BoatsSprinter 32

Sprinter 32

Masthead Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · First built 1965

An extended version of the Pioneer 9 designed by E. G. Van de Stadt, featuring a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
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 moderate displacement on a narrow beam gives 30 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 30
CoastalBluewater

At 1.63 she sits well under the 2.0 line — a solidly ocean-capable hull for her size.

Capsize screening 1.63
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 267
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 20.3

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

  • Narrower than ~86% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2761 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
20.3
Displacement / length
266.8
Comfort ratio
30.5
Capsize screening
1.63
Hull speed
6.7 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
760
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1965
Designer
E. G. Van de Stadt
Builder
E. G. van de Stadt, Esslinger, Abt Yachtwerft

Boats like this, on the water

Nobody has filmed this one — but these are close.

Comparable boats the fleet has on camera: same type, within a quarter of her length. Open the boat, or watch the video — a timestamp means she only appears in passing.

Spirit 329.48 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA Jacques De Ridder-designed IOR 23-footer built for nearly two decades as a stiff, masthead-rigged fin-keel sloop
Maxi Yachts 959.50 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA 9.5-metre masthead sloop produced for a decade, featuring a skeg-hung rudder for predictable coastal handling
Islander 329.91 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA J.H. McGlasson-designed masthead sloop that served as the foundational hull for the later Islander 33 and 34 models
Beneteau Oceanis 319.66 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Finot-Conq designed fractional sloop balancing a modern hull form with a stable 1.8-meter bulb keel
Sabre Yachts 329.81 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA masthead sloop with a skeg-mounted rudder, designed for balanced performance and stability in a mid-sized cruiser
Hunter Marine 319.55 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Cortland Steck design featuring a B&R rig and a fin keel, built for coastal cruising between 1983 and 1987

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