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Sydney Yachts 36

Masthead Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · 1998–2008

A versatile 11-metre platform that evolved from an IMS racer into the cruising-oriented 36CR and 36S variants

Designed by Murray Burns Dovell, Burns & Dovell Pty. Ltd.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & 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 moderate beam gives 19 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 19
CoastalBluewater

2.06 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.

Capsize screening 2.06
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 143
EasygoingPowered-up

22.8 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.

Sail area / displacement 22.8

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

  • Draws more than ~96% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2965 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
22.8
Displacement / length
142.7
Comfort ratio
19.4
Capsize screening
2.06
Hull speed
7.6 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1286
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
FG w/ sandwich
Production
Years built
1998–2008
Designer
Murray Burns Dovell, Burns, Dovell Pty. Ltd
Builder
Sydney Yachts, Bashford Int

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