BoatsCheoy Lee Shipyard Ltd. Midshipman 36

Cheoy Lee Shipyard Ltd. Midshipman 36

Masthead Ketch · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · First built 1973

A shallow-draft masthead ketch designed by A.E. Luders, offering a stable, classic cruising platform for shoal waters

Designed by A. E. Luders & Alfred E. Luders.

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

Comfort ratio 29
CoastalBluewater

1.87 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.87
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 275
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 15.2
TenderStiff

27% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 27%

A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.

  • Draws less than ~97% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2963 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
26.7%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Ketch
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.2
Displacement / length
274.6
Comfort ratio
28.9
Capsize screening
1.87
Hull speed
7.2 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1192
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1973
Designer
A.E. Luders, Alfred E. Luders
Builder
Cheoy Lee Shipyard Ltd

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Dufour Yachts 3710.77 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA modern fractional sloop from Felci Yacht Design, balancing a performance-oriented hull with a stable, comfortable beam
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