Elvstrom 32

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The Elvstrom 32, on the water

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Character

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LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 19 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 19

CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.15

LightHeavy

241 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 241

EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 15.1

TenderStiff

44% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 44%

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

What the fleet has seen

The Elvstrom 32, as the fleet has seen it

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The Elvstrom 32 is a Masthead Sloop designed by Elvstrøm and Kjaerulff, built by Gouteron (Chantier) from 1973 to the present. It has a fin keel with a rudder on skeg, measures 9.6 meters LOA, 3.1 meters beam, and 1.7 meters draft, displacing 3175 kg. The design may share its hull with the BES/Elvstrom 1/2 Ton and was offered in both flush deck and coach roof models. The Elvstrom 32 is a Half Ton class yacht, and the 1972 Elvstrøm-designed *King One* has undergone significant modifications to its rig, keel, and cockpit for optimized performance in racing.10:33

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Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

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The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions

Weights

Ballast / displacement

44.1%

Rig & sail area

Rig

Masthead Sloop

Ratios

SA / displacement

15.1

Displacement / length

240.8

Comfort ratio

18.8

Capsize screening

2.15

Hull speed

6.5 kn

Pounds / inch immersion

862

Hull

Hull type

Fin with rudder on skeg

Construction

Fiberglass

Production

Years built

First built 1973

Designer

Elvstrm, Kjrulff, Jan Kjrulff

Builder

Gouteron (Chantier)

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The family

Related models

The designs closest to hers — usually the rest of the builder's range, sometimes the same hull sold under another name.

Elite 32A Philippe H. Harle design marketed as the Feeling 920, offering both fractional and masthead rig options Bes 1/2 TonA 1972 Half Ton Cup winner designed by Paul Elvstrøm and Jan Kjærulff, featuring a fin keel and skeg-mounted rudder Elvstrom 6.5A 6.5-meter fractional sloop featuring a sailplan reportedly identical to the International Soling Marieholm Boats 32A 1974 Tord Sunden design featuring a fractional rig and fin keel, serving as the predecessor to the masthead 32E Blue Dane 32A 1978 evolution of the Elvstrom 32, featuring a fin keel and skeg-mounted rudder for balanced coastal performance Dufour Yachts Classic 32A J&J-designed masthead sloop balancing a high sail area-to-displacement ratio with a comfortable, stable cruising hull

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