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Contest Yachts 37

Masthead Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · 1995–1997

A Dick Zaal-designed masthead sloop built for offshore stability with a skeg-mounted rudder and a stiff, comfortable motion

Designed by Dick Zaal.

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

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 36 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 36
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.74
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 311
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 17.7
TenderStiff

30% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 30%

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

  • Heavier than ~84% of boats her size on file
  • Draws more than ~80% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2928 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
30.4%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
17.7
Displacement / length
311.5
Comfort ratio
36.0
Capsize screening
1.74
Hull speed
7.5 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1333
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1995–1997
Units built
16
Designer
Dick Zaal
Builder
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Aragosa Yachts 3811.61 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 1988 masthead sloop with a 35% ballast ratio, designed by Ted Brewer for balanced offshore performance
Warrior 3811.58 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA short-run 1980s cruiser featuring a shallow 1.52m draft and a heavy ballast-to-displacement ratio for steady offshore work
Hallberg-Rassy 3811.57 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 1970s masthead cruiser featuring a skeg-hung rudder and a substantial 43% ballast ratio for heavy-weather stability
Bavaria Yachts C3811.38 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA modern Cossutti-designed fractional sloop with a wide beam and high-volume hull optimized for contemporary cruising
Catalina Yachts 3811.61 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Sparkman & Stephens hull updated with a taller rig and balanced spade rudder for improved coastal performance
Grampian Marine Ltd. Walton 3711.38 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Sparkman & Stephens design from 1964, this masthead sloop features a fin keel and a high comfort ratio for offshore cruising

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