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Gulf 32

Cutter · Long Keel · 1965–1990

A William Garden-designed long-keel cutter built for twenty-five years, offering a heavy, stable ride for offshore cruising

Designed by William Garden.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Long Keel

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 40 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 40
CoastalBluewater

At 1.62 she sits well under the 2.0 line — a solidly ocean-capable hull for her size.

Capsize screening 1.62
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 429
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 11.8
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 more than ~81% of boats her size on file

Compared with 428 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
43.3%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
11.8
Displacement / length
428.6
Comfort ratio
39.8
Capsize screening
1.62
Hull speed
6.7 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
893
Hull
Hull type
Long Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1965–1990
Units built
400
Designer
William Garden
Builder
Gulf Marine Products, Capital Yachts Inc

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Alden 32 Motor Sailer9.60 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterOriginally known as the Winsome Class, this masthead sloop features a long keel and was available in both sloop and ketch
Allied Yachts Luders 3310.06 mSame hull family0.3 m longerA Bill Luders-designed masthead sloop featuring a long keel and heavy displacement for stable, classic offshore cruising
Rustler 319.58 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA heavy-displacement masthead sloop with a long keel, evolved from the North Sea 24 and sharing lineage with the Twister 31
Beneteau Evasion 329.70 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA long-keeled masthead ketch that launched the Evasion line and marked a new era for Beneteau
Westsail 329.75 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA fiberglass adaptation of William Atkin's Thistle design, this heavy-displacement cutter saw 834 hulls built.
Cape George 319.45 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterA William Atkin-designed cutter with a heavy ballast ratio and long keel, built for stability and offshore comfort

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