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Safari Marine 37

Cutter · Modified Full Keel · First built 1977

A Klaus Grohnert-designed cutter built in the Westsail factory, featuring a modified full keel for stable cruising

Designed by Klaus Grohnert.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Modified Full 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 35 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 35
CoastalBluewater

At 1.69 she sits well under the 2.0 line — a solidly ocean-capable hull for her size.

Capsize screening 1.69
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 294
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 16.4
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 ~86% 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
44.9%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.4
Displacement / length
294.3
Comfort ratio
35.3
Capsize screening
1.69
Hull speed
7.3 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1179
Hull
Hull type
Modified Full Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1977
Units built
11
Designer
Klaus Grohnert
Builder
Safari Marine, Westsail Corporation

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Shannon Yachts 3811.51 mSame hull family0.3 m longerThe inaugural model from Shannon Yachts, this long-keeled cutter was produced with optional pilot house configurations
Shannon Yachts 38 PH11.51 mSame hull family0.3 m longerA long-keeled cutter designed by Stadel for offshore stability, offering a comfortable motion and steady passage-making
Morgan Yachts Out Island 3610.92 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterA 1970s production cruiser featuring a 1.14-metre draft and a heavy ballast ratio for stability in shallow waters
Tashiba 3610.97 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA 1986 cutter with a 43% ballast ratio, engineered for heavy-displacement stability and offshore passage-ready motion
Wright Princess 3610.97 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA long-keeled masthead ketch available as a cutter, offering a stable 1.37-meter draft for versatile cruising

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