Aspect40, which is the origin of Aspect45, was also built by Rolf Tannergård, and was appointed "New boat of the Year" at the Swedish boat show Allt för sjön 2010.

Like the Aspect45, Aspect40 is a family racer, ie a light and fast boat that can be used for family sailing as well as racing. Aspect40 has achieved many successes, including in the Swedish boat race Gotland Runt (ÅF Offshore Race) where the boat came among the 8 best boats in its class in 8 years. Worth mentioning is that Aspect40 was the fastest boat over the finishing line and came in 2nd place twice. Read more (in Swedish) at aspect40.se.