Ericson Yachts 32-3

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The Ericson Yachts 32-3, on the water

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

Footage from Christian Williams

Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 23 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 23

CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.03

LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 254

EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 17.4

TenderStiff

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

Ballast 43%

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

What the fleet has seen

The Ericson Yachts 32-3, as the fleet has seen it

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The Ericson Yachts 32-3 is a Bruce King-designed masthead sloop, built from 1985 to the present, with a fin keel and spade rudder. It measures 9.9 meters LOA, 3.3 meters in beam, and draws 1.8 meters, displacing 4445 kg.1:49 The model was later renamed the Ericson Yachts 333, offering shoal and wing keel options. Aboard an Ericson Yachts 38, Christian Williams, a solo sailor, prepared for three solo voyages between Southern California and Hawaii, emphasizing a year-long preparation period to master all onboard systems.1:20 He used high-clew genoas and heavy-duty 10-ounce Dacron sails for improved handling and durability in offshore single-handed sailing, and carried a Jordan series drogue for survival conditions.14:14 Williams noted the increasing unpredictability of squalls during Hawaii passages.10:25

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

What they go for

Market signal

Where the fleet has seen this model come up for sale.

1seen sold

Sold after one Hawaii voyage because it was uncomfortable
from Christian Williamsseen August 20241:16

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

42.9%

Rig & sail area

Rig

Masthead Sloop

Ratios

SA / displacement

17.4

Displacement / length

253.9

Comfort ratio

22.8

Capsize screening

2.03

Hull speed

6.8 kn

Pounds / inch immersion

1000

Hull

Hull type

Fin w/spade rudder

Construction

Fiberglass

Ballast type

Lead

Production

Years built

First built 1985

Designer

Bruce King

Builder

Ericson  Yachts

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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.

Ericson Yachts 32-200A 1988 masthead sloop with a 1.84-meter draft and a balanced displacement-to-ballast ratio for coastal cruising Ericson Yachts 35-3A Bruce King-designed masthead sloop offering shoal draft and short rig options for versatile coastal cruising Ericson Yachts 32-2A Bruce King-designed masthead sloop with a fin keel and spade rudder, built for nearly a decade as a popular cruiser Ericson Yachts 33A Ron Holland-designed fractional sloop built for performance with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio Ericson Yachts 34-2A Bruce King-designed masthead sloop balancing performance and cruising comfort with a stiff, fin-keel hull Ericson Yachts 30+A Bruce King-designed fractional sloop and updated successor to the 30-2, built for performance with a fin keel.

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