BoatsWhistler 32 Cat Ketch

Whistler 32 Cat Ketch

Cat Ketch (unstayed) · Keel/centreboard · First built 1980

A 9.77-metre keel-centerboard cruiser featuring an unstayed cat ketch rig and a deep 2.35-metre draft

Designed by C. W. Paine, built by Able Marine Inc.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.

Is it for you?

Character

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

Shoal draftDraws 1.16 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelySea-kindly

Her heavy displacement on a moderate beam gives 29 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 29
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.84
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 309
EasygoingPowered-up

8.2 — modest power for her weight; easygoing rather than lively, and happier with a breeze.

Sail area / displacement 8.2
TenderStiff

40% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 40%

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

  • Heavier than ~82% of boats her size on file
  • Draws more than ~86% of boats her size on file

Compared with 394 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
39.6%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cat Ketch (unstayed)
Ratios
SA / displacement
8.2
Displacement / length
308.9
Comfort ratio
29.0
Capsize screening
1.84
Hull speed
6.8 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
969
Hull
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1980
Designer
C. W. Paine
Builder
Able Marine Inc

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Tartan Marine 34 C10.49 mSame hull family0.7 m longerA Sparkman & Stephens masthead sloop featuring a keel-centerboard hull designed for shoal water and IOR competition
Pearson Yachts 3510.67 mSame hull family0.9 m longerBoasting the longest production run of any Pearson model, this keel/centerboard sloop remained largely unchanged for 14 years
O'day 329.63 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 9.6-metre masthead sloop with a deep-draft keel-centerboard configuration designed for versatile coastal cruising
Ovni 3711.90 mSame hull family2.1 m longerA Philippe Briand-designed aluminum cutter featuring a centerboard and a stern scoop extension for versatile cruising
Allied Boat Co. Inc. Seabreeze 3510.52 mSame hull family0.8 m longerA MacLear and Harris-designed masthead sloop featuring a versatile keel-centerboard configuration for shoal-draft cruising
Southerly 11010.82 mSame hull family1.1 m longerA Rob Humphreys-designed fractional sloop with a swing keel that allows for shallow-water exploration and drying out

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