Already sailed: Luffe 40.20: first pictures from the test

Hauke Schmidt

· 19.08.2020

Already sailed: Luffe 40.20: first pictures from the test

Photo: YACHT/Jozef Kubica

The Luffe 40.20 on the Koldingfjord

There wasn't much wind during the trial run on the Little Belt - unfortunately. Or would it be better to say: thank God?

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A very weak ground current and barely 10 knots of wind even with thermals - not exactly ideal test conditions, one would think. Most production boats would bob along sluggishly. Of course, a racy performance cruiser should be able to get going even in such light wind conditions. But how the Luffe 40.20 converts the light breeze into speed surprised us too, not to mention the spectacular steering feel.

The Luffe 40.20 on the Koldingfjord. The fixed bowsprit stretches the lines so that the additional freeboard is hardly noticeable

The shape of the hull has not been changed, but the two steering wheels and the fold-out platform still make the stern look wider

Although the wind was barely 8 knots, the Luffe was travelling at almost 6 knots at the cross. The tacking angle was less than 80 degrees. Easy to recognise: The anchor is ready for use in a hawse under the bowsprit

Sluggish turbo. With Code Zero, the light boat could be accelerated to over 7 knots, and with a little thermal and around 12 knots of wind, the Luffe runs at more than 8 knots

The two wheels are relatively small and low, but they are positioned very far outwards. This results in a very good steering position

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Photo: YACHT/Jozef Kubica

The detailed test will appear in one of the next issues, but this much in advance: The crew around shipyard boss Oluf Jørgensen has done a great job updating the 4004.

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Hauke Schmidt

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Hauke Schmidt was born in Hanau, Hesse, in 1974, but moved to the coast at the age of an Opti and grew up sailing dinghies and tall ships. School and semester breaks were used for extensive Baltic Sea cruises. During and after his oceanography studies in Kiel, he took part in various international research trips to tropical and polar regions. The focus was on ocean currents and their influence on climate change. Eventually he was drawn back to his home coast and to YACHT. He completed a traineeship there and has been working as an editor in the Test & Technology department since 2009. His core tasks include equipment and boat testing, as well as practical topics relating to electronics, seamanship and refits. As a passionate DIY enthusiast, he loves to spend his summers on the water with his family and winters working on his boat

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