S&S PJ-40 Sailboats for Sale & Market Overview

Hull type

Monohull · fin

Rig

Masthead Sloop

LOA

39.3' · 11.98 m

Displ.

19,000 lbs · 8,618 kg

First year

1970

The Palmer Johnson 40 (often designated as the PJ40) represents a hallmark era of transatlantic collaboration, born from the board of Sparkman & Stephens (Design No. 2025) and constructed by the renowned Nautor’s Swan shipyard in Finland. During the late 1960s and early 1970s, Palmer Johnson acted as the primary United States distributor for Nautor, branding these hulls as Palmer Johnsons to appeal to the American racing and offshore cruising market. Consequently, the PJ40 is essentially the S&Sdesigned Swan 40, a vessel that solidified the reputation of both the builder and the designer for producing "indestructible" oceangoing yachts. With only 51 hulls produced between 1970 and 1972, the model remains a rare and highly soughtafter specimen of the International Offshore Rule (IOR) era, characterized by its distinctive "tumblehome" hull shape and uncompromising scantlings.