Princess V40

Summary

Best Suited For

• Coastal Cruising

  From the published figures: sport cruiser · LOA 12.98 m

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.

Speed, Power & Tanks

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

Dimensions

LOA

42.6 ft (12.98 m)

Hull length

40.5 ft (12.35 m)

LWL

—

Beam

12.5 ft (3.81 m)

Draft (min)

1.8 ft (0.56 m)

Draft (max)

3.3 ft (1.02 m)

Air draft

—

Displacement

21,147 lb (9,592 kg)

Ballast

—

Cabins

2

Heads

—

Berths

4

Performance

Maximum speed

36 kn

Cruising speed

—

Range

—

Guests

—

Crew

—

Engine and Tanks

Engine

380 hp (Volvo Penta)

Engine count

2

Engine manufacturer

Volvo Penta

Propulsion type

—

Fuel capacity

193 gal (730 L)

Fresh water capacity

76 gal (288 L)

Black water capacity

22 gal (85 L)

Construction

Hull material

—

Deck material

—

Rudder type

—

Steering wheels

—

Builder's Own Figures

Length (incl. pulpit)

42 ft 6 in / 12.98m

Length (excl. pulpit)

40 ft 6 in / 12.35m

Max speed

34 - 36 knots range as printed (largest taken)

Draft

drives raised 1 ft 10 in / 0.56m; lowered 3 ft 4 in / 1.02m

Engine options

Twin Volvo D6-380 DP (2 x 380mhp)

Engines

Twin Volvo D6-380 DP (2 x 380mhp)

Berths as printed

4

Displacement basis

calculated with 50% fuel and water with liferaft, no optional equipment (page footnote)

Engine power basis

per engine, 380 mhp as printed

Layouts & Drawings

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

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  V40 layout main deck — Princess Yachts

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  V40 layout main deck optional sunbed — Princess Yachts

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  V40 layout lower deck — Princess Yachts

About Princess Yachts

Premium production

British motor yacht builder founded in Plymouth in 1965, producing the V, S, F, Y, X and C classes from 40 to 95 feet.

In 1963 three friends -- Cliff Viney, a former merchant-navy engineer, and David King and Brian Phillips, serving Royal Navy officers -- set up Marine Projects (Plymouth) Ltd to fit out a Senior 31 hull in a rented shed in Newport Street; the Project 31 sold so quickly that they turned to boatbuilding, building their first boat in 1965 and over 150 Project 31s between 1966 and 1969. The Princess 32, the first yacht to bear the name, was unveiled at the 1970 London Boat Show, and when the 1973 oil crisis threatened sales the yard diversified into a thirty-year partnership with A.H. Moody and Sons that produced forty sailing models and more than 4,000 yachts. Bernard Olesinski was invited to design in 1980: his Princess 30DS sold over 500 and set the decade's design language, the Princess 45 of 1981 was then the UK's largest production motor yacht and earned the Queen's Award for Export in 1988, and the 286 Riviera of 1983 was the first sports yacht. The 1990 Princess 65, the first V Class, the first 20 Meter and Europe's first electronic-diesel yacht followed; Marine Projects became Princess Yachts International in 2001, the Princess 42 of 2003 set the benchmark for the modern entry flybridge, the 95 flagship arrived in 2007, and in 2010 Princess was the first major European yacht builder awarded ISO 14001. The company celebrated fifty years in 2015 and sixty in 2025, still on the Plymouth waterfront.

The Princess Yachts Range

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

1. Princess V6567.6 ft
2. Princess F6566.6 ft
3. Princess F5859.7 ft
4. Princess V5558.4 ft
5. Princess F5554.3 ft
6. Princess V5052.6 ft
7. Princess F5051.3 ft
8. Princess F4547.1 ft
9. Princess V40· this model42.6 ft

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