BoatsCurlew 32 (Rossiter)

Curlew 32 (Rossiter)

Masthead Sloop · Long Keel w/trans. Hung Rudder · 1980–1996

A Hugh Rossiter-designed masthead sloop with a long keel, transitioning from traditional carvel roots to fibreglass

Designed by Hugh Rossiter, built by Rossiter Yachts Ltd.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Long Keel w/trans. Hung Rudder

Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

Shoal draughtDraws 1.12 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelySea-kindly

Her heavy displacement on a moderate beam gives 36 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 36
CoastalBluewater

At 1.68 she sits well under the 2.0 line — a solidly ocean-capable hull for her size.

Capsize screening 1.68
LightHeavy

345 — heavy for her waterline, built to carry stores and ride steadily.

Displacement / length 345
TenderStiff

40% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 40%

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 428 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
40.0%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
Displacement / length
345.2
Comfort ratio
36.4
Capsize screening
1.68
Hull speed
7.0 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
992
Hull
Hull type
Long keel w/trans. hung rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1980–1996
Designer
Hugh Rossiter
Builder
Rossiter Yachts Ltd

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Cape George 319.45 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterA William Atkin-designed cutter with a heavy ballast ratio and long keel, built for stability and offshore comfort
Nauticat 3310.11 mSame hull family0.4 m longerSiltala's inaugural production model, this long-keeled ketch offers a stable, high-comfort platform for extended cruising
Vancouver 34 Pilot10.44 mSame hull family0.7 m longerA Robert B. Harris-designed cutter featuring a deck saloon for protected cruising on a stable, long-keeled hull
Hans Christian 339.98 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA heavy-displacement cutter with a long keel, designed by Harwood Ives for comfortable, steady offshore passage-making
Hans Christian 3410.36 mSame hull family0.6 m longerA Robert Perry-designed cutter with a long keel, serving as the rare, original predecessor to the widely produced 36-foot series.
Elizabethan 319.45 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterA David Thomas-designed long-keeled masthead sloop with a 50% ballast ratio, built for stability and offshore comfort

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