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Gulfstar Yachts 36 MS (Twin Cabin)

Masthead Sloop · Long Keel · 1971–1973

A shoal-draft long-keel masthead sloop designed by Lazzara, featuring a twin-cabin center cockpit layout

Designed by Richard C. Lazzara & Vince.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
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.

Shoal draftDraws 0.91 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 26 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 26
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.95
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 229
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 13.3

A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.

  • Draws less than ~100% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~82% of boats her size on file

Compared with 430 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
13.3
Displacement / length
228.5
Comfort ratio
26.2
Capsize screening
1.95
Hull speed
7.4 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1322
Hull
Hull type
Long Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
1971–1973
Designer
Richard C. Lazzara, Vince
Builder
Gulfstar

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Wright Princess 3610.97 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA long-keeled masthead ketch available as a cutter, offering a stable 1.37-meter draft for versatile cruising
Hallberg-Rassy Rasmus 3510.52 mSame hull family0.5 m shorterA long-keeled cruiser that transitioned from mahogany to GRP construction, offering a stable platform for blue-water sailing
Bayfield 3610.97 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Haydn Gozzard-designed cutter with a long keel, built for steady, comfortable passage-making.
Bristol Channel Cutter11.51 mSame hull family0.5 m longerA Lyle Hess-designed cutter with a long keel and transom-hung rudder, built for offshore work since 1976
Cape Dory 3611.01 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthProduced from 1978 to 1990, this long-keeled cutter was later marketed as the Robinhood 36
Seafarer Yachts 38C11.51 mSame hull family0.5 m longerA versatile cruiser available in multiple rig configurations and often sold in kit form for owner completion

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