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PDQ Yachts 36

Catamaran, twin centreboards · Fractional Sloop · 1991–2003

A Ted Clements and Alan Slater designed catamaran featuring twin centerboards and a versatile choice of Classic or LRC layouts

Designed by Ted Clements & Alan Slater.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Hull type
Catamaran Twin Cbrd.

Is it for you?

Character

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

Shoal draftDraws 0.86 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LightHeavy

88 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 88
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 19.7
  • Lighter than ~75% of boats her size on file
  • Draws less than ~89% of boats her size on file
  • Narrower than ~76% of boats her size on file

Compared with 206 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
19.7
Displacement / length
88.3
Hull
Hull type
Catamaran Twin Cbrd.
Construction
FG w/corecell foam core
Production
Years built
1991–2003
Units built
100
Designer
Ted Clements, Alan Slater
Builder
PDQ Yachts Inc

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