Cruisemaster 37
Masthead Sloop · Long Keel · First built 1969
A Bill Luders-designed masthead sloop with a long keel, built for steady, comfortable cruising since 1969
Designed by Bill Luders & Alfred E. Luders, built by Cheoy Lee Shipyard.
- LOA
- Beam
- Draft (max)
- Displacement
- 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.
LivelyComfort 40Sea-kindly
CoastalCapsize 1.64Bluewater
LightD/L 395Heavy
EasygoingSA/D 12.8Powered-up
Built heavy and sea-kindly — a boat made to cross oceans and forgive a rough night.
- Draws less than ~88% of boats her size on file
Compared with 429 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.
The record
Full specifications
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Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
12.8
Displacement / length
394.5
Comfort ratio
40.1
Capsize screening
1.64
Hull speed
7.1 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1101
Hull
Hull type
Long Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1969
Designer
Bill Luders, Alfred E. Luders
Builder
Cheoy Lee Shipyard
Boats like this, on the water
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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.
Westsail 329.75 mSame hull family1.5 m shorterA heavy-displacement fiberglass adaptation of William Atkin's Thistle design, built for offshore cruising
Downeaster 3811.58 mSame hull family0.4 m longerA 1974-era cutter with a 35.4 comfort ratio, built for stable, long-distance voyaging on a heavy-displacement hull
Cabo Rico 3811.58 mSame hull family0.4 m longerAn aft-cockpit evolution of the Tiburon 36, offering a heavy-displacement cutter platform for stable blue-water sailing
Bristol Yachts 4012.24 mSame hull family1.0 m longerA versatile masthead sloop available as a cutter or yawl, produced over sixteen years for steady, comfortable cruising
Alberg 3711.33 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA long-keeled masthead sloop produced for two decades with a transition from wood-heavy interiors to moulded fiberglass
Rustler Yachts 3610.77 mSame hull family0.5 m shorterA Holman and Pye designed masthead sloop featuring a heavy-displacement long keel hull built for offshore stability
The family
Boats like this
Nearby designs by size, type, and era — worth a look alongside her.
Cheoy Lee Shipyard Ltd. Midshipman 36A shallow-draft masthead ketch designed by A.E. Luders, offering a stable, classic cruising platform for shoal watersCheoy Lee Shipyard Ltd. Cruisaire 36A Jules Fleder-designed masthead ketch with a long keel, built for steady, comfortable cruising since 1967Cheoy Lee Shipyard Ltd. Luders 36A classic long-keeled masthead sloop designed by A.E. Luders, offering a stable and comfortable ride for offshore cruisingCheoy Lee Shipyard Ltd. Cruisaire 30 ClipperA cutter-rigged cruiser with a high sail area-to-displacement ratio for lively performance in a classic long-keeled hullOffshore 28 (Luders)A classic Luders-designed masthead sloop featuring a deep-draft keel-centerboard configuration for versatile performanceCheoy Lee Shipyard Ltd. Offshore 47A 1973 masthead ketch with a 40.3 comfort ratio, designed by A.E. Luders for stable, heavy-displacement offshore passage making
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