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Vancouver 32

Cutter · Long Keel · 1986–1991

A Robert B. Harris-designed cutter with a long keel, built for offshore stability and global cruising versatility

Designed by Robert B. Harris, built by TA Yang.

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

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 32 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 32
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.76
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 301
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 15.9
TenderStiff

43% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 43%

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

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
42.9%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.9
Displacement / length
300.5
Comfort ratio
32.4
Capsize screening
1.76
Hull speed
7.0 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1040
Hull
Hull type
Long Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1986–1991
Units built
63
Designer
Robert B. Harris
Builder
Ta Yang, Pheon Yachts Ltd.-Northshore Yachts Ltd, Northshore Yachts

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