BoatsCabo Rico 36

Cabo Rico 36

Cutter · Long Keel · First built 1988

A stretched-stern evolution of the 34 that lifts the transom clear of the water for improved performance

Designed by W. I. B. Crealock & William Crealock.

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 narrow beam gives 36 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 36
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.70
LightHeavy

402 — very heavy for her waterline, a serious load-carrying cruiser.

Displacement / length 402
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 14.9
TenderStiff

34% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 34%

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
33.9%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
14.9
Displacement / length
402.2
Comfort ratio
36.3
Capsize screening
1.70
Hull speed
6.9 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1055
Hull
Hull type
Long Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1988
Designer
W.I.B. Crealock, William Crealock
Builder
Cabo Rico Yachts, Inc

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The family

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Nearby designs by size, type, and era — worth a look alongside her.

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