Taylor 40-2 Sailboats for Sale & Market Overview

Hull type

Monohull · fin

Rig

Masthead Sloop

LOA

40' · 12.19 m

Displ.

14,950 lbs · 6,781 kg

First year

1989

The Taylor 402 represents the final evolution of performanceoriented offshore cruisers produced by the historic J.J. Taylor and Sons yard in Toronto. Developed in the late 1980s as a successor to the original Taylor 40, the 402 was designed by the esteemed Canadian naval architect Stephen Killing, who sought to marry the competitive spirit of IMSera racing hulls with the robust, bluewater requirements of the North American cruiser. While the earlier Taylor 40 was often seen as a pure performance machine, the 402 iteration introduced refinements to the deck mold and interior layout to better accommodate liveaboard comfort without sacrificing the "slippery" hull form that defined Killing’s designs. Built during the twilight of J.J. Taylor’s eightdecade run, the 402 remains a rare example of highend Canadian maritime engineering, characterized by vacuumbagged construction techniques and a level of joinery that rivaled toptier European yards of the era.