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Rustler Yachts 36

Masthead Sloop · Long Keel w/trans. Hung Rudder · First built 1980

A Holman and Pye designed masthead sloop featuring a heavy-displacement long keel hull built for offshore stability

Designed by Holman, Pye & Kim Holman, built by Orion Marine.

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

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The Rustler Yachts 36, on the water

The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.

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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 36 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 36
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.72
LightHeavy

385 — very heavy for her waterline, a serious load-carrying cruiser.

Displacement / length 385
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 17.0
TenderStiff

45% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 45%

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

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

Compared with 430 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen 3 times across 2 channels of the fleet.

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On the water

The Rustler Yachts 36 on video

Who's been looking

Market signal

Crews the fleet has filmed weighing this model up — no sale seen, and no asking price.

1channel looked into buying

  • Pär Nyman purchased this boat for the Golden Globe Race, costing over 800,000 SEK, and is now refitting it.

    from SEILmagasinetseen September 2025watch

From the fleet's own footage — our observed signal, not broker listings.

The record

Full specifications

The complete reference set — tap any figure to switch between metric and imperial.

Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
45.3%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
17.0
Displacement / length
384.6
Comfort ratio
36.2
Capsize screening
1.72
Hull speed
7.0 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1058
Hull
Hull type
Long keel w/trans. hung rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 1980
Units built
100
Designer
Holman, Pye, Kim Holman
Builder
Orion Marine, Rustler Yachts

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