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Carbon 32

Fractional Sloop · Lifting Keel · First built 2011

A Tim Kernan-designed sport boat featuring a lifting keel and a high sail area-to-displacement ratio for rapid sailing

Designed by Tim Kernan, built by Columbia Sailing Yachts.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Lifting Keel

Is it for you?

Character

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

Shoal draughtDraws 0.66 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a moderate beam gives 11 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 11
CoastalBluewater

At 2.48 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 2.48
LightHeavy

100 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 100
EasygoingPowered-up

30.8 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.

Sail area / displacement 30.8
TenderStiff

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

Ballast 40%

Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.

  • Draws more than ~85% of boats her size on file

Compared with 400 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

The complete reference set — tap any figure to switch between metric and imperial.

Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
40.4%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
30.8
Displacement / length
99.8
Comfort ratio
10.9
Capsize screening
2.48
Hull speed
7.0 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
977
Hull
Hull type
Lifting Keel
Construction
Carbon Fiber
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 2011
Designer
Tim Kernan
Builder
Columbia Sailing Yachts, One Design Composits

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Seaward Yachts 26RK8.66 mSame hull family1.1 m shorterA fractional sloop with a 1.83m lifting bulb keel, offering deep-water performance in a trailerable 8.66m package
Macgregor 26X7.87 mSame hull family1.9 m shorterA water-ballasted sail-power hybrid designed for versatile coastal cruising and easy trailering
Maxus 26 (CB)8.40 mSame hull family1.4 m shorterA 2015-launched fractional sloop with a 1.43-metre centerboard draft and a 19.61 sail-area-to-displacement ratio
Farr 40011.80 mSame hull family2.1 m longerA high-performance fractional sloop by Bruce Farr featuring a lifting keel and a high sail area-to-displacement ratio
Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 3510.67 mSame hull family0.9 m longerA Marc Lombard-designed fractional sloop featuring a lifting keel and twin rudders for versatile shoal-water cruising

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