BoatsIrwin Yacht 32.5

Irwin Yacht 32.5

Masthead Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · First built 1972

A Ted Irwin-designed masthead sloop with a shallow 1.19m draft, built for stable cruising in shoal waters since 1972

Designed by Ted Irwin.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin With Rudder On Skeg

Is it for you?

Character

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

Shoal draftDraws 1.19 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 moderate beam gives 33 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 33
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.70
LightHeavy

330 — heavy for her waterline, built to carry stores and ride steadily.

Displacement / length 330
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 13.4
TenderStiff

31% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 31%

Built heavy and sea-kindly — a boat made to cross oceans and forgive a rough night.

  • Draws less than ~94% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2837 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
30.8%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
13.4
Displacement / length
330.2
Comfort ratio
33.5
Capsize screening
1.70
Hull speed
6.8 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
929
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 1972
Designer
Ted Irwin
Builder
Irwin Yacht, Marine Corp

Boats like this, on the water

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Comparable boats the fleet has on camera: same type, within a quarter of her length. Open the boat, or watch the video — a timestamp means she only appears in passing.

Endeavour 329.75 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterEndeavour's debut model, this masthead sloop evolved from the Irwin 32 hull into a stable, shoal-draft cruiser
Westerly 3310.14 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA center-cockpit masthead sloop offered with fin or bilge keels, designed for stable cruising and long-range comfort
Westerly Yachts Ltd. Discus 3310.14 mSame hull family0.2 m longerAn aft-cockpit evolution of the Westerly 33, featuring a masthead rig and the choice of fin or twin keels
Contessa 329.75 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA 1973 London Boat Show winner with a skeg-hung rudder and a ballast-to-displacement ratio of 47 percent
King's Cruiser 3310.26 mSame hull family0.4 m longerA Pelle Pettersson-designed masthead sloop featuring a fin keel and skeg-hung rudder for stable, classic cruising
Islander 329.91 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA J.H. McGlasson-designed masthead sloop that served as the foundational hull for the later Islander 33 and 34 models

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