BoatsSunbeam 36.2

Sunbeam 36.2

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · First built 2016

A 2016 Georg Nissen design featuring a deep 1.94m fin keel and bulb for a stable, refined cruising motion

Designed by Georg Nissen.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & 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 light displacement on a moderate beam gives 25 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 25
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.88
LightHeavy

178 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 178
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 18.0
TenderStiff

33% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 33%

Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
32.8%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
18.0
Displacement / length
178.4
Comfort ratio
25.3
Capsize screening
1.88
Hull speed
7.7 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1305
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead Bulb
Production
Years built
First built 2016
Designer
Georg Nissen
Builder
Sunbeam Yachts - Schochl Yachtbau

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