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Endeavour 32

Masthead Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · 1976–1982

Endeavour's debut model, this masthead sloop evolved from the Irwin 32 hull into a stable, shoal-draft cruiser

Designed by Ted Irwin & Dennis Robbins.

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

See her sail

The Endeavour 32, on the water

The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.

Footage from Practical Sailor

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 32 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 32
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.72
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 324
EasygoingPowered-up

14.4 — modest power for her weight; easygoing rather than lively, and happier with a breeze.

Sail area / displacement 14.4
TenderStiff

43% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 43%

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

  • Draws less than ~87% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2778 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Endeavour 32, as the fleet has seen it

Derived from the videos the fleet has analysed of this model. ▶ marks open the moment aboard.

The Endeavour 32 is a masthead sloop, built by Endeavour Yacht Corp. from 1976 to 1982, and was the company's first boat. Designed by Ted Irwin and Dennis Robbins, it is based on the earlier Irwin 32 hull, with further modifications by Bob Johnson around 1980. The 9.8-meter LOA vessel has a 3.0-meter beam, 1.3-meter draft, and displaces 5307 kg, featuring a fin with rudder on skeg hull. Early models offered fin keel or keel-centerboard options, with the keel-centerboard version drawing 7.83 feet with the board down and 3.5 feet with it up. By 1979, Endeavour dropped these options in favor of a shallower 3.16-foot shoal draft fixed keel model. Aboard *Lady K Sailing*, the Endeavour 32 is identified as a suitable budget-friendly option for cruising, particularly for Gulf Stream crossings, recommending a purchase price between $15,000 and $20,000 to allow for upgrades.5:51

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

Basemap © Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

On the water

The Endeavour 32 on video

What they go for

Market signal

Where the fleet has seen this model for sale, and the asking prices that came with it.

1seen for sale
1channel looked into buying
$19,900Median asking

  • A specific boat listed for $19,900, noted as being filthy which could lead to a lower price

    from Lady K Sailingseen July 20236:12

From the fleet's own footage — our observed signal, not broker listings.

The record

Full specifications

The complete reference set — tap any figure to switch between metric and imperial.

Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
42.7%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
14.4
Displacement / length
324.4
Comfort ratio
31.9
Capsize screening
1.72
Hull speed
6.7 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
880
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1976–1982
Units built
600
Designer
Ted Irwin, Dennis Robbins
Builder
Endeavour Yacht Corp

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More boats like her, on the water

Comparable boats the fleet has on camera: same type, within a quarter of her length. Open the boat, or watch the video — a timestamp means she only appears in passing.

Spirit 329.48 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterA Jacques De Ridder-designed IOR 23-footer built for nearly two decades as a stiff, masthead-rigged fin-keel sloop
E64: Calibrating my Depth Sounder Underwater and Goodbye Makemo!1:40from Wind Hippie Sailing
Contest 319.50 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterA U. van Essen-designed masthead sloop with a high ballast ratio, built for stability and comfort in a compact hull
Becoming the Captain Our Boat Deserves with IYT — Sailing Yabá14:06from Sailing Yabá
Contessa 329.75 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 1973 London Boat Show winner with a skeg-hung rudder and a ballast-to-displacement ratio of 47 percent
Contessa 32 - A Yacht Delivery from Falmouth to Hamble.2:14from Halcyon Yachts - International Yacht Delivery
Dufour Yachts 319.40 mSame hull family0.4 m shorterA 1973 masthead sloop featuring a skeg-mounted rudder and a comfortable, stable design for coastal cruising
The Perfect Affordable Cruising Boat? (Dufour 31)2:19from Untide
Islander 329.91 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA J.H. McGlasson-designed masthead sloop that served as the foundational hull for the later Islander 33 and 34 models
FALL BOAT AUCTION 2023: Where to buy a SUPER CHEAP sailboat! - EP313:42from Sailing Solé
Hunter Marine 339.96 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA 1977 masthead sloop with a 38% ballast ratio, designed for stability and coastal performance
Why is THIS SAILBOAT so CHEAP?!3:08from Practical Sailor

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.

Endeavour 32 CBA Ted Irwin-designed masthead sloop featuring a centerboard for versatile draft in a compact 32-foot cruising hullEndeavour 33A shoal-draft masthead sloop with a fin keel and spade rudder, designed by Bruce Kelley for coastal cruisingEndeavour 40A Robert K. Johnson-designed masthead sloop built for offshore comfort with a stable, skeg-mounted rudder configurationEndeavour 35A Bruce Kelley-designed masthead sloop with a skeg-mounted rudder, built for coastal cruising between 1983 and 1987Endeavour 42A Johan Valentijn-designed masthead sloop with a skeg-mounted rudder, built for stable, comfortable offshore cruisingEndeavour 37A masthead sloop born from a lengthened Creekmore 34 hull, offering a stable, comfortable platform for coastal cruising

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