| Development | |
|---|---|
| Location | France |
| Year | 1986 |
| Builder | Jeanneau |
| Role | Day sailer-fishing boat |
| Name | CAP 540 |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 1,499 lb (680 kg) |
| Draft | 2.10 ft (0.64 m) |
| Hull | |
| Type | monohull |
| Construction | fiberglass |
| LOA | 17.72 ft (5.40 m) |
| LWL | 16.40 ft (5.00 m) |
| Beam | 7.71 ft (2.35 m) |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | long keel |
| Rudder | transom-mounted rudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | fractional rigged sloop |
The CAP 540 is a French trailerable sailboat as a day sailer and fishing vessel. It was first built in 1986.123
Production
The design was built by Jeanneau in France, starting in 1986, but it is now out of production.12345
Design
The CAP 540 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig. The hull has a raked stem, a slightly angled transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed long keel. It displaces 1,499 lb (680 kg).12
The boat has a draft of 2.10 ft (0.64 m) with the standard long keel.12
The design has a hull speed of 5.43 kn (10.06 km/h).2
References
References
- McArthur, Bruce (2022). "CAP 540 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Jeanneau Cap 540". sailboat.guide. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - Jeanneau. "CAP 540". jeanneauamerica.com. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Jeanneau (FRA)". sailboatdata.com. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Jeanneau". sailboat.guide. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
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