BoatsJeanneau Selection 37

Jeanneau Selection 37

Fractional Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · 1984–1991

Built for the Tour de France à la Voile, this Joubert-Nivelt design features a high power-to-weight ratio for racing

Designed by Joubert, Nivelt & Joubert-Nivelt.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/spade Rudder

Is it for you?

Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a narrow beam gives 21 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 21
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.99
LightHeavy

177 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 177
EasygoingPowered-up

20.5 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.

Sail area / displacement 20.5
TenderStiff

24% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 24%

Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
24.3%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
20.5
Displacement / length
176.6
Comfort ratio
20.8
Capsize screening
1.99
Hull speed
7.3 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1118
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1984–1991
Units built
251
Designer
Joubert, Nivelt, Joubert-Nivelt
Builder
Jeanneau

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