ballast

—

Cabins

2

Heads

1

Berths

6

Performance

Maximum speed

20 kn

Cruising speed

12 kn

Range

—

Guests

—

Crew

—

Engine and Tanks

Engine

195–250 hp (Yanmar)

Engine count

1

Engine manufacturer

Yanmar

Propulsion type

shaft drive

Fuel capacity

111 gal (420 L)

Fresh water capacity

116 gal (440 L)

Black water capacity

—

Construction

Hull material

Vinylester/polyester sandwich infusion, Airex foam core

Deck material

—

Rudder type

—

Steering wheels

—

Builder's Own Figures

Electric option

BlueNav electric hybrid: silent running up to 5 kn for an hour (page)

Engine

Yanmar DVL 195 hp standard, 250 hp option (spec sheet); the page prints "Yanmar 195 CV"

Steering

Lecomble & Schmidt hydraulic

Bow thruster

tunnel bow thruster

Water

spec sheet: 1 tank 440 L, option 2 x 320 L

Layout

forward owner's double cabin, side cabin with two 2 m x 80 cm bunks, one WC/shower; saloon table converts to a 2 x 1.4 m double

Beachable

yes

Length

the page prints 'Length' only; JPK names the boat by hull length and the range card gives the same figure, stored as hull length

Headroom

1,98 m

Fuel

spec sheet: 1 diesel tank 420 L, option 2 x 420 L; the page speaks of a 650 L tank and a range of over 600 nm at 12 kn (1 L per nm)

Sleeping places

6 people

Displacement basis

page prints 5 t; the 2025 spec sheet prints weight 5.8 t

Max speed basis

page prints 20 kts; the spec sheet 18/20 kts

Layouts & Drawings

2 drawings from the builder's page: general arrangement, sail plan, profile.

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Brochure

About JPK Composites

Semi-custom

Breton builder of IRC racers and fast cruisers drawn by Jacques Valer — JPK 1050 and 1180, the 39 FC and the coming 48 FC, plus the Nomad 40 motor cruiser — founded in 1992 by windsurfing champion Jean-Pierre Kelbert and building at Larmor-Plage near Lorient since the JPK 960 of 2003.

JPK tells its history in its founder's own words. Jean-Pierre Kelbert caught the sailing bug at thirteen, raced windsurfers through the boom years of the 1980s, joined the French team in 1986, was European champion in 1988 and 1989 and second in the Olympic selection for Seoul 1988. In 1992 he founded JPK Composites to build high-end epoxy-sandwich funboards; after French and world titles and an eight-year speed record, the venture turned to sailing yachts in 2002, and meeting the naval architect Jacques Valer brought the first JPK 960 into the water in March 2003. The JPK 1010, still drawn by Valer, built the yard's record with overall wins in the Transquadra of 2006, 2009, 2012 and 2015 and the 2013 Fastnet; a Fast Cruiser range opened in April 2012 with the JPK 38, Sailboat of the Year 2013, the 1080 of 2014 was European Boat of the Year 2015 after winning the Rolex Fastnet and Sydney Hobart overall in one season, the JPK 45 took the 2016 title and the 1180 of 2018 won the 2019 Fastnet two-handed by over five hours. The JPK 39 FC replaced the 38 in 2021 and was Sailboat of the Year 2022, and in 2023 the yard built its first motor boat, the JPK Nomad 40.

The JPK Composites Range

Every model JPK Composites publishes, by length — where this one sits in the range.

1. JPK Nomad 40· this model39.3 ft

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