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Hunter Marine 320

B&R · Fin keel, spade rudder · First built 2000

A B&R rigged cruiser featuring a fin keel and spade rudder, designed as an updated evolution of the Hunter 310

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/spade Rudder

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The Hunter Marine 320, on the water

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Footage from Sailing Mirage

Is it for you?

Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a moderate beam gives 19 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 19
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.12
LightHeavy

168 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 168
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 16.8
TenderStiff

37% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 37%

Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.

What the fleet has seen

The Hunter Marine 320, as the fleet has seen it

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The Hunter Marine 320 is a 9.6-meter sailboat designed by Hunter Design and built by Hunter Marine from 2000 to the present. It features a B&R rig and a fin hull with a spade rudder, displacing 3878 kg. The model is an updated version of the Hunter 310 and offers a shoal draft option of 1.32 meters, in addition to its standard 1.78-meter draft.

The living fleet

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Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

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The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
37.4%
Rig & sail area
Rig
B&R
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.8
Displacement / length
167.9
Comfort ratio
18.9
Capsize screening
2.12
Hull speed
7.1 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1096
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 2000
Designer
Hunter Design
Builder
Hunter Marine

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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.

Hunter Marine 310A 9.4-metre cruiser featuring a backstayless B&R rig designed for simplified handling and ease of sail trimHunter Marine 326A 9.7-metre cruiser with a deep 1.78-metre fin keel, optimized for performance and stability in coastal watersHunter Marine 340A B&R rigged cruiser featuring a shoal-draft fin keel and spade rudder, designed for stable and efficient coastal sailingHunter Marine 420A 42-foot cruiser with a performance-oriented fin keel and spade rudder, built for efficient coastal and offshore travelHunter Marine 306A 2001 cruiser featuring a B&R rig and wing keel, designed for stability and ease of handling in a compact packageHunter Marine 31A Cortland Steck design featuring a B&R rig and a fin keel, built for coastal cruising between 1983 and 1987

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