BoatsCSY 37

CSY 37

Cutter · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · 1978–1981

Designed by Peter Schmitt, this cutter offers shoal draft and flexible one or two stateroom layouts for charter service

Designed by Peter Schmitt, built by Caribbean Sailing Yachts.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin With Rudder On Skeg

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 39 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 39
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.72
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 396
EasygoingPowered-up

12.5 — modest power for her weight; easygoing rather than lively, and happier with a breeze.

Sail area / displacement 12.5
TenderStiff

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

Ballast 39%

Built heavy and sea-kindly — a boat made to cross oceans and forgive a rough night.

  • Heavier than ~87% of boats her size on file
  • Draws less than ~77% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2943 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
38.6%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
12.5
Displacement / length
395.7
Comfort ratio
39.3
Capsize screening
1.72
Hull speed
7.2 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1251
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1978–1981
Units built
82
Designer
Peter Schmitt
Builder
Caribbean Sailing Yachts, CSY (Caribbean Sailing Yachts)

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.

Grampian Marine Ltd. Walton 3711.38 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Sparkman & Stephens design from 1964, this masthead sloop features a fin keel and a high comfort ratio for offshore cruising
Rustler Yachts 3711.28 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA masthead sloop with a fin keel and skeg-hung rudder, designed by Stephen Jones for modern offshore cruising
Pacific Seacraft 3711.25 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthOriginally launched as the Crealock 37, this cutter features a 38% ballast ratio and a hull speed of 7.06 knots
Cruising Consultants Crealock 3711.25 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA William Crealock-designed masthead sloop with a skeg-hung rudder, built for offshore stability and heavy-weather comfort
Irwin Yachts 37-111.28 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA masthead sloop designed by Ted Irwin as a no-compromise cruiser, featuring a fin keel and skeg-mounted rudder
Hunter Marine 3711.28 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA John E. Cherubini-designed cutter featuring a fin keel and spade rudder, built for stable cruising since 1978

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