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Cromarty 36

Masthead Ketch · Long Keel · First built 1988

A Freeman Wyatt-designed masthead ketch with a long keel, later produced by Neil Marine for UK-based fit-outs

Designed by Wyatt & Freeman, built by Blondecell Ltd.

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

Comfort ratio 36
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.80
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 448
EasygoingPowered-up

18.6 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.

Sail area / displacement 18.6
TenderStiff

35% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 35%

Powered-up and quick to accelerate — this one likes to sail.

  • Beamier than ~80% of boats her size on file

Compared with 426 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
35.3%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Ketch
Ratios
SA / displacement
18.6
Displacement / length
448.1
Comfort ratio
36.5
Capsize screening
1.80
Hull speed
6.9 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1144
Hull
Hull type
Long Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1988
Designer
Wyatt, Freeman
Builder
Blondecell Ltd, Neil Marine (Neil Fernando, Co. Pvt. Ltd.)

Boats like this, on the water

Nobody has filmed this one — but these are close.

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.

Endurance 3510.75 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterA Peter Ibold-designed staysail ketch with a long keel, built globally in wood, steel, ferro, and GRP for long-distance cruising
Tradewind Yachts 3510.67 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterA long-keeled cutter designed by John Rock that has remained in production since the 1970s
Mariah 3111.28 mSame hull family0.3 m longerA heavy-displacement cutter designed by Henry Mohrschladt with a long keel and a signature extended bowsprit
Alberg 3711.33 mSame hull family0.3 m longerA long-keeled masthead sloop produced for two decades with a transition from wood-heavy interiors to moulded fiberglass
Rustler Yachts 3610.77 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA Holman and Pye designed masthead sloop featuring a heavy-displacement long keel hull built for offshore stability
Chris-Craft Sail Yacht 3510.67 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterA long-keeled masthead sloop from the boards of Sparkman & Stephens, featuring a hull shared with the Caribbean 35

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