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Sunbeam 32

Masthead Sloop · Fin Keel · 1989–2005

A Schoechl-designed masthead sloop built for over fifteen years, offering a stable, comfortable platform for cruising

Designed by Schoechl, built by Schochl Yachtbau.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin Keel

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The Sunbeam 32, on the water

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

Comfort ratio 23
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.97
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 230
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 15.2
TenderStiff

40% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 40%

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

What the fleet has seen

The Sunbeam 32, as the fleet has seen it

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The Sunbeam 32 is a masthead sloop with a fin keel, designed by Schoechl and built by Schochl Yachtbau from 1989 to 2005. It measures 9.83 meters LOA, with a beam of 3.12 meters, a draft of 1.75 meters, and a displacement of 4105 kg. A shoal draft option of 1.2 meters was also available. The boat has a sail area to displacement ratio of 15.2 and a comfort ratio of 22.6.

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

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The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
40.3%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.2
Displacement / length
229.9
Comfort ratio
22.6
Capsize screening
1.97
Hull speed
6.8 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
952
Hull
Hull type
Fin Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1989–2005
Units built
173
Designer
Schoechl
Builder
Schochl Yachtbau, Sunbeam Yachts - Schochl Yachtbau

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