Sailcraft Ltd. Comanche 32
Masthead Sloop · Catamaran (no boards/asym.) · First built 1978
A Macalpine-Downie designed catamaran with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for spirited performance
Designed by J. R. Macalpine-Downie & Rod Macalpine-Downie.
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Character
Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.
Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.
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Could I Actually Live Here? (Thailand Test Week 🇹🇭)
Drogue versus parachute anchor on 32' catamaran in gale conditions Pacific crossing -OLD VERSIONThe family
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