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Wright Princess 36 MKII

Masthead Ketch · Long Keel · 1980–1984

Distinguished by a bowsprit added in 1980, this long-keeled masthead ketch offers a stable, traditional cruising platform

Designed by Arthur Edmunds.

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 32 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 32
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.77
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 331
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 14.0
TenderStiff

32% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 32%

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

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
32.5%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Ketch
Ratios
SA / displacement
14.0
Displacement / length
330.6
Comfort ratio
32.0
Capsize screening
1.77
Hull speed
7.0 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1081
Hull
Hull type
Long Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
1980–1984
Designer
Arthur Edmunds
Builder
Wright, Allied Yachts

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Cape Dory 3611.01 mSame hull family0.4 m shorterProduced from 1978 to 1990, this long-keeled cutter was later marketed as the Robinhood 36
Shannon Yachts 38 PH11.51 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA long-keeled cutter designed by Stadel for offshore stability, offering a comfortable motion and steady passage-making
Chris-Craft Sail Yacht 3510.67 mSame hull family0.8 m shorterA long-keeled masthead sloop from the boards of Sparkman & Stephens, featuring a hull shared with the Caribbean 35
Rustler Yachts 3610.77 mSame hull family0.7 m shorterA Holman and Pye designed masthead sloop featuring a heavy-displacement long keel hull built for offshore stability
Bristol Yachts 3911.89 mSame hull family0.4 m longerA 1966 masthead sloop with a long keel, built for five years as a precursor to the long-running Bristol 40
Island Packet 3510.77 mSame hull family0.7 m shorterA 10.77-meter cutter featuring a 45% ballast ratio, engineered for heavy-weather stability and extended offshore range

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