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Watkins Yachts 36

Masthead Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · 1981–1983

A heavily modified evolution of the Coronado 35, this masthead sloop features a skeg-hung rudder for offshore stability

Designed by Tripp, Watkins & William H. Tripp Jr.

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 heavy displacement on a narrow beam gives 37 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 37
CoastalBluewater

At 1.64 she sits well under the 2.0 line — a solidly ocean-capable hull for her size.

Capsize screening 1.64
LightHeavy

301 — heavy for her waterline, built to carry stores and ride steadily.

Displacement / length 301
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 12.8
TenderStiff

35% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 35%

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

  • Heavier than ~75% of boats her size on file
  • Draws less than ~92% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2968 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
35.3%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
12.8
Displacement / length
300.8
Comfort ratio
36.6
Capsize screening
1.64
Hull speed
7.3 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1100
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1981–1983
Designer
Tripp, Watkins, William H. Tripp Jr
Builder
Watkins Yachts

Boats like this, on the water

Nobody has filmed this one — but these are close.

Comparable boats the fleet has on camera: same type, within a quarter of her length. Open the boat, or watch the video — a timestamp means she only appears in passing.

Pearson Yachts 36511.10 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA William Shaw-designed masthead sloop built for comfortable cruising with a stable, heavy-displacement hull
S2 Yachts 11.0 C10.97 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA centre-cockpit cruiser by Arthur Edmunds, designed for stability and comfort with a skeg-mounted rudder
Herreshoff Manufacturing Newport 2910.84 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 1914 Nathanael Herreshoff design featuring a fin keel and gaff-rigged sloop sail plan for classic performance
Swan 3711.13 mSame hull family0.2 m longerAn IOR 1-ton racer also marketed as the Palmer Johnson 37, featuring a masthead rig and a skeg-mounted rudder
Westerly Yachts Ltd. Oceanquest 3510.81 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterAn Ed Dubois-designed cruiser sharing its proven hull with the Seahawk and Falcon, available in center or aft cockpit layouts
Hughes 3510.82 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA Sparkman & Stephens masthead sloop derived from design #2166, featuring a fin keel and skeg-mounted rudder

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