CAP 540

The CAP 540 is a French trailerable sailboat as a day sailer and fishing vessel. It was first built in 1986.^[1][2][3]

CAP 540

Development
Location	France
Year	1986
Builder(s)	Jeanneau
Role	Day sailer-fishing boat
Name	CAP 540
Boat
Displacement	1,499 lb (680 kg)
Draft	2.10 ft (0.64 m)
Hull
Type	monohull
Construction	fiberglass
LOA	17.72 ft (5.40 m)
LWL	16.40 ft (5.00 m)
Beam	7.71 ft (2.35 m)
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	long keel
Rudder(s)	transom-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig type	Bermuda rig
Sails
Sailplan	fractional rigged sloop

Production

The design was built by Jeanneau in France, starting in 1986, but it is now out of production.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Design

The CAP 540 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig. The hull has a raked stem, a slightly angled transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed long keel. It displaces 1,499 lb (680 kg).^[1][2]

The boat has a draft of 2.10 ft (0.64 m) with the standard long keel.^[1][2]

The design has a hull speed of 5.43 kn (10.06 km/h).^[2]

See also

• List of sailing boat types