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Clipper Marine 32

Masthead Ketch · Fin w/transom Hung Rudder · First built 1976

A masthead ketch with a shoal-draft fin keel and a narrow beam, offering a light-displacement cruiser for shallow water

Designed by William Crealock.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/transom Hung Rudder

Is it for you?

Character

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

Shoal draftDraws 1.07 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a narrow beam gives 16 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 16
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.91
LightHeavy

119 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 119
EasygoingPowered-up

19.4 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.

Sail area / displacement 19.4
TenderStiff

23% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 23%

Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.

  • Lighter than ~86% of boats her size on file
  • Draws less than ~96% of boats her size on file
  • Narrower than ~95% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2720 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
23.4%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Ketch
Ratios
SA / displacement
19.4
Displacement / length
119.4
Comfort ratio
16.4
Capsize screening
1.91
Hull speed
6.8 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
743
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/transom hung rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Iron
Production
Years built
First built 1976
Designer
William Crealock
Builder
Clipper Marine

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Beneteau First 3109.45 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA 9.45-meter fractional sloop with a 1.8-meter fin keel, optimized for a light displacement of 3,199 kilograms
Aphrodite 1019.94 mSame hull family0.3 m longerA 9.9-meter fin-keeler with a 57% ballast ratio, designed by Elvstrom and Kjaerulff for high-speed, stiff sailing
Spirit 329.48 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA Jacques De Ridder-designed IOR 23-footer built for nearly two decades as a stiff, masthead-rigged fin-keel sloop
First 30 (Beneteau - Juan K.)9.85 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA Juan Kouyoumdjian-designed fractional sloop with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for spirited performance
Beneteau Oceanis 319.66 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Finot-Conq designed fractional sloop balancing a modern hull form with a stable 1.8-meter bulb keel
Bavaria Yachts 3009.55 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 9.55-metre fractional sloop from 1989, featuring a deep 1.65-metre fin keel and bulb for efficient coastal sailing

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