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Bayfield 30/32

Cutter · Long Keel · First built 1973

A rare 32C variant featuring a tall rig, built in a limited run of five hulls for increased sail area

Designed by Ted Gozzard.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Long Keel

See her sail

The Bayfield 30/32, on the water

The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.

Footage from Practical Sailor

Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

Shoal draftDraws 1.14 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelySea-kindly

Her heavy displacement on a moderate beam gives 25 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 25
CoastalBluewater

1.98 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.98
LightHeavy

341 — heavy for her waterline, built to carry stores and ride steadily.

Displacement / length 341
EasygoingPowered-up

15.4 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.

Sail area / displacement 15.4
TenderStiff

42% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 42%

A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.

  • Draws less than ~84% of boats her size on file

Compared with 428 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Bayfield 30/32, as the fleet has seen it

Derived from the videos the fleet has analysed of this model. ▶ marks open the moment aboard.

The Bayfield 30/32 is a 9.8-meter fiberglass cruising sailboat designed by Ted Gozzard and built by Bayfield Boat Yard Ltd. in Ontario, Canada, from 1973 to the late 1980s. It features a long keel, a clipper bow with a bowsprit, and a cutter rig, prioritizing interior volume and directional stability. The boat has a 23-foot waterline, 4354 kg displacement, and a 1.1-meter draft, making it suitable for shallow cruising grounds like the Bahamas or the Intracoastal Waterway.3:14 Its hull uses solid fiberglass, while the deck is balsa-cored.4:09 The Bayfield 30/32 tracks steadily but can be difficult to maneuver in reverse due to prop walk and its long keel.8:23 While capable of long-distance passages, the design struggles when forced to windward in heavy seas.10:50 Five hulls were built with a tall rig, known as the 32C.

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

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On the water

The Bayfield 30/32 on video

The record

Full specifications

The complete reference set — tap any figure to switch between metric and imperial.

Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
41.7%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.4
Displacement / length
341.0
Comfort ratio
25.0
Capsize screening
1.98
Hull speed
6.5 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
872
Hull
Hull type
Long Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1973
Designer
Ted Gozzard
Builder
Bayfield Boat Yard Ltd

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The family

Related models

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Bayfield 36A Haydn Gozzard-designed cutter with a long keel, built for steady, comfortable passage-making.Bayfield 29Built heavier and stronger than its original design specifications, this cutter features a shallow 1.07-metre draftBayfield 25A shallow-draft long-keeler with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio, updated during her decade-long run with a third portlightBayfield 23A Ted Gozzard-penned masthead sloop with a shallow 0.76-metre draft and a high sail-area-to-displacement ratioC&C Yachts 32A 1980 production masthead sloop powered by a standard Yanmar 2GM diesel, built for coastal cruising and club racing

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