Adventure 40

Summarizing the Adventure 40—a reliable, simple, safe, fast and reasonably priced offshore voyaging boat—and the mission for said boat.

There is a saying that “cruising is the process of working on your boat in exotic places” and it’s distressingly true. Even buying a brand new boat does not fix the problem, let alone fixing up an old one. But I don’t believe it must be that way. Let’s look at how the Adventure 40 will be better than that.

An article to keep us all, including me, on the straight and narrow path to a good boat as we discuss and refine the Adventure 40 design.

This is the article that started it all. Much has changed since I wrote it, but the core concept remains the same: a strong seaworthy offshore voyaging boat at a reasonable price.

Answers to recurring questions that come up in the hundreds of comments to our articles on the Adventure 40.

In this post I’m going to address questions, both asked directly and implied, about my role in bringing the Adventure 40 to reality.

To understand how much it costs to build a boat like the Adventure 40 we need to understand boat size and that has just about nothing to do with length overall.

The core design principles that will govern the design of the Adventure 40.

After over two years of work and collaboration, here is the hull design for the Adventure 40, together with a discussion of the hull form.

Let’s dig into the Adventure 40 deck layout and rig.

The Adventure 40 rig and deck plan is in keeping with the design philosophy for the boat and sailing offshore is prioritized over all else, but the design will also work well for coastal sailing and even club racing.

Engine and drive train specification for the Adventure 40.

Now we are getting to the really hard part of specifying the Adventure 40, the interior.

Erik came up with a truly brilliant interior arrangement that will be comfortable at sea and wonderful at anchor.

Solving a fundamental problem standing between us and a real Adventure 40 that we can sail away.