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New York Yacht Club 32

Fractional Sloop · Long Keel · 1935–1936

An Olin Stephens-designed fractional sloop built to succeed the Herreshoff 30s, featuring a long keel and classic lines

Designed by Olin Stephens, Sparkman & Stephens, built by Henry B. Nevins.

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.

LivelySea-kindly

Her heavy displacement on a narrow beam gives 44 — a heavy, notably soft motion offshore.

Comfort ratio 44
CoastalBluewater

At 1.48 she sits well under the 2.0 line — a solidly ocean-capable hull for her size.

Capsize screening 1.48
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 320
EasygoingPowered-up

18.1 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.

Sail area / displacement 18.1

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

  • Draws more than ~93% of boats her size on file
  • Narrower than ~79% of boats her size on file

Compared with 284 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
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
18.1
Displacement / length
320.2
Comfort ratio
43.6
Capsize screening
1.48
Hull speed
7.6 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1210
Hull
Hull type
Long Keel
Construction
Wood
Production
Years built
1935–1936
Units built
20
Designer
Olin Stephens, Sparkman, Stephens
Builder
Henry B. Nevins, Nevins Inc

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Whitby Boatworks 4212.80 mSame hull family1.0 m shorterAn Edward S. Brewer-designed long-keeled ketch built for offshore comfort and stability over a long production run
Morgan Yachts 4513.92 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA long-keeled masthead sloop with a high comfort ratio, built by Charles Morgan Jr. between 1966 and 1970
Islander Yachts Freeport 4112.50 mSame hull family1.3 m shorterA long-keeled staysail ketch derived from the Islander 40MS, featuring an interior redesign by Robert Perry
Morgan Yachts Out Island 4112.57 mSame hull family1.3 m shorterA prolific long-keeled masthead sloop designed by Charles Morgan Jr. that became a staple of the global charter trade
Baba 4012.14 mSame hull family1.7 m shorterA 13-ton cutter with a 41.5 comfort ratio, built between 1980 and 1982 for steady, long-distance passage making
Island Packet 4012.19 mSame hull family1.6 m shorterA 12.19-meter cutter featuring a 1.42-meter draft that balances offshore stability with shoal-water accessibility

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