Rustler Yachts 36

The Rustler Yachts 36 is a masthead sloop designed by Holman, Pye, and Kim Holman, built by Orion Marine and Rustler Yachts since 1980, with an LOA of 10.8 m, a beam of 3.4 m, a draft of 1.7 m, and a displacement of 7622 kg. The model has a notable history in the Golden Globe Race (GGR), a solo nonstop circumnavigation that restricts competitors to 1968-era technology. The Rustler 36 *Matmut* won the 2018 GGR and is being prepared as *Miss Beagle* for the 2026 edition, featuring GGR modifications like a shortened mast, sealed cockpit lockers, and reinforced cabin windows.3:29 Aboard *Miss Beagle*, a Watt & Sea hydro generator and a Hydrovane wind vane are installed, and the interior is optimized for racing with a sealed forward cabin and a fax machine for weather data.7:09 Mara (Helga Marie Løvenskjold Kveset) is preparing her Rustler 36 in Gibraltar for the 2026 GGR, planning a solo Atlantic crossing from Morocco to the Caribbean for her 4,000-nautical-mile qualification.12:21 Pär Nyman is also preparing his Rustler 36, *Lazy Otter*, for the 2026 GGR, having paid over 800,000 Norwegian kroner for the boat, which previously retired from the 2018 and 2022 races.4:19 Nyman, a solo-sailing novice, views the GGR as a way to sail the Southern Ocean, acknowledging the psychological demands and constant equipment failures, such as leaking hatches and a broken SSB antenna tuner ground cable.37:36 The GGR prologue events, like the Citroën Challenge Prologue, see Rustler 36s, including Damien Guillou's *Solarem*, testing systems and sail trim alongside other designs like the Vancouver 34 and Cape George 36.27:41 James Evenson mentioned a Rustler 36 pitch-poling during the 2018 GGR, advocating for drogues to slow boats in severe storms.2:03