Sovereign 40 Sailboats for Sale & Market Overview

Hull type

Monohull · fin

Rig

Cutter

LOA

40' · 12.19 m

Displ.

19,400 lbs · 8,800 kg

First year

1990

The Sovereign 40 stands as the ambitious flagship of the Sovereign sailboat line, representing a significant departure from the brand’s more common small, trailerable pocket cruisers. Designed by the respected naval architect Arthur Edmunds, who also penned the foundational Sovereign 7.0, the 40 was envisioned as a robust, bluewater capable vessel intended for longrange cruising. Unlike the lighter, massmarket designs that dominated the Florida boatbuilding scene in the 1980s, the Sovereign 40 was built with a philosophy of "heavyweather" reliability. Most units were produced by Custom Fiberglass Products of Florida (CFPF) during the period when they held the Sovereign molds, and the hull design was frequently shared or rebranded as the Antares 40, a common practice in the complex history of the Steeg and Bowen manufacturing partnership.