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Najad Yachts 360

Masthead Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · 1985–1994

A 10.75-metre cruiser with a 43% ballast ratio, engineered for high-latitude stability and offshore comfort

Designed by Thorwald Karlsson.

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

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The Najad Yachts 360, on the water

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Character

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LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 30 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 30
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.81
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 246
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 15.6
TenderStiff

43% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 43%

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

What the fleet has seen

The Najad Yachts 360, as the fleet has seen it

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The Najad Yachts 360 is a masthead sloop designed by Thorwald Karlsson and built by Najad Varvet AB from 1985 to 1994. It has a fin keel with a rudder on a skeg, measures 10.8 meters LOA, 3.4 meters beam, and draws 1.8 meters, with a displacement of 6999 kg. The model has a sail area to displacement ratio of 15.6 and a comfort ratio of 29.9.

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Sailed by the fleet

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Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

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The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
42.9%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.6
Displacement / length
246.4
Comfort ratio
29.9
Capsize screening
1.81
Hull speed
7.4 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1217
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Iron
Production
Years built
1985–1994
Designer
Thorwald Karlsson
Builder
Najad Varvet AB

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