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Excel Yachts 32

Masthead Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · First built 1991

A masthead sloop with a 46% ballast ratio, designed for stability and performance in a 32-foot package

Designed by Jan Becker.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder

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 18 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 18
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.20
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 196
EasygoingPowered-up

19.0 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.

Sail area / displacement 19.0
TenderStiff

46% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 46%

Powered-up and quick to accelerate — this one likes to sail.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
45.8%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
19.0
Displacement / length
195.9
Comfort ratio
18.1
Capsize screening
2.20
Hull speed
6.9 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1025
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 1991
Designer
Jan Becker
Builder
Excel Yachts

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