BoatsFisher 37 MS

Fisher 37 MS

Masthead Ketch · Long Keel · First built 1973

A 14-tonne masthead ketch with a 43% ballast ratio, built since 1973 for heavy-weather stability and long-range cruising

Designed by Wyatt & Freeman, built by Fairways Marine.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
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 50 — a heavy, notably soft motion offshore.

Comfort ratio 50
CoastalBluewater

At 1.53 she sits well under the 2.0 line — a solidly ocean-capable hull for her size.

Capsize screening 1.53
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 408
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 13.6
TenderStiff

43% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 43%

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

  • Heavier than ~85% of boats her size on file

Compared with 330 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
42.9%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Ketch
Ratios
SA / displacement
13.6
Displacement / length
407.8
Comfort ratio
49.9
Capsize screening
1.53
Hull speed
7.6 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1394
Hull
Hull type
Long Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Cast Iron
Production
Years built
First built 1973
Units built
140
Designer
Wyatt, Freeman
Builder
Fairways Marine, Northshore Yachts Ltd

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Westsail 4213.08 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA William Crealock-designed long-keel cutter sharing its hull mold with the aft-cockpit 43 for heavy-weather stability
Dolphin 47 (Alden)14.30 mSame hull family1.3 m longerA heavy-displacement staysail ketch from the board of John G. Alden, built for comfortable, stable blue-water cruising
Explorer 45 (Huntingford)13.79 mSame hull family0.8 m longerA long-keeled staysail ketch designed by Stan Huntingford for stable, comfortable blue-water passage making
Cabo Rico 42 Pilot14.17 mSame hull family1.2 m longerA 2005 pilothouse evolution of the Paine-designed cutter, featuring a long keel and a high comfort ratio for stable offshore
Vagabond 4714.20 mSame hull family1.2 m longerA William Garden-designed staysail ketch with a long keel, built for heavy-displacement offshore comfort since 1972
Baba 4012.14 mSame hull family0.8 m shorterA 13-ton cutter with a 41.5 comfort ratio, built between 1980 and 1982 for steady, long-distance passage making

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