Nonsuch 36

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The Nonsuch 36, on the water

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

Footage from Wicked Salty

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

Comfort ratio 26

CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.97

LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 197

EasygoingPowered-up

18.0 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.

Sail area / displacement 18.0

TenderStiff

38% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 38%

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

Heavier than ~75% of boats her size on file
Beamier than ~81% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2968 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Nonsuch 36, as the fleet has seen it

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

The Nonsuch 36 is a cat-rigged sailboat designed by Mark Ellis Design and built by Hinterhoeller Yachts Ltd. from 1983 to the present. It features an unstayed mast, a fin keel, and a spade rudder.7:24 The standard model has an overall length of 11.0 meters, a beam of 3.9 meters, a draft of 1.7 meters, and a displacement of 7711 kg. A shoal keel option was available, reducing the draft to 4.42 feet.4:59 The Nonsuch 36 was among several boats, including a Cabo Rico 36 and an Irwin 37, evaluated by Wicked Salty for its suitability as a full-time liveaboard vessel, with considerations given to interior layout, storage, and engine accessibility.1:32

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

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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

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Dimensions

Weights

Ballast / displacement

38.2%

Rig & sail area

Rig

Cat (unstayed)

Ratios

SA / displacement

18.0

Displacement / length

197.4

Comfort ratio

25.9

Capsize screening

1.97

Hull speed

7.8 kn

Pounds / inch immersion

1528

Hull

Hull type

Fin w/spade rudder

Construction

Fiberglass

Production

Years built

First built 1983

Units built

70

Designer

Mark Ellis Design

Builder

Hinterhoeller Yachts Ltd

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The family

Boats like this

Nearby designs by size, type, and era — worth a look alongside her.

Nonsuch 33A 33-foot cruiser with a 39% ballast ratio and a fin keel, designed for stable performance and simple sail handling Nonsuch 30A 30-foot cruiser with a 43% ballast ratio, offering a stable and stiff platform for coastal cruising Nonsuch 26A wide-beamed 26-foot cruiser with a high comfort ratio and a simple, single-sail cat rig for effortless handling Nonsuch 22A Mark Ellis-designed cat-rigged cruiser featuring an unstayed mast and a spacious, easily handled layout Nonsuch 40A 13.7-metre cruiser built in Taiwan and finished by Wiggers, marketed internationally as the Journeyman 40 or Sequoia 40 Nonsuch 324A rare evolution of the Nonsuch 30 featuring a taller carbon fiber rig, increased sail area, and a shallow winged keel

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