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Spirit 36

Masthead Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · First built 1986

A Jacques de Ridder-designed masthead sloop with a shallow draft, serving as the direct predecessor to the Spirit 37

Designed by J. de Ridder & Jacques De Ridder, built by Bootbouwerij Van Heygen Bvba.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/spade Rudder

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

Comfort ratio 25
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.98
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 229
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 17.5
TenderStiff

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

Ballast 37%

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

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
36.9%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
17.5
Displacement / length
228.8
Comfort ratio
25.0
Capsize screening
1.98
Hull speed
7.4 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1302
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Iron
Production
Years built
First built 1986
Units built
87
Designer
J. de Ridder, Jacques De Ridder
Builder
Bootbouwerij Van Heygen Bvba, Spirit Yacht (Belgium)

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