BoatsShe 36

She 36

Masthead Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · First built 1977

A Sparkman & Stephens IOR 3/4 ton racer that shares its hull design with the Northstar 1500 and Hughes 35

Designed by Sparkman & Stephens, built by South Hants Engineering.

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 narrow beam gives 31 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 31
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.72
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 254
EasygoingPowered-up

12.9 — modest power for her weight; easygoing rather than lively, and happier with a breeze.

Sail area / displacement 12.9
TenderStiff

37% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 37%

Built heavy and sea-kindly — a boat made to cross oceans and forgive a rough night.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
37.0%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
12.9
Displacement / length
253.5
Comfort ratio
31.4
Capsize screening
1.72
Hull speed
7.3 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1107
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 1977
Designer
Sparkman, Stephens
Builder
South Hants Engineering

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Najad Yachts 36010.75 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 10.75-metre cruiser with a 43% ballast ratio, engineered for high-latitude stability and offshore comfort
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
S2 Yachts 35C10.72 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA short-lived 1986-1987 masthead sloop with a shallow 1.3-metre draft and a balanced 43% ballast ratio
Contessa 3510.82 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Doug Peterson-designed IOR One Ton racer that claimed the 1974 International One Ton Cup with her prototype Gumboots
Hunter Marine 3610.95 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA masthead sloop with a 44% ballast ratio, designed for stable coastal cruising during a short early-eighties production run

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