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Moody Decksaloon 41

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Moody Decksaloon 41 exterior — Moody

Design

Designer
Dixon Yacht Design
Interior designer
Hanse Design Team

Summary

41.1 ftLOA65.4 ftAIR DRAFT7.4 ftDRAFT13.8 ftBEAM
Sailing MonohullSailCE A
Length overall
41.1 ft
Beam
13.8 ft
Draft
6.1–7.4 ft
Air draft
65.4 ft
Displacement
25,574 lb
Sail area (upwind)
893 ft²
Cabins
2

* A standard reference image, not the actual boat — shown to help visualise this model's published dimensions.

Best Suited For

Tags are derived from certified class, length, sail area, accommodation and tankage using the criteria described on the Sources page; an editor may add or remove one.

Sailing Ratios

Classic yacht-design ratios worked out from the builder's published figures, each shown against the bands designers read it by.

Sail area / displacement

How much sail the boat carries for its weight — its power in light air.

ModestCruiserPerformanceRacing162024Moody Decksaloon 41: 16.5
  • 16.5· Cruiser
How it is worked out

sail area (ft²) ÷ (displacement as ft³ of seawater)^⅔

published upwind sail area

Displacement / length

How heavy the boat is for its waterline length. Lower is lighter and quicker; higher is steadier and roomier.

UltralightLightModerateHeavyVery heavy100180270350Moody Decksaloon 41: 217
  • 217· Moderate
How it is worked out

displacement (long tons) ÷ (0.01 × waterline length in ft)³

Ballast ratio

The share of the weight carried in the keel — a rough guide to stiffness, though how deep that weight sits matters as much.

LowModerateHigh3040Moody Decksaloon 41: 27
  • 27· Low
How it is worked out

ballast ÷ displacement × 100

Comfort ratio

Ted Brewer's measure of how gently a boat moves in a seaway. Higher means a slower, easier motion.

LightCoastalModerate offshoreHeavy offshoreVery heavy20304050Moody Decksaloon 41: 30.9
  • 30.9· Moderate offshore
How it is worked out

displacement (lb) ÷ (0.65 × (0.7 × LWL + 0.3 × LOA) × beam^1.333), lengths in ft

Capsize screening

A guide from the inquiry after the 1979 Fastnet race: below 2 was taken as suited to ocean passages. It ignores hull shape and where the ballast sits.

Below 22 and above2Moody Decksaloon 41: 1.87
  • 1.87· Below 2
How it is worked out

beam (ft) ÷ (displacement as ft³ of seawater)^⅓

Hull speed

Roughly the speed a displacement hull reaches before it has to climb its own bow wave.

  • 8.2 kn
How it is worked out

1.34 × √(waterline length in ft), in knots

Most builders publish a light displacement. The ratios were defined on a loaded boat, so every boat here reads a little lighter than a surveyor's figure would — all alike, which keeps them comparable.

Tanks

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

Fuel and water on one scale: a tank twice the height holds twice as much.

  • Fuel55 gal
    Water125 gal

Design Category

Certified CE design category A (Ocean): the wind and waves the EU Recreational Craft Directive says this boat is designed to take.

  1. D

    Sheltered waters

    Wind
    up to Beaufort 4
    Waves
    up to 0.3 m
  2. C

    Inshore

    Wind
    up to Beaufort 6
    Waves
    up to 2 m
  3. B

    Offshore

    Wind
    up to Beaufort 8
    Waves
    up to 4 m
  4. AThis boat

    Ocean

    Wind
    above Beaufort 8
    Waves
    above 4 m

Design limits set by the EU Recreational Craft Directive (2013/53/EU), in significant wave height. A category covers the conditions of those below it. It is the limit the boat was designed to, not a promise that it is safe in any conditions within it — that judgement stays with the skipper.

A figure marked with a quote mark was read from the builder's page. Open it for the exact line, the page and the date.

Dimensions

LOA
41.1 ft (12.52 m)
Hull length
—
LWL
37.5 ft (11.42 m)
Beam
13.8 ft (4.2 m)
Draft (min)
6.1 ft (1.85 m)
Draft (max)
7.4 ft (2.25 m)
Air draft
65.4 ft (19.92 m)
Displacement
25,574 lb (11,600 kg)
Ballast
6,900 lb (3,130 kg)
Cabins
2
Heads
—
Berths
—

Sail Plan

Main sail
484 ft² (45 m²)
Jib
409 ft² (38 m²)
Genoa
—
Sail area
893 ft² (83 m²)
Downwind sail area
—
Rig type
—

Engine and Tanks

Engine
57–80 hp
Engine count
—
Engine manufacturer
—
Propulsion type
—
Fuel capacity
55 gal (210 L)
Fresh water capacity
125 gal (475 L)
Black water capacity
—

Construction

Mast material
—
Hull material
—
Deck material
—
Keel type
—
Rudder type
—
Steering wheels
—

Builder's Own Figures

Rig J
4.7 m
Rig I
16.8 m
Rig P
16.2 m
Rig E
5.5 m

Figures read fromthe builder's page

About Moody

Premium production

British builder of deck saloon sailing yachts, founded in Swanwick in 1827 and owned by Germany's HanseYachts AG since 2007.

The Moody yard traces back to the 19th century; in 1935 the founder's grandson Alexander Herbert Moody, trained in shipbuilding from his youth, turned the family business from repairs to building sailing yachts. Moody introduced its first deck-saloon yacht, the Carbineer 46, in 1969, built its last wooden deck saloon, the Frederick Parker-designed Swan Dancer, in 1970, and in 1972 launched the Moody 44, the first yacht to carry the founder's name, with teak decks, a generous centre cockpit and wheel steering. When the oil crisis of the 1970s hit, the brand formed a partnership in 1973 with Marine Projects (Plymouth) Ltd that, guided by designers such as Bill Dixon and Angus Primrose, produced 39 models from 27 to 64 feet and 4,233 boats over three decades. In 2005 the founding family entrusted the marque to Premier Marinas in Swanwick, production paused briefly, and in 2007 HanseYachts AG acquired the brand and began building Moody deck-saloon and aft-cockpit yachts again.

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The Moody Range

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

  1. Moody Decksaloon 5456.1 ft
  2. Moody Decksaloon 4850.6 ft
  3. Moody Decksaloon 41· this model41.1 ft

By the Same Designers

Boats this boat's designers also drew, for other builders too. Credits are grouped only where the names clearly agree, however each builder spelled them; an unclear one is left out.

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