BoatsCS 36

CS 36

Masthead Sloop · Fin w/rudder On Partial Skeg · 1978–1987

A Raymond Wall-designed masthead sloop that saw over 60 units sold in its first month of production.

Designed by Raymond Wall, built by Canadian Sailcraft.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/rudder On Partial 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 29 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 29
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.85
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 277
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 16.5
TenderStiff

42% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 42%

A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
41.9%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.5
Displacement / length
276.5
Comfort ratio
29.5
Capsize screening
1.85
Hull speed
7.3 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1202
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/rudder on partial skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
1978–1987
Units built
400
Designer
Raymond Wall
Builder
Canadian Sailcraft, CS Yachts (Canadian Sailcraft)

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Pearson Yachts 36-211.13 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 1980s production masthead sloop with a high-aspect fin keel and spade rudder, optimized for performance cruising
S2 Yachts 11.0 C10.97 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA center-cockpit cruiser by Arthur Edmunds, designed for stability and comfort with a skeg-mounted rudder
Moody 36S10.97 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterAn aft-cockpit variation of the Moody 36, featuring a fin keel and skeg-mounted rudder for balanced coastal cruising
Pearson Yachts 36511.10 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA William Shaw-designed masthead sloop built for comfortable cruising with a stable, heavy-displacement hull
Hunter Marine 3711.28 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA John E. Cherubini-designed cutter featuring a fin keel and spade rudder, built for stable cruising since 1978
Swan 3711.13 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthAn IOR 1-ton racer also marketed as the Palmer Johnson 37, featuring a masthead rig and a skeg-mounted rudder

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