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Wright Princess 36

Masthead Ketch · Long Keel · 1972–1982

A long-keeled masthead ketch available as a cutter, offering a stable 1.37-meter draft for versatile cruising

Designed by Arthur Edmunds.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Long Keel

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The Wright Princess 36, on the water

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Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

Her heavy displacement on a moderate beam gives 30 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

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

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

Displacement / length 309
EasygoingPowered-up

13.8 — modest power for her weight; easygoing rather than lively, and happier with a breeze.

Sail area / displacement 13.8
TenderStiff

35% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 35%

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

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Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

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Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
34.7%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Ketch
Ratios
SA / displacement
13.8
Displacement / length
309.1
Comfort ratio
30.4
Capsize screening
1.81
Hull speed
7.0 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1081
Hull
Hull type
Long Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
1972–1982
Units built
140
Designer
Arthur Edmunds
Builder
Wright, Allied Yachts

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