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Columbia Yachts 32 Sport Yacht

Fractional Sloop · Lifting Keel · First built 2005

A fractional-rigged sport boat with a 2.13-meter draft and a light displacement for aggressive, responsive handling

Designed by Tim Kernan.

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 0.81 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 narrow beam gives 11 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 11
CoastalBluewater

At 2.36 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 2.36
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 95
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 26.7
TenderStiff

39% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 39%

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

  • Draws more than ~75% 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
39.3%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
26.7
Displacement / length
95.3
Comfort ratio
11.3
Capsize screening
2.36
Hull speed
7.0 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
917
Hull
Hull type
Lifting Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 2005
Designer
Tim Kernan
Builder
Columbia Sailing Yachts

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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
Cal Boats 247.43 mSame hull family2.3 m shorterThe inaugural Jensen Marine Cal model, this fractional keel-centerboard sloop was built for shoal-water versatility

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