BoatsC&l 36

C&l 36

Masthead Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · First built 1978

A heavy-displacement masthead sloop with a skeg-mounted rudder, designed by Doug Peterson for steady cruising

Designed by Doug Peterson.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin With Rudder On Skeg

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Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a narrow beam gives 37 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 37
CoastalBluewater

At 1.61 she sits well under the 2.0 line — a solidly ocean-capable hull for her size.

Capsize screening 1.61
LightHeavy

257 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 257
EasygoingPowered-up

10.5 — modest power for her weight; easygoing rather than lively, and happier with a breeze.

Sail area / displacement 10.5
TenderStiff

39% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 39%

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

  • Heavier than ~78% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2965 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
38.9%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
10.5
Displacement / length
257.1
Comfort ratio
36.9
Capsize screening
1.61
Hull speed
7.5 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1182
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
FG w/plywood cored deck
Production
Years built
First built 1978
Designer
Doug Peterson
Builder
C&L Marine Corp (TAIWAN)

Boats like this, on the water

Nobody has filmed this one — but these are close.

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.

Pearson Yachts 36511.10 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA William Shaw-designed masthead sloop built for comfortable cruising with a stable, heavy-displacement hull
Jeanneau Fantasia 3711.15 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA Philippe H. Harle-designed masthead sloop with a high ballast ratio for stability and comfortable offshore cruising
Moody 36S10.97 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthAn aft-cockpit variation of the Moody 36, featuring a fin keel and skeg-mounted rudder for balanced coastal cruising
Islander Yachts 3611.00 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthAn Alan Gurney-designed masthead sloop with a 15-year production run and nearly 800 hulls launched
S2 Yachts 11.0 C10.97 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA center-cockpit cruiser by Arthur Edmunds, designed for stability and comfort with a skeg-mounted rudder
Pearson Yachts 3611.14 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA William H. Shaw-designed masthead sloop built for the IOR One Ton rule, featuring a fin keel and skeg-mounted rudder

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