The Wasa 41 marked the transition from outdated IOR rules to modern IMS. Maintaining the ideology of a family cruiser with good racing capabilities, the Wasa Yachts specialists have created a new boat that is already openly positioned as a racing boat. Cruising qualities came second - the very first yacht to be built had a racing interior with lightweight hanging bunks and minimal trim.
This radicalism was later found to be superfluous, and for subsequent builds the deckhouse height had to be increased slightly to give more space in the sub-deck areas. However, even with a normal«cruising» interior, the boat has retained its excellent racing potential - the 5,850 kilos displacement is quite small for a 40-foot cruiser
