BoatsElite 32

Elite 32

Masthead Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · First built 1982

A Philippe H. Harle design marketed as the Feeling 920, offering both fractional and masthead rig options

Designed by Philippe H. Harle, built by Kirie.

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 moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 21 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 21
CoastalBluewater

2.09 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.

Capsize screening 2.09
LightHeavy

252 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 252
EasygoingPowered-up

17.4 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.

Sail area / displacement 17.4
TenderStiff

34% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 34%

A balanced, easily-driven cruiser — comfortable and forgiving for coastal work.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
34.2%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
17.4
Displacement / length
251.8
Comfort ratio
20.9
Capsize screening
2.09
Hull speed
6.6 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
929
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1982
Designer
Philippe H. Harle
Builder
Kirie

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Granada Yachts 319.39 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterA masthead sloop with a spade rudder and nearly 46% ballast ratio, designed for stability in a 31-foot hull
Spirit 329.48 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA Jacques De Ridder-designed IOR 23-footer built for nearly two decades as a stiff, masthead-rigged fin-keel sloop
Maxi Yachts 959.50 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA 9.5-metre masthead sloop produced for a decade, featuring a skeg-hung rudder for predictable coastal handling
Hunter Marine 319.55 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Cortland Steck design featuring a B&R rig and a fin keel, built for coastal cruising between 1983 and 1987
Elvstrom 329.56 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA versatile 1/2 Ton masthead sloop offered in flush deck or coach roof versions, sharing a hull with several other designs
Beneteau Oceanis 319.66 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Finot-Conq designed fractional sloop balancing a modern hull form with a stable 1.8-meter bulb keel

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