BoatsHunter Marine 37.5 Legend

Hunter Marine 37.5 Legend

Fractional Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · 1990–1997

A fractional sloop designed for coastal cruising, balancing a stable 36% ballast ratio with a shallow 1.45m draft

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/spade Rudder

See her sail

The Hunter Marine 37.5 Legend, on the water

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

Footage from Lady K Sailing

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 26 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 26
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.01
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 229
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 17.5
TenderStiff

36% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 36%

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

  • Draws less than ~89% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~80% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2964 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Hunter Marine 37.5 Legend, as the fleet has seen it

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

The Hunter Marine 37.5 LEGEND is a fractional sloop designed by Hunter Design Group and built by Hunter Marine from 1990 to 1997. This 11.3-meter sailboat, with a 3.9-meter beam and 1.4-meter draft, features a fin keel with a spade rudder and displaces 7438 kg. It is part of the Legend series, which offers a balance of performance and comfort. The 37.5 model, a 1990s redesign, includes a full sugar scoop transom and a coach-top traveler, enhancing its cruising utility.7:11 Unlike later Hunter models with the B&R rig, the Legend series maintains a backstay, allowing for competitive racing.3:29 Aboard Lady K Sailing, the Hunter Marine 37.5 LEGEND is noted for its spacious and bright interior, a linear island bed in the aft cabin, and a walk-through transom.5:36 The model has a PHRF rating of 111, distinguishing it from the original Legend 37's rating of 96.7:17

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen 3 times across one channel of the fleet.

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On the water

The Hunter Marine 37.5 Legend on video

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
36.0%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
17.5
Displacement / length
228.8
Comfort ratio
25.6
Capsize screening
2.01
Hull speed
7.5 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1446
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1990–1997
Designer
Hunter Design Group
Builder
Hunter Marine

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The family

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Hunter Marine 37 LegendA Warren Luhrs-designed fractional sloop built for speed, featuring a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio.Hunter Marine 40.5 LegendA B&R rigged cruiser featuring a shoal-draft wing keel designed for stable, comfortable coastal passage makingHunter Marine 35 LegendA fractional sloop featuring a distinct blister coach roof and an optional shoal-draft wing keel for versatile cruisingHunter Marine 35.5 LegendA fractional sloop with a shallow-draft wing keel, designed as an updated evolution of the Legend 35Hunter Marine 45 LegendA 14-metre cruiser with a deep 1.98-metre fin keel, built for offshore stability and speed.Hunter Marine 37A John E. Cherubini-designed cutter featuring a fin keel and spade rudder, built for stable cruising since 1978

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