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Frigate 36 (C&C)

Masthead Sloop · Keel/centreboard · First built 1968

A keel/centerboard redesign of the 1966 Invader, commissioned by Belleville Marine with increased sail area

Designed by C&C, built by Belleville Marine.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.

Is it for you?

Character

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

Shoal draftDraws 1.09 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelySea-kindly

Her heavy displacement on a narrow beam gives 29 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 29
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.81
LightHeavy

355 — very heavy for her waterline, a serious load-carrying cruiser.

Displacement / length 355
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 16.0
TenderStiff

45% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 45%

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
44.9%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.0
Displacement / length
354.8
Comfort ratio
29.2
Capsize screening
1.81
Hull speed
6.6 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
890
Hull
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 1968
Units built
36
Designer
C&C
Builder
Belleville Marine, C&C Yachts

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