BoatsJoemarin 36

Joemarin 36

Fractional Sloop · Fin Keel · First built 1977

A slender, Arvid Laurin-designed fractional sloop with a high ballast ratio for stability in a narrow, 2.49-meter beam

Designed by Arvid Laurin.

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

See her sail

The Joemarin 36, on the water

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

Footage from 59° North 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 light displacement on a narrow beam gives 25 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 25
CoastalBluewater

At 1.62 she sits well under the 2.0 line — a solidly ocean-capable hull for her size.

Capsize screening 1.62
LightHeavy

156 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 156
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 16.6
TenderStiff

50% of her weight is ballast — very stiff, carrying full sail in a blow.

Ballast 50%

Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.

  • Lighter than ~76% of boats her size on file
  • Draws less than ~82% of boats her size on file
  • Narrower than ~97% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2962 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Joemarin 36, as the fleet has seen it

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

The Joemarin 36 is a 10.9-meter fractional sloop with a fin keel, designed by Arvid Laurin and built by Joemarin OY since 1977. It displaces 3699 kg, has a 2.5-meter beam, and a 1.5-meter draft. Aboard 59° North Sailing, Andy Schell and Mia Karlsson chose a Joemarin 36 to replace their Norlean 34, Spica, after a test sail showed good performance even with a fixed-blade propeller.3:55 They prioritized the Joemarin 36 for its storage capacity and condition, noting its extensive rebuilding and maintenance by previous owners, making it suitable for long-term family liveaboard use.6:34

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

Who's been looking

Market signal

Crews the fleet has filmed weighing this model up — no sale seen, and no asking price.

1channel weighed buying one

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

The record

Full specifications

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

Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
50.3%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.6
Displacement / length
155.7
Comfort ratio
25.0
Capsize screening
1.62
Hull speed
7.2 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
834
Hull
Hull type
Fin Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1977
Designer
Arvid Laurin
Builder
Joemarin OY

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The family

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