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Blue Dane 32

Masthead Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · First built 1978

A 1978 evolution of the Elvstrom 32, featuring a fin keel and skeg-mounted rudder for balanced coastal performance

Designed by Elvstrm, Kjrulff & Jan Kjrulff, built by Langelands Shipyard.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin With Rudder On Skeg

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 moderate beam gives 22 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 22
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.00
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 262
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 14.2
TenderStiff

46% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 46%

A balanced, easily-driven cruiser — comfortable and forgiving for coastal work.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
45.7%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
14.2
Displacement / length
262.1
Comfort ratio
21.7
Capsize screening
2.00
Hull speed
6.5 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
833
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 1978
Designer
Elvstrm, Kjrulff, Jan Kjrulff
Builder
Langelands Shipyard, Bianca Yachts

Boats like this, on the water

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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.

Granada Yachts 319.39 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA masthead sloop with a spade rudder and nearly 46% ballast ratio, designed for stability in a 31-foot hull
Spirit 329.48 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Jacques De Ridder-designed IOR 23-footer built for nearly two decades as a stiff, masthead-rigged fin-keel sloop
Elvstrom 329.56 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA versatile 1/2 Ton masthead sloop offered in flush deck or coach roof versions, sharing a hull with several other designs
Maxi Yachts 959.50 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 9.5-metre masthead sloop produced for a decade, featuring a skeg-hung rudder for predictable coastal handling
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
Contessa 329.75 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA 1973 London Boat Show winner with a skeg-hung rudder and a ballast-to-displacement ratio of 47 per cent

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