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Nor'Sea Yachts 37

Cutter · Long Keel w/trans. Hung Rudder · First built 1992

The final design by Lyle C. Hess, this heavy-displacement cutter features a long keel for stable, blue-water passagemaking

Designed by Lyle C. Hess.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Long Keel w/trans. Hung Rudder

Is it for you?

Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 33 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 33
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.78
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 255
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 15.9
TenderStiff

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

Ballast 37%

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

  • Draws more than ~81% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~79% of boats her size on file

Compared with 426 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
36.7%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.9
Displacement / length
254.9
Comfort ratio
32.9
Capsize screening
1.78
Hull speed
7.6 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1394
Hull
Hull type
Long keel w/trans. hung rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 1992
Designer
Lyle C. Hess
Builder
Nor'Sea Yachts

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Island Packet 4012.19 mSame hull family1.1 m longerA 12.19-meter cutter featuring a 1.42-meter draft that balances offshore stability with shoal-water accessibility
Island Packet 3510.77 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterA 10.77-meter cutter featuring a 45% ballast ratio, engineered for heavy-weather stability and extended offshore range
Shannon Yachts 38 PH11.51 mSame hull family0.4 m longerA long-keeled cutter designed by Stadel for offshore stability, offering a comfortable motion and steady passage-making
Downeaster 3811.58 mSame hull family0.5 m longerA 1974-era cutter with a 35.4 comfort ratio, built for stable, long-distance voyaging on a heavy-displacement hull
Chris-Craft Sail Yacht 3510.67 mSame hull family0.4 m shorterA long-keeled masthead sloop from the boards of Sparkman & Stephens, featuring a hull shared with the Caribbean 35
Tayana 3711.18 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Robert Perry-designed long-keel cutter with a heavy displacement and a production run of nearly 600 hulls

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