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Cape George 36

Cutter · Long Keel w/trans. Hung Rudder · First built 1979

A heavy-displacement cutter with a long keel, designed by Atkin and Monk for offshore stability and steady passage-making

Designed by William Atkin, Ed Monk & Edwin Monk Sr, built by Cecil Lange.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Long Keel w/trans. Hung Rudder

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The Cape George 36, on the water

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

Footage from Sailing Magic Carpet

Is it for you?

Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

Her heavy displacement on a narrow beam gives 48 — a heavy, notably soft motion offshore.

Comfort ratio 48
CoastalBluewater

At 1.47 she sits well under the 2.0 line — a solidly ocean-capable hull for her size.

Capsize screening 1.47
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 333
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 15.9
TenderStiff

45% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 45%

Built heavy and sea-kindly — a boat made to cross oceans and forgive a rough night.

  • Heavier than ~87% of boats her size on file

Compared with 430 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen 8 times across one channel of the fleet.

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On the water

The Cape George 36 on video

Into The Mountains [Ep 8]The crew of *Magic Carpet* documents grizzly bear viewing protocols and filming techniques in British Columbia’s Glendale Cove.Sailing Magic CarpetNorth by Sail: Into the Heart of the Wild Coast. [Ep 1]A Cape George 36 cruises from Gibsons toward Desolation Sound, anchoring at Jedediah and Texada Islands.Sailing Magic CarpetWe Have To LEAVE. How do we move a REFIT...?The owners of a Cape George cutter 36 plan to transport their boat to Canada for completion.Sailing Magic CarpetFINALLY: the end of this storyThe crew installs a custom-built refrigerator and fabricates Alaska Yellow Cedar countertops for a Cape George 36.Sailing Magic CarpetKirsten Neuschäfer: The Golden Globe Story.Kirsten Neuschäfer won the Golden Globe Race sailing the Cape George 36, Minnehaha, around the three great capes.Sailing Magic CarpetWe fibreglassed the whole cabin top in ONE DAY!The crew fiberglasses the cabin top of their Cape George cutter 36 using 19-ounce biaxial fabric.Sailing Magic CarpetHUGE Sailboat Transformation!The crew prepares a Cape George 36 cabin top for fiberglassing and applies interior polyurethane paint.Sailing Magic CarpetUnexpected Landfall After Notorious Cape CautionA Cape George 38 crew navigates the exposed Cape Caution and discovers a remote, wildlife-rich island anchorage.Sailing Magic CarpetThe Next Magic Carpet Project (bonus ep)Maya and Aladino collaborate with an artist in Ucluelet to create hand-printed shirts using salvaged yew wood.Sailing Magic Carpet

What they go for

Market signal

Where the fleet has seen this model come up for sale.

1seen for sale

From the fleet's own footage — our observed signal, not broker listings.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
45.1%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.9
Displacement / length
332.8
Comfort ratio
47.8
Capsize screening
1.47
Hull speed
7.5 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1182
Hull
Hull type
Long keel w/trans. hung rudder
Construction
FG hull/wood deck
Production
Years built
First built 1979
Designer
William Atkin, Ed Monk, Edwin Monk Sr
Builder
Cecil Lange, Son, Cape George Marine Works

Boats like this, on the water

More boats like her, on the water

Comparable boats the fleet has on camera: same type, within a quarter of her length. Open the boat, or watch the video — a timestamp means she only appears in passing.

Tayana 3711.18 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA Robert Perry-designed long-keel cutter with a heavy displacement and a production run of nearly 600 hulls
Hans Christian 38T11.56 mSame hull family0.6 m longerA traditional cutter with a long keel and high comfort ratio, built between 1976 and 1989 for steady offshore cruising
Hans Christian 339.98 mSame hull family1.0 m shorterA heavy-displacement cutter with a long keel, designed by Harwood Ives for comfortable, steady offshore passage-making
Shannon Yachts 38 PH11.51 mSame hull family0.5 m longerA long-keeled cutter designed by Stadel for offshore stability, offering a comfortable motion and steady passage-making
Cabo Rico 3811.58 mSame hull family0.6 m longerAn aft-cockpit evolution of the Tiburon 36, offering a heavy-displacement cutter platform for stable blue-water sailing
Downeaster 3811.58 mSame hull family0.6 m longerA 1974-era cutter with a 35.4 comfort ratio, built for stable, long-distance voyaging on a heavy-displacement hull

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