The Concept 40 is an American

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, that was designed by

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and first built in 1981. The design is out of production. The design was developed into the

Kalik 40 The Kalik 40 is a sailboat, that was designed by Gary Mull and first built in 1979. The design is out of production. The design was developed from the Concept 40 and provided the basis for the Kalik 44 and the Ocean 40. Production The boat wa ...

and the

Ocean 40 The Ocean 40 is a sailboat, that was designed by Gary Mull for the yacht charter industry and first built in 1979. It is a development of the Concept 40 and the Kalik 40, both Mull designs. Production The boat was built by Kyung-Il Yachts in ...

Production

The boat was built by

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in the

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, starting in 1981 and also by

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Design

The Concept 40 is a small recreational

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, built predominantly of

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. It has a

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rig and a fixed

wing keel The winged keel is a sailboat keel layout first fitted on the 12-metre class yacht ''Australia II'', 1983 America's Cup winner. Design This layout was adopted by Ben Lexcen, designer of ''Australia II''. Although Ben Lexcen "had tried the winge ...

. It displaces and carries of iron ballast. It is powered by a Pathfinder

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of . The boat has a PHRF racing handicap of 99. It has a

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of .

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