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The Vindo 45 Sailboat Specs & Key Performance Indicators
The Vindo 45, a heavy displacement masthead sloop, was designed by John H. Lindblom and built in Sweden by Vindö Marin AB.
Published Specification for the Vindo 45
Underwater Profile: Long keel with cut-away forefoot
Hull Material: GRP (Fibreglass)
Length Overall: 33'8" (10.3m)
Waterline Length: 26'9" (8.2m)
Beam: 10'10" (3.3m)
Draft: 5'2" (1.6m)
Rig Type: Masthead sloop
Displacement: 13,000lb (5,897kg)
Ballast: 5,510lb (2,499kg)
Designer: John H. Lindblom
Builder: Vindö Marin AB (Sweden)
Year First Built: 1981
Year Last Built: 1989
Published Design Ratios for the Vindo 45
Sail Area/Displacement Ra tio: 14.2
Ballast/Displacement Ratio: 42.4
Displacement/Length Ratio: 303
Comfort Ratio: 29.2
Capsize Screening Formula: 1.9
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Summary Analysis of the Design Ratios for the Vindo 45
1. A Sail Area/Displacement Ratio of just 14.7 suggests that the Vindo 45 will need a stiff breeze to get her going. In light conditions, unless you've got plenty of time on your hands, motor-sailing may be the way to go.
2. A Ballast/Displacement Ratio of 42.4 means that the Vindo 45 will stand up well to her canvas in a blow, helping her to power through the waves.
3. A Displacement/Length Ratio of 303 tells us the Vindo 45 is clearly a heavy displacement cruising boat. You can load her down with all your cruising gear and equipment and it will hardly affect her waterline. Not an ideal choice for coastal sailing, but she'll come into her own on an offshore passage in testing conditions.
4. Ted Brewer's Comfort Ratio of 29.2 suggests that crew comfort of a Vindo 45 in a seaway is similar to what you would associate with the motion of a coastal cruiser with moderate stability, which is not the best of news for anyone prone to seasickness.
5. The Capsize Screening Formula (CSF) of 1.9 indicates that a Vindo 45 would be a safer choice of sailboat for an ocean passage than one with a CSF of more than 2.0.
The Vindo 45 Sailboat: A Classic and Comfortable Cruising Boat
The Vindo 45 is a 33'8" monohull designed by John H. Lindblom and built by Vindo from 1981 to 1989.
Accommodation The Vindo 45 has a spacious and cozy interior with plenty of natural light and ventilation from the deckhouse windows and hatches. It has two separate cabins:
- one forward with a V-berth and
- one aft with a double berth.
It has one head with a shower located aft to starboard. It has a U-shaped galley to port with a two-burner stove, an oven, a sink, and ample storage space. It has a navigation station to starboard with a chart table, instruments, and electrical panel. It has a large saloon with an L-shaped settee to port and a straight settee to starboard, both convertible to berths. It has a folding dining table that can accommodate six people. It has plenty of cabinets, shelves, lockers, and drawers throughout the boat for storage. It has an attractive woodwork finish with teak and mahogany.
Hull and Deck The Vindo 45 has a solid fiberglass hull with an external lead ballast attached to the fin keel. It has a mahogany deckhouse that covers most of the coachroof and extends to the cockpit coaming. It has teak handrails on the deckhouse roof and teak toe rails on the deck edge. It has four opening hatches on the deckhouse roof and two on the foredeck for ventilation. It has six fixed windows on the deckhouse sides for light.
The Vindo 45 has a spacious cockpit with teak seats and sole. It has a single wheel steering mounted on a pedestal at the aft end of the cockpit. It has an engine control panel, a compass, and some instruments on the pedestal guardrail. It has two primary winches on the cockpit coaming for genoa sheets and two secondary winches on the cabin top for halyards and reefing lines. It has two large lockers under the cockpit seats for storage.
The Vindo 45 has wide side decks with non-skid surfaces for easy movement forward and aft. It has stainless steel stanchions with double lifelines for safety. It has bow and stern pulpits with navigation lights and flagstaffs. It has an anchor locker at the bow with an electric windlass and a bow roller for anchoring.
Mast and Rigging The Vindo 45 has a deck-stepped aluminum mast with two sets of spreaders and a jumper strut. It has stainless steel standing rigging with a forestay, a backstay, and upper and lower shrouds. It has a roller furling system for the genoa on the forestay. It has a slab reefing system for the mainsail with two reef points and lazy jacks. It has an aluminum boom with an outhaul and a boom vang. It has running rigging made of polyester rope with halyards, sheets, and control lines.
The Vindo 45 has a sloop rig with a mainsail and a genoa as the standard sail plan. It can also carry a spinnaker or a gennaker for downwind sailing. The reported sail area of 46.2 m² (497 ft²) gives it a sail area-to-displacement ratio of 14.4, which indicates that it is slightly under powered for its size and weight. However, it can still perform well in light to moderate winds and handle heavy weather with ease.
Keel and Rudder The Vindo 45 has a fin keel with an external lead ballast attached to the bottom of the hull. The fin keel provides good stability and maneuverability, but also increases the draft to 1.6 m (5.25 ft), which limits the access to shallow waters. The Vindo 45 does not have any other keel options, such as shoal draft or lifting keel, that could reduce the draft and increase the versatility of the boat.
The Vindo 45 has a skeg-hung rudder that is attached to the aft end of the keel by a skeg. The skeg-hung rudder provides good protection and strength to the rudder, but also adds some drag and weight to the boat. The Vindo 45 does not have any other rudder options, such as spade rudder or transom-hung rudder, that could improve the performance and responsiveness of the boat.
Conclusion The Vindo 45 is a beautiful sailing boat that combines traditional craftsmanship with modern design. It is a heavy and stable boat that can handle various sea conditions with ease. It is a comfortable and cozy boat that can accommodate up to six people in two cabins and one head. It is a well-equipped boat that can offer some options and features that enhance its performance and livability. It is a perfect boat for recreational sailors who appreciate quality, style, and comfort.
The above text was drafted by sailboat-cruising.com using GPT-4 (OpenAI’s large-scale language-generation model) as a research assistant to develop source material; we believe it to be accurate to the best of our knowledge.
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Vindo 45 experience
- Thread starter CharlieH1989
- Start date 16 Jun 2023
- 16 Jun 2023
CharlieH1989
Does anyone have experience of sailing a Vindo 45? Especially keen to know what they're like in heavy weather and what people think of them as a capable offshore cruiser under the 34ft bracket.
- 17 Jun 2023
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No direct experience but if you haven't already, you should check out Thula Sailing on YouTube as they did some extensive cruising in a Vindo. Great looking boats btw.
And also Sailing Magic Carpet - their first boat was a 32ft (I think) Vindo, not sure if that's the 45? I know somebody who bought a mid 30's foot Vindo with the intention of sailing it RTW, didn't get far but that's another story and wasn't anything to do with the boat... Oops just checked, Magic Carpet's was a 28ft Vindo 32 it's confusing...
It is what it is - older style long keel heavy displacement and was popular for long distance cruising in the past - and still capable. However the wooden top does not take kindly to long exposure to the sun and humidity (remember these boats are Scandinavian and at home they spend 8 months or so of the year locked up under cover).
V1701 said: And also Sailing Magic Carpet - their first boat was a 32ft (I think) Oops just checked, Magic Carpet's was a 28ft Vindo 32 it's confusing... Click to expand...
I made a 3 day trip in a Vindo32 some time ago. Nice looking boat, safe and steady but not really a sparkling performer in the moderate conditions. This particular one had the main traveller across the middle of the cockpit, a PITA. Some years later I heard that it had suffered a major failure of the joint between the deck and the coachroof due to long-term ingress of water.
earlybird said: I made a 3 day trip in a Vindo32 some time ago. Nice looking boat, safe and steady but not really a sparkling performer in the moderate conditions. Click to expand...
earlybird said: This particular one had the main traveller across the middle of the cockpit, a PITA. Click to expand...
earlybird said: Some years later I heard that it had suffered a major failure of the joint between the deck and the coachroof due to long-term ingress of water. Click to expand...
BabaYaga said: Not typically a weak spot on this model or other Vindö boats, as far as I know. There are others, though. Was the boat in question by any chance the one that has figured in British boating press, a boat from which the teak deck has been removed? If so, I am not very surprised that something like that could happen. Click to expand...
- 18 Jun 2023
earlybird said: No, I'm fairly sure that the teak decking hadn't been interfered with. All I heard was that a split had occured between the wooden coachroof moulding and the sidedeck when the boat was being lifted by the yard. The lift might have put some extra stress on this joint of course but the prime reason was said to be deterioration of the wood along this joint. This was in the mid / late'90's. Click to expand...
I take your point, On my trip, I remember noticing 2 or 3 fairly small dark patches where water had obviously got under the varnish, but I thought of these more as cosmetic. For the next season onwards, the boat was permanently based in NW Scotland, a long way from the owner's home, so maybe suffered from harsh winters and low closed-season maintenance.
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The Vindø boats
Orust, south west Sweden, has a long tradition of boat building. Since the middle of last century, some of the world’s most beautiful sailing yachts have been built there, according to Ferenc Matè. Of these, the Vindø boats from the Nötesund yard were probably the most beautiful until the end of the production in the late 1980s. The 45 is included in Ferenc Maté’s The World’s Best Sailing Boats.
The boats have a classic look, with a high priority on woodwork and craftmanship, as well as being reliable and good to sail. Their heydays were from the late 60s until the end of the 80s. The yard developed and built long keeled boats, in the range of 28 – 38 feet. They are designated by sail area, as was common at the time. The 32, 50, 40, and 45 are the best known. They also built a few bigger boats, the 65 and 75.
The hulls are in heavy duty GRP, and the superstructure was invariably made from mahogany, with teak decks. This made the boats very beautiful, but also expensive to build and a challenge to maintain. Other yards, like Hallberg Rassy and Najad, also built good yachts, but without the same amount of woodwork and at a lower price. Vindø continued building the same high quality boats but to compete with these newer designs sold them at a loss. By the mid 80s the yard had to give in and the first bankruptcy was a fact.
New owners made a new start and developed a more modern design, the 995, with superstructre in GRP. Otherwise, it has the same quality as the former Vindøs, and below it is exactly the same standard as before, with all the interior hand made from teak and mahogany. The 995 (which indicates the over all length in cm) is semi long keeled, which makes her easier to maneuver in tight spots, but still easy to sail on a steady course. She is also a bit wider than the 40 and 50, which gives her more volume below. However, the market was tight in the late 80s, and they built only three or four 995s until they had to give in again. Our boat is the first of these three, built 1987-88, and sold to a couple in Oslo, who had owned a Vindø before this one.
A few more boats were built at another place at Orust in the 1990s. These have a doghouse. So all in all, less than ten 995s were built, and these were the last Vindøs.
At Vindø Yacht Club you can find a full list of the boats. Personally, I think the 32 is the most beautiful of them all. A Vindø 32 figures in a YouTube channel by a young couple sailing around the world, Sailing Magic Carpet .
(Information collected from Vindø Yacht Club, Ferenc Mate: The World’s Best Sailing Boats, and personal communication with Peter Nilsson, 25.11.2015)
Visiting Vindø Marin
Wednesday November 25 2015 I had the opportunity to visit Vindø Marin, at Orust on the Swedish west coast. This is where our Vindø 995, Vestavind, was built in 1987/88. The yard does not build new boats now, in fact the 995 was the last boats that were built before the yard went bankrupt 1988. Only three 995s were built there, according to Peter, who showed me around. Vestavind was hull no 1. Hull no 3 is currently for sale in Oslo (April 2016). 1994-95 a few more boats were built another place at Orust, Peter had worked there. Some of them have a pilot house.
Now they do maintenance of old Vindøs and other yachts. When I was there, four Vindøs were in the workshop, two 32s, one 45 and one 50. This is the place where our 995 was built! They still have the exact same woodworking machines as back then, according to Peter.
Here is an article about Vindø from Ferenc Maté: The World’s Best Sailboats. Volume I . The book was published before the first bankruptcy.
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Is the one with an aft cabin a 50? Thank you, Adam in San Francisco
Yes, I believe so.
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Review of Vindö 32
Basic specs..
The hull is made of fibreglass. Generally, a hull made of fibreglass requires only a minimum of maintenance during the sailing season. And outside the sailing season, just bottom cleaning and perhaps anti-fouling painting once a year - a few hours of work, that's all.
The boat is equipped with 4-5 berths, a galley, 90.0 liter fresh water capacity and toilet facility.
The boat equipped with a masthead rig. The advantage of a masthead rig is its simplicity and the fact that a given sail area - compared with a fractional rig - can be carried lower and thus with less heeling moment.
The Vindö 32 has been built with different keel alternatives.
One option is a long keel. A full keel provide a better directional stability than a similar boat with a fin keel; on the other hand, better directional stability means also that the boat is more difficult to handle in a harbour with less space.
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 enter even shallow marinas as the draft is just about 1.30 - 1.40 meter (4.27 - 4.57 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.
Another option is a long keel.
The keel is also made of lead.
Vindö 32 can enter even shallow marinas as the draft is just about 1.40 - 1.50 meter (4.59 - 4.89 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.
The boat is typically equipped with an inboard Volvo Penta MD6A diesel engine at 10 hp (7 kW). Calculated max speed is about 3.8 knots
The fuel tank, which is made of stainless steel, has a capacity of 60.0 liters (15 US gallons, 13 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.
What is Capsize Screening Formula (CSF)?
The capsize screening value for Vindö 32 is 1.75, indicating that this boat could - if evaluated by this formula alone - be accepted to participate in ocean races.
What is Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed?
The theoretical maximal speed of a displacement boat of this length is 6.4 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.
The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for Vindö 32 is about 127 kg/cm, alternatively 711 lbs/inch. Meaning: if you load 127 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 711 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.
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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.
| Usage | Length | Diameter | ||
| Mainsail halyard | 25.8 m | (84.6 feet) | 8 mm | (5/16 inch) |
| Jib/genoa halyard | 25.8 m | (84.6 feet) | 8 mm | (5/16 inch) |
| Spinnaker halyard | 25.8 m | (84.6 feet) | 8 mm | (5/16 inch) |
| Jib sheet | 8.9 m | (29.4 feet) | 10 mm | (3/8 inch) |
| Genoa sheet | 8.9 m | (29.4 feet) | 10 mm | (3/8 inch) |
| Mainsheet | 22.4 m | (73.4 feet) | 10 mm | (3/8 inch) |
| Spinnaker sheet | 19.7 m | (64.6 feet) | 10 mm | (3/8 inch) |
| Cunningham | 3.2 m | (10.5 feet) | 8 mm | (5/16 inch) |
| Kickingstrap | 6.4 m | (21.0 feet) | 8 mm | (5/16 inch) |
| Clew-outhaul | 6.4 m | (21.0 feet) | 8 mm | (5/16 inch) |
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The Vindo 32 is a 29.36ft masthead sloop designed by Carl Andersson and built in fiberglass by Vindo (Nötesund Varv AB) since 1976.
The Vindo 32 is a heavy sailboat which is slightly under powered. It is very stable / stiff and has an excellent righting capability if capsized. It is best suited as a coastal cruiser. The fuel capacity is originally very small. There is a very short water supply range.
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Main features
| Model | Vindo 32 | ||
| Length | 29.36 ft | ||
| Beam | 9 ft | ||
| Draft | 4.60 ft | ||
| Country | Germany (Europe) | ||
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| Sail area / displ. | 14.38 | ||
| Ballast / displ. | 40.52 % | ||
| Displ. / length | 334.69 | ||
| Comfort ratio | 29.21 | ||
| Capsize | 1.75 |
| Hull type | Monohull long keel | ||
| Construction | Fiberglass | ||
| Waterline length | 22.64 ft | ||
| Maximum draft | 4.60 ft | ||
| Displacement | 8700 lbs | ||
| Ballast | 3525 lbs | ||
| Hull speed | 6.38 knots |
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| Rigging | Masthead Sloop | ||
| Sail area (100%) | 379 sq.ft | ||
| Air draft | 0 ft | ?? | |
| Sail area fore | 210.53 sq.ft | ||
| Sail area main | 168.79 sq.ft | ||
| I | 37 ft | ||
| J | 11.38 ft | ||
| P | 32.15 ft | ||
| E | 10.50 ft |
| Nb engines | 1 | ||
| Total power | 10 HP | ||
| Fuel capacity | 15 gals |
Accommodations
| Water capacity | 30 gals | ||
| Headroom | 0 ft | ||
| Nb of cabins | 0 | ||
| Nb of berths | 0 | ||
| Nb heads | 0 |
Builder data
| Builder | Vindo (Nötesund Varv AB) | ||
| Designer | Carl Andersson | ||
| First built | 1976 | ||
| Last built | 0 | ?? | |
| Number built | 0 | ?? |
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Maestrale V is a fantastic example of a seaworthy Swedish cruiser. She is a beautifully stylish boat with a GRP hull, a teak deck and a stunning Mahogany coa...
And also Sailing Magic Carpet - their first boat was a 32ft (I think) Vindo, not sure if that's the 45? I know somebody who bought a mid 30's foot Vindo with the intention of sailing it RTW, didn't get far but that's another story and wasn't anything to do with the boat...
How much do Vindo boats cost? Vindo boats for sale on YachtWorld are offered at a swath of prices from $26,500 on the relatively lower-priced models, with costs up to $38,683 for the more lavish yachts on the market today. What Vindo model is the best? Some of the most iconic Vindo models now listed include: 22, 40, 50 and Sloop.
It takes into consideration "reported" sail area, displacement and length at waterline. The higher the number the faster speed prediction for the boat. A cat with a number 0.6 is likely to sail 6kts in 10kts wind, a cat with a number of 0.7 is likely to sail at 7kts in 10kts wind. KSP = (Lwl*SA÷D)^0.5*0.5
The 45 is included in Ferenc Maté's The World's Best Sailing Boats. The boats have a classic look, with a high priority on woodwork and craftmanship, as well as being reliable and good to sail. Their heydays were from the late 60s until the end of the 80s. The yard developed and built long keeled boats, in the range of 28 - 38 feet.
Vindo (Nötesund Varv AB) The founder of the yard Carl Andersson, was born in a family where his ancestors for at least two generations had been boat builders, building fishing boats. He started his first own company in 1926 building pilot vessels mostly, beside a few crafts for leisure. During the thirties he was known to be a skilled builder ...
The DL-ratio for Vindö 32 is 320 which categorizes this boat among 'medium weight cruisers'. Heavy Light 21% 0 50 100. 21% of all similar sailboat designs are categorized as heavier. A heavy displacement combined with smaller water plane area has lower acceleration and is more comfortable.
The Vindo 50 is a 34.94ft masthead sloop designed by Carl Andersson and built in fiberglass by Vindo (Nötesund Varv AB) since 1974. The Vindo 50 is a moderate weight sailboat which is a reasonably good performer. It is very stable / stiff and has a good righting capability if capsized. It is best suited as a coastal cruiser. The fuel capacity ...
The Vindo 40 is a 30.94ft masthead sloop designed by Carl Andersson and built in fiberglass by Vindo (Nötesund Varv AB) between 1970 and 1982. 850 units have been built. The Vindo 40 is a heavy sailboat which is under powered. It is stable / stiff and has an excellent righting capability if capsized. It is best suited as a bluewater cruising boat.
This one is actually a Vindo 30, although it is listed as a Vindo Sloop. I have been in touch with the broker and actually tried to track down the owner, so I could converse with him, since this one is in my budget, but it needs some work, the running rigging is all old, and there are some logistical hurdles. Having the boat shipped to me would ...
The Vindo 32 is a 29.36ft masthead sloop designed by Carl Andersson and built in fiberglass by Vindo (Nötesund Varv AB) since 1976. The Vindo 32 is a heavy sailboat which is slightly under powered. It is very stable / stiff and has an excellent righting capability if capsized. It is best suited as a coastal cruiser.
Join Date: Sep 2010. Location: Bellingham, WA. Boat: Venture 21'. Posts: 15. Anyone Know Anything About the Vindo 40? Hey all! My wife and I have been looking at a Vindo 40 (sail area not length) at 31'. She needs lots of work and we can get her at a great price... problem is that besides 1 book and a few classified ads... it has been really ...
VINDO 32 Detailed Review. If you are a boat enthusiast looking to get more information on specs, built, make, etc. of different boats, then here is a complete review of VINDO 32. Built by Vindo (Nötesund Varv AB) and designed by Carl Andersson, the boat was first built in 1976. It has a hull type of Long Keel and LOA is 8.95.
Being one of the earliest boats built by the Vindo yard, the VINDO 30 was originally contructed of wood. Later versions have FG hulls with wood superstructure. ... 1997), states that a boat with a BN of less than 1.3 will be slow in light winds. A boat with a BN of 1.6 or greater is a boat that will be reefed often in offshore cruising. Derek ...
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