BoatsSailcraft Ltd. Comanche 32

Sailcraft Ltd. Comanche 32

Catamaran, asymmetric hulls · Masthead Sloop · First built 1978

A Macalpine-Downie designed catamaran with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for spirited performance

Designed by J. R. Macalpine-Downie & Rod Macalpine-Downie.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Hull type
Catamaran (No boards/asym.)

Is it for you?

Character

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

Shoal draftDraws 0.97 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 103
EasygoingPowered-up

22.9 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.

Sail area / displacement 22.9
  • Narrower than ~95% of boats her size on file

Compared with 162 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
22.9
Displacement / length
103.3
Hull
Hull type
Catamaran (no boards/asym.)
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1978
Designer
J. R. Macalpine-Downie, Rod Macalpine-Downie
Builder
Sailcraft Ltd

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Dragonfly 3510.68 mSame hull family0.9 m longerA high-performance trimaran with a rotating fractional rig and a 34.54 SA/D ratio built for rapid, stable cruising

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