Cape George 36
Cutter · Long Keel w/trans. Hung Rudder · First built 1979
A heavy-displacement cutter with a long keel, designed by Atkin and Monk for offshore stability and steady passage-making
Designed by William Atkin, Ed Monk & Edwin Monk Sr, built by Cecil Lange.
- LOA
- Beam
- Draft (max)
- Displacement
- Ballast
- Hull type
- Long Keel w/trans. Hung Rudder
See her sail
The Cape George 36, on the water
The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.
Footage from Golden Globe Race Official
Is it for you?
Character
Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.
Her heavy displacement on a narrow beam gives 48 — a heavy, notably soft motion offshore.
At 1.47 she sits well under the 2.0 line — a solidly ocean-capable hull for her size.
333 — heavy for her waterline, built to carry stores and ride steadily.
15.9 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.
45% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.
Built heavy and sea-kindly — a boat made to cross oceans and forgive a rough night.
- Heavier than ~87% of boats her size on file
Compared with 430 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.
The living fleet
Sailed by the fleet
Where the fleet has filmed this boat.
Seen 14 times across 3 channels of the fleet.
On the water
The Cape George 36 on video
What broke, what changed
Gear aboard, as the crews told it
Moments from individual boats of this model that the fleet has filmed — one crew, one piece of kit, one day on the water. Not a review of the class, and not a count of anything.
InstalledBattle Born
The speaker plans to install Battleborn lithium iron phosphate batteries with communication capabilities.
aboard Sailing Magic Carpetseen March 202516:54
WorkingNavionics
The crew updated Navionics with local rules for other boaters.
aboard Sailing Magic Carpetseen September 202513:05
WorkingTotal Boat
The speaker uses Total Boat epoxy cartridges for structural bonding, finding them handy.
aboard Sailing Magic Carpetseen September 202312:44
Each line is one crew's account of their own boat. Another Cape George 36 may be fitted out entirely differently.
What they go for
Market signal
Where the fleet has seen this model come up for sale.
Kirsten is considering selling her boat, but wants to ensure it is in perfect condition before doing so.
from Sailing Magic Carpetseen August 20231:26:03
From the fleet's own footage — our observed signal, not broker listings.
The record
Full specifications
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Boats like this, on the water
More boats like her, on the water
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.
The family
Boats like this
Nearby designs by size, type, and era — worth a look alongside her.
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