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Nantucket Clipper 32 (Buchanan)

Masthead Yawl · Long Keel · First built 1970

An Alan Buchanan-designed masthead yawl with a long keel, built for stability and classic cruising comfort

Designed by Alan H. Buchanan, built by Offshore Yachts Ltd.

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 narrow beam gives 28 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 28
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.81
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 400
EasygoingPowered-up

28.6 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.

Sail area / displacement 28.6
TenderStiff

41% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 41%

Powered-up and quick to accelerate — this one likes to sail.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
40.5%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Yawl
Ratios
SA / displacement
28.6
Displacement / length
399.6
Comfort ratio
27.7
Capsize screening
1.81
Hull speed
6.1 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
687
Hull
Hull type
Long Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Iron
Production
Years built
First built 1970
Designer
Alan H. Buchanan
Builder
Offshore Yachts Ltd

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