Review of Comfortina 42

Basic specs.

The Comfortina 42 is a large sailboat designed by the Swedish maritime architect Thomas Bern. The Comfortina 42 is built by the Swedish yard Comfortbåtar AB.

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Hull

The hull is made of fibreglass. Generally, a hull made of fibreglass requires only a minimum of maintenance during the sailing season.

Interior

The boat is equipped with 6 berths, a galley, 350.0 liter fresh water capacity, toilet facility and 120.0 liter waste water capacity.

Keel

The Comfortina 42 has been built with different keel alternatives.

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The keel is made of lead. Compared with iron, lead has the advantage of being 44% heavier, which allows a smaller keel and hence less water resistance and higher speed.

The boat can only enter major marinas as the draft is about 2.10 - 2.20 meter (6.89 - 7.19 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.

Fin keel

The Comfortina 42 is equipped with a fin keel. The fin keel is the most common keel and provides splendid manoeuvrability. The downside is that it has less directional stability than a long keel.

Comfortina 42 can only enter major marinas as the draft is about 2.10 - 2.20 meter (6.89 - 7.19 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.

Engine

The boat may be equipped with an inboard Yanmar 4JH3E diesel engine at 50 hp (37 kW). Calculated max speed is about 7.2 knots

The transmission is a saildrive.

The fuel tank has a capacity of 150.0 liters (39 US gallons, 32 imperial gallons).

Sailing characteristics

This section covers widely used rules of thumb to describe the sailing characteristics. Please note that even though the calculations are correct, the interpretation of the results might not be valid for extreme boats.

Stability and Safety

What is Capsize Screening Formula (CSF)?

The capsize screening value for Comfortina 42 is 1.85, indicating that this boat could - if evaluated by this formula alone - be accepted to participate in ocean races.

Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed

What is Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed?

The theoretical maximal speed of a displacement boat of this length is 8.2 knots. The term "Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed" is widely used even though a boat can sail faster. The term shall be interpreted as above the theoretical speed a great additional power is necessary for a small gain in speed.

Immersion rate

The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for Comfortina 42 is about 296 kg/cm, alternatively 1661 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 296 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 1661 lbs cargo on the boat it will sink 1 inch.

Sailing statistics

This section is statistical comparison with similar boats of the same category. The basis of the following statistical computations is our unique database with more than 26,000 different boat types and 350,000 data points.

Motion Comfort Ratio

What is Motion Comfort Ratio (MCR)?

The Motion Comfort Ratio for Comfortina 42 is 27.1.

Comparing this ratio with similar sailboats show that it is more comfortable than 31% of all similar sailboat designs. This comfort value is just below average.

L/B (Length Beam Ratio)

What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?

The l/b ratio for Comfortina 42 is 3.37.

Compared with other similar sailboats it is slimmer than 54% of all other designs. It seems that the designer has chosen a slightly more speedy hull design.

Ballast Ratio

What is a Ballast Ratio?

The ballast ratio for Comfortina 42 is 32%.

This ballast ratio shows a righting moment that is higher than 14% of all similar sailboat designs. A righting moment (ability to resist heeling) significantly below average.

D/L (Displacement Length Ratio)

What is Displacement Length Ratio?

The DL-ratio for Comfortina 42 is 168 which categorizes this boat among 'light racers'.

82% of all similar sailboat designs are categorized as heavier. A light displacement requires less sailarea and has higher accellerations.

SA/D (Sail Area Displacement ratio)

What is SA/D (Sail Area Displacement ratio)?

The SA/D for Comfortina 42 with ISO 8666 reference sail is 17.2, with a 135% genua the SA/D is 20.1.

The SA/D ratio indicates that it is faster than 42% of all similar sailboat designs in light wind.

Over- / underrigged

The Comfortina 42 has more rig than 79% of all similar sailboats, which indicates that the boat is significantly overrigged.

Maintenance

Bottom Paint

When buying anti-fouling bottom paint, it's nice to know how much to buy. The surface of the wet bottom is about 51m² (548 ft²).
Based on this, your favourite maritime shop can tell you the quantity you need.

Note: If you use a paint roller you will need more paint than if you use a paintbrush.

Rig

Dimensions of sail.

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If you need to renew parts of your running rig and is not quite sure of the dimensions, you may find the estimates computed below useful.

**Guiding dimensions of running rig**
Usage	Length		Diameter
Mainsail halyard	38.8 m	(127.3 feet)	12 mm	(1/2 inch)
Jib/genoa halyard	38.8 m	(127.3 feet)	12 mm	(1/2 inch)
Spinnaker halyard	38.8 m	(127.3 feet)	12 mm	(1/2 inch)
Jib sheet	13.0 m	(42.5 feet)	14 mm	(0.55 inch)
Genoa sheet	13.0 m	(42.5 feet)	14 mm	(0.55 inch)
Mainsheet	32.4 m	(106.3 feet)	14 mm	(0.55 inch)
Spinnaker sheet	28.5 m	(93.5 feet)	14 mm	(0.55 inch)
Cunningham	5.0 m	(16.4 feet)	12 mm	(1/2 inch)
Kickingstrap	10.0 m	(32.8 feet)	12 mm	(1/2 inch)
Clew-outhaul	10.0 m	(32.8 feet)	12 mm	(1/2 inch)

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References

[Ref 1]: ISO 8666 Small craft — Principal data.
[Ref 3]: ISO 12215-5 Small craft — Hull construction and scantlings.