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Seaforth 36

Masthead Ketch · Twin keels · First built 1980

A twin-keeled masthead ketch designed by C.S.J. Roy for shoal-draft cruising with a stable, comfortable motion

Designed by C. S. J. Roy, built by Trident Marine.

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

Is it for you?

Character

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

Shoal draftDraws 1.14 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 27 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 27
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.88
LightHeavy

246 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 246
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 12.1
TenderStiff

33% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 33%

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

  • Draws less than ~98% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2968 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
33.3%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Ketch
Ratios
SA / displacement
12.1
Displacement / length
246.0
Comfort ratio
26.9
Capsize screening
1.88
Hull speed
7.2 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1156
Hull
Hull type
Twin Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1980
Designer
C. S. J. Roy
Builder
Trident Marine

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Hunter Marine 3610.95 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA masthead sloop with a 44% ballast ratio, designed for stable coastal cruising during a short early-eighties production run
Contessa 3510.82 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA Doug Peterson-designed IOR One Ton racer that claimed the 1974 International One Ton Cup with her prototype Gumboots
Sabre Yachts 3610.97 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 1985-1990 production cruiser with a 41% ballast ratio and a 1.93-metre draft for deep-water coastal performance
Moody 36S10.97 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthAn aft-cockpit variation of the Moody 36, featuring a fin keel and skeg-mounted rudder for balanced coastal cruising
Catalina Yachts 3611.07 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA versatile coastal cruiser offering optional tall rig and wing keel configurations to suit varying water depths
Beneteau First 36.710.90 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Farr-designed racer-cruiser with a 2.2-metre draft and a balanced sail-area-to-displacement ratio for club competition

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