Boat models · Sino-American
Sino-American Landfall 39
Sailboat, bluewater cruiser · built 1974-1984 · designed by Ron Amy
Key figures
Comfort42heavy, slow motion
Capsize screen1.61passes for offshore
SA/D15.8undercanvassed
D/L367heavy
Ballast ratio0.37average
Hull speed7.4kt
- Built
- 1974-1984
- Designer
- Ron Amy
- Builder
- Sino American Yacht Industrial Co., Ltd. (Taiwan)
- Rig
- Cutter
- Keel
- Long keel (iron ballast)
- Length
- 39.2 ft
- Beam / draft
- 11.5 ft · 5.6 ft
- Displacement
- 23,500 lb
Design figures as published, not for any one hull. Full specifications on sailboatdata.com.
Reputation
Classbluewater cruiseras owners use it
Forumsordinarydoes the job, nobody seeks it
Heavy, slow Taiwan teak cruiser that's solid underneath but needs plenty of upkeep; don't confuse it with the C&C
- Offshore passages
- ordinary · heavily built, but slow and sticky in light air
- Liveaboard
- ordinary · roomy, cosy interior, especially the pilothouse
- First boat
- disliked · slow, hard to dock, high maintenance
- Loved
- very heavily constructed hull · comfortable motion for its size · pilothouse version good in cold climates · cutter rig good for cruising
- Gripes
- slow and slow to manoeuvre · hard to dock · teak decks hot and prone to leaks · often confused with the C&C Landfall 39
- Survey for
- leaking teak decks and wet core · iron ballast condition · Taiwan-era tanks and wiring · leaky deck hardware and ports
- Cross-shopped
- Vagabond 39 · CT 41 · Formosa 41 · Hans Christian 38
Thin discussion; from cruisersforum.com, cruisersforum.com, sailnet.com, sailboat.guide
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