BoatsCheoy Lee Shipyard Ltd. Clipper 36

Cheoy Lee Shipyard Ltd. Clipper 36

Staysail Ketch · Long Keel · 1969–1988

A long-lived 19-year production run defines this classic ketch, offering a stable, heavy-displacement platform for cruising

Designed by A. E. Luders & Alfred E. Luders.

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

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 moderate beam gives 38 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 38
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.70
LightHeavy

464 — very heavy for her waterline, a serious load-carrying cruiser.

Displacement / length 464
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 15.1
TenderStiff

33% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 33%

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

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
33.1%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Staysail Ketch
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.1
Displacement / length
464.3
Comfort ratio
37.7
Capsize screening
1.70
Hull speed
6.7 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
960
Hull
Hull type
Long Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Iron
Production
Years built
1969–1988
Units built
60
Designer
A. E. Luders, Alfred E. Luders
Builder
Cheoy Lee Shipyard Ltd

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Rustler Yachts 3610.77 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Holman and Pye designed masthead sloop featuring a heavy-displacement long keel hull built for offshore stability
Cape Dory 3611.01 mSame hull family0.2 m longerProduced from 1978 to 1990, this long-keeled cutter was later marketed as the Robinhood 36
Tradewind Yachts 3510.67 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA long-keeled cutter designed by John Rock that has remained in production since the 1970s

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