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Beneteau Evasion 32

Masthead Ketch · Long Keel · 1973–1981

A long-keeled masthead ketch that launched the Evasion line and marked a new era for Beneteau

Designed by Andre Beneteau.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Long Keel

See her sail

The Beneteau Evasion 32, on the water

The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.

Footage from Reversing Entropy

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 35 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 35
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

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

Displacement / length 412
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 15.5
TenderStiff

31% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 31%

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

What the fleet has seen

The Beneteau Evasion 32, as the fleet has seen it

Derived from the videos the fleet has analysed of this model. ▶ marks open the moment aboard.

The Beneteau Evasion 32 is a 9.7-meter masthead ketch with a long keel, built from 1973 to 1981 and designed by Andre Beneteau. It was the first Evasion model and was sold in the US as the BENETEAU M/S 32. The deck saloon monohull features a pilot house with 360-degree visibility and interior steering.3:10 Aboard *Reversing Entropy*, the boat's 1.37-meter draft and modified full keel are noted.5:34 The Evasion 32 has significant interior volume, accommodating up to six people in two cabins and a convertible saloon.12:11 Its narrow beam and 5.7-ton displacement make it tender, causing significant heel in moderate winds.3:59 The boat is slow and prone to leeway when beating into the wind.8:54 Construction uses thick, coreless fiberglass, which resists impact and structural twisting.9:46 Encapsulated chain plates and keel bolts are difficult to inspect or replace.14:38 The Evasion 32 is considered a budget-friendly coastal cruiser for comfort and shallow-water access.16:03

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

Basemap © Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

On the water

The Beneteau Evasion 32 on video

What they go for

Market signal

Where the fleet has seen this model come up for sale.

1seen sold

From the fleet's own footage — our observed signal, not broker listings.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
31.3%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Ketch
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.5
Displacement / length
411.9
Comfort ratio
35.4
Capsize screening
1.69
Hull speed
6.6 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
842
Hull
Hull type
Long Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1973–1981
Units built
286
Designer
Andre Beneteau
Builder
Beneteau

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The family

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