CAP 540
{{Short description|Sailboat class}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}}
{{Use American English|date=November 2022}}
{{Infobox sailboat specifications
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|location = France
|year = 1986
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|builder = Jeanneau
|role = Day sailer-fishing boat
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|draft = {{convert|2.10|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|displacement = {{convert|1499|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}
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|hull type = monohull
|construction = fiberglass
|loa = {{convert|17.72|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|beam = {{convert|7.71|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|keel type = long keel
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|rudder type = transom-mounted rudder
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|rig type = Bermuda rig
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|sailplan = fractional rigged sloop
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The CAP 540 is a French trailerable sailboat as a day sailer and fishing vessel. It was first built in 1986.{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/cap-540-jeanneau|title= CAP 540 sailboat |access-date= 29 November 2022|last= McArthur|first= Bruce|work= sailboatdata.com|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20221129174336/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/cap-540-jeanneau|archive-date= 29 November 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/jeanneau/cap-540|title= Jeanneau Cap 540|access-date= 29 November 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20221129174207/https://sailboat.guide/jeanneau/cap-540|archive-date= 29 November 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://www.jeanneau.com/en/boats/sailboat/36-autres-modeles-voile/553-cap-540/|title= CAP 540|access-date= 29 November 2022|author= Jeanneau|author-link= Jeanneau|work= jeanneauamerica.com|archive-url= https://archive.today/20221129174208/https://www.jeanneau.com/en/boats/sailboat/36-autres-modeles-voile/553-cap-540/|archive-date= 29 November 2022|url-status= live}}
Production
The design was built by Jeanneau in France, starting in 1986, but it is now out of production.{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/builder/jeanneau-fra|title = Jeanneau (FRA)|access-date = 29 November 2022|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20210605143626/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/jeanneau-fra|archive-date= 5 June 2021|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/jeanneau|title= Jeanneau|access-date= 29 November 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220418125800/https://sailboat.guide/jeanneau|archive-date= 18 April 2022|url-status= live}}
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 {{convert|1499|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}.
The boat has a draft of {{convert|2.10|ft|m|abbr=on}} with the standard long keel.
The design has a hull speed of {{convert|5.43|kn|km/h|abbr=on}}.
See also
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.jeanneau.com/en/boats/sailboat/36-autres-modeles-voile/553-cap-540/}}
- [https://archive.today/20221129174940/https://www.bateaux.com/src/applications/showroom/images/images-produit/V580x0-7a4ca377eb2cfa6e4be053ba7cf4e5b7.png Photo of a CAP 540]
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