BoatsComfortina 32

Comfortina 32

Fractional Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · 1982–1998

A stiff, fractional-rigged cruiser designed by Boding and Albinsson for balanced performance in a 9.5-meter hull

Designed by Ingemar Boding & Kenneth Albinsson, built by Comfortbatar AB.

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

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 24 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 24
CoastalBluewater

2.00 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.

Capsize screening 2.00
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 298
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 16.9
TenderStiff

41% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 41%

A balanced, easily-driven cruiser — comfortable and forgiving for coastal work.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
41.1%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.9
Displacement / length
297.6
Comfort ratio
24.4
Capsize screening
2.00
Hull speed
6.6 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
942
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
1982–1998
Units built
860
Designer
Ingemar Boding, Kenneth Albinsson
Builder
Comfortbatar AB

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Contessa 329.75 mSame hull family0.3 m longerA 1973 London Boat Show winner with a skeg-hung rudder and a ballast-to-displacement ratio of 47 percent
Beneteau Oceanis 319.66 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA Finot-Conq designed fractional sloop balancing a modern hull form with a stable 1.8-meter bulb keel
Dufour Yachts 319.40 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 1973 masthead sloop featuring a skeg-mounted rudder and a comfortable, stable design for coastal cruising
Maxi Yachts 959.50 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 9.5-metre masthead sloop produced for a decade, featuring a skeg-hung rudder for predictable coastal handling

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