The Searunner 40 is a classic offshore cruising multihull, the product of designers Jim Brown and John Marples. Four models of trimarans were produced, the smallest the Searunner 25 and the largest the 40.
The Searunner 40 features a cutter rig, center cockpit and utilizes a centerboard for lateral resistance. The boats have been raced successfully for decades, but have generous accommodations including three double berths, two dinettes and a large galley. It has a solid-wing construction, maximizing storage and offering protection from the sea.
The cockpit, located in the center of the boat above the centerboard, offers maximum safety in offshore sailing -- the boat can be run without getting near the edges of the deck.
The Searunner 40 is a favorite for sailors with family or guests on board because the cockpit separates the master cabin from the additional quarters and head.
Length Overall: 43 feet
Length on Deck: 41 feet
Beam: 24 feet
Center cockpit
Rig: Cutter
Sail Area: 1000 square feet
Lateral Resistance: Centerboard
Draft: Seven feet with board down, three feet with board up
Weight: 11,000 lbs
Cabins: Two
Sleeps: Six in three double berths
Seafire:
Seafire is among the best in her class, built with excellent materials and workmanship, well-equipped and maintained with consistent care. She has had only one owner and has been raced and cruised extensively, and is set up appropriately for both kinds of sailing. She did a five-year cruise through the eastern Pacific, starting in the Pacific Northwest, visiting Mexico for several years and travelling through Oceania as far west as Samoa. Seafire was refit upon returning to the US and is in excellent condition. She is ready for more travelling with minimum effort and cost.
She has weathered 80-knot winds at anchor without complication. She has been offshore in 50-knot winds, and has surfed down ten-meter waves without mishap.
Equipment:
30 hp Yanmar, 1200 hours
Six sails
Windvane
Autopilot
Generous winch layout (many over-sized winches) set up for women to handle lines easily
Cockpit set-up enabling adjustments to be made without leaving the cockpit
Speedo, depth sounder, compass, cockpit GPS
Single sideband and VHF radios
Radar
Solar panels
Wind generator
LED lighting and interior fans
Hard dodger
Large awning for use at anchor
Small awning for shelter at sea in addition to dodger
Head with 45-gallon holding tank
Three anchors
Windlass
Drogue
EPIRB
Spare rudder
Spare jury-rig mast, appropriate for self-rescue in the event of dismasting
