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Traveller 32

Cutter · Long Keel w/trans. Hung Rudder · First built 1970

A 1970s cutter produced across three distinct regions, featuring a long keel and a hull derived from a 1920s Rhodes design

Designed by Philip L. Rhodes, built by TaChiao.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Long Keel w/trans. Hung 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 heavy displacement on a moderate beam gives 35 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 35
CoastalBluewater

At 1.68 she sits well under the 2.0 line — a solidly ocean-capable hull for her size.

Capsize screening 1.68
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 319
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 15.9
TenderStiff

37% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 37%

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

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
37.3%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.9
Displacement / length
319.2
Comfort ratio
35.0
Capsize screening
1.68
Hull speed
7.0 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
983
Hull
Hull type
Long keel w/trans. hung rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1970
Units built
29
Designer
Philip L. Rhodes
Builder
TaChiao, Rawson, Inc.)

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