Nordhavn 41 Boat

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Nordhavn's entry-level yacht is primarily designed for a couple to go extended cruising or even to circumnavigate, but it also makes a great family cruiser

The N41 certainly has big boots to fill, its predecessor, the 40, holds the record for the fastest circumnavigation by a production cruiser. A mixture of more range and an improved interior are the two main areas of development for the 41, making it a more rounded but still highly capable yacht.

N41 Features

A range of over 2,500 miles at 8 knots
Single or two cabin layout
Twin-engine configuration
Efficient hull design

12.6m

Guests

6 Max
Cabins

2 Max

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Accommodations are also geared toward that cruising couple with one- or two-cabin layouts for a more intimate ride Northwest Yachting

The N41 is luxurious and comes in two configurations: an owner's version with a single cabin and walk-in closet, or with two staterooms. Sea Magazine Zuzana Prochazka - Dec 2019

Designed with serious cruising couples in mind, the all-new 41 has been created from the ground up as the ultimate turn-key adventure yacht. Motor Boat & Yachting

The thing that truly sets the 41 apart from the most other long-rangers in her class is her powerplant - not one but two 75-hp mechanically-injected, turbocharged Kubota diesels that can be repaired at sea with conventional tools. Power & Motoryacht Capt. Bill Pike - Jan 2022

Solidly built, thoughtfully designed and outfitted by people who have actually crossed oceans, she is a must-see for anyone thinking about going cruising, looking for a liveaboard or just wanting a really great yacht. Passagemaker Chris Caswell - Jul 2021

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The hull is said to be more efficient hull, with the option of twin engines, while there will be a two and four berth option inside. Both of these features help make the N41 a more cruise-friendly option.

The four-berth layout features a guest cabin with overlapping bunks, but it is the Owner’s version that exemplifies this yacht’s purpose. Removing the second cabin, it devotes all the below-deck accommodation space to two people.

The guest cabin becomes a heads compartment with a separate shower, and there is space for a large walk-in wardrobe. Both are accessed from the large forward cabin, while the heads can also be accessed from the main corridor.

On the main deck there is a large salon and galley with seating on both sides, the large dedicated helm station lies forward.

At around 8 knots you can expect a range of more than 2,500 miles and CE Category A, meaning the N41 is safe for ocean use and designed to take conditions that would leave other boats confined in harbour

From The Manufacturer

In order to outdo the Nordhavn 40, Jim and his brother, Jeff Leishman who is Nordhavn’s Chief of Design, partnered with Dutch yacht design firm Vripack to create a superior hull form. Through Vripack’s sophisticated Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) program, the original hull lines drawn by Jeff Leishman were fine tuned to create a hull that is approximately 30 percent more efficient.

Quite simply, to achieve efficiency, the goal is to reduce pressure against a hull in order to reduce resistance. Since wave resistance typically is 40 percent of a boat’s total resistance, efficiency is improved dramatically with a reduction in wave resistance. According to Bart Bouwhuis, co-Director of Vripack, the CFD allows a sort of 3-D view of a boat moving through ‘digital’ water. “In traditional tank testing, you can see the [action of] the wave and the result of the pressure,” he said. “Digital [tank] testing shows the cause of the pressure.”

Once Vripack ran the N41’s lines through its CFD program, it was able to reduce wave friction by 20 percent, “which is significant,” said Bouwhuis.

They assessed a further reduction of resistance – by another 10 to 12 percent – with the addition of a trim wedge.

The N41 will carry a CE rating of Category A, the highest level of safety that a yacht can be designated.