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Buccaneer 320

Masthead Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · First built 1976

A William Garden design featuring a spade rudder and a moderate displacement-to-length ratio for coastal stability

Designed by William Garden, built by Bayliner Marine Corp.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/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 moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 30 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 30
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.76
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 241
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 14.0
TenderStiff

25% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 25%

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

  • Draws less than ~92% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2778 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
24.8%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
14.0
Displacement / length
241.1
Comfort ratio
29.8
Capsize screening
1.76
Hull speed
7.2 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1036
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 1976
Designer
William Garden
Builder
Bayliner Marine Corp, US Yachts)

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Beneteau Oceanis 319.66 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Finot-Conq designed fractional sloop balancing a modern hull form with a stable 1.8-meter bulb keel
Pearson Yachts 3239.83 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA William Shaw-designed masthead sloop built for offshore stability with a skeg-mounted rudder and shoal-draft keel
Catalina Yachts 3159.73 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 2012 masthead sloop featuring a fin keel with bulb and spade rudder, designed as the successor to the Catalina 310
Valiant Yachts 329.75 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Robert Perry-designed cutter with a skeg-hung rudder, built for offshore stability and occasionally rigged as a sloop
Maxi Yachts 339.90 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA 9.9-metre coastal cruiser derived from the 999, featuring a 1.43-metre draft for versatile performance
Endeavour 329.75 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthEndeavour's debut model, this masthead sloop evolved from the Irwin 32 hull into a stable, shoal-draft cruiser

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