BoatsDouglas 31/32

Douglas 31/32

Masthead Sloop · Long Keel · 1967–1982

A long-keeled Ted Brewer design featuring a distinctive reverse transom and a complex production history across Ontario

Designed by Ted Brewer & Edward S. Brewer.

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.

LivelySea-kindly

Her heavy displacement on a narrow beam gives 33 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 33
CoastalBluewater

At 1.69 she sits well under the 2.0 line — a solidly ocean-capable hull for her size.

Capsize screening 1.69
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 349
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 14.5

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

The record

Full specifications

The complete reference set — tap any figure to switch between metric and imperial.

Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
14.5
Displacement / length
349.1
Comfort ratio
33.1
Capsize screening
1.69
Hull speed
6.6 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
832
Hull
Hull type
Long Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1967–1982
Designer
Ted Brewer, Edward S. Brewer
Builder
Douglas Marine Craft, Hinterhoeller Yachts Ltd

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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
Mariner 329.70 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA long-keeled masthead ketch by Clair Oberly, featuring a distinctive Clipper bow and an open, taffrail-surrounded cockpit
Allied Boat Co. Seawind9.30 mSame hull family0.5 m shorterA Thomas Gillmer-designed masthead ketch with a long keel, marking both the beginning and the end of the Allied Boat Co.
Cape Dory 319.55 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA Carl Alberg-designed cutter with a long keel, built between 1983 and 1985 for traditional, steady offshore cruising
Nicholson 329.75 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA long-running production classic with a 55% ballast ratio, built over two decades for steady offshore passage making
Bayfield 30/329.75 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA rare 32C variant featuring a tall rig, built in a limited run of five hulls for increased sail area

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