Hull form · What it is for

Sailing MonohullsPerformance Cruising

Sailing Monohulls · Performance Cruising: YachtCodex lists 78 models, 9.3–40.0 m long. The builders with the most are ICE Yachts (16), Grand Soleil (8), and Arcona Yachts (6). The largest in production is the wallywind 130 (40.0 m); the shallowest draft is the JPK 39 FC's (1.30 m).

Sailing Monohulls

One hull, a keel to hold it up against the sails, and the oldest arrangement still in production. A monohull heels, which is how it tells the crew what the wind is doing, and it rights itself because the ballast under it wants to hang downward. It is the form most sailors learn on and the one most ocean races are still run in.

Performance Cruising

Cruising yachts that are quick, rather than racers with berths in them. A boat is listed here when it is a sailing yacht, not a pure racer, has at least two cabins, and either carries the performance-cruiser type or shows a sail-area-to-displacement ratio of 25 or more. The textbook bands -- 16 for a cruiser, 16 to 20 for a cruiser-racer, above 20 for a performance boat -- are measured on the 100% foretriangle; this catalogue measures upwind area including the genoa, and on the published fleet cruisers sit at a median of 21 and performance cruisers at 31, so the line is drawn at 25.

Models: 78
Builders: 17
Length range: 9.3–40.0 m30–131 ft
In production: 64