Biloup 36
Description
The Biloup 36 (also styled as Bi-Loup 36 or Wrighton Biloup 36) is a French-built cruising sailboat from the Wrighton shipyard in Béthune (Pas-de-Calais, France), produced from approximately 2004 to 2016. It's a twin-keel (bi-quille) design, emphasizing shallow draft for beaching, stability when dried out, and family/coastal cruising in areas with large tides (common in Northern Europe, like the English Channel or Atlantic coasts). The model is known for excellent habitability in a "routier" (road-legal/trailable-width) hull, seaworthiness, and practical features for short-handed or family use. An upgraded/evolved version became the Bi-Loup 109 (hull length 10.9m), with only a few built, and later rebranded/modernized as the Wrighton 36 (announced around 2019 with designer Vincent Lebailly Yacht Design and Pierre redesign elements for better ergonomics and comfort).
Construction Details
| Designer | Richard Wrighton |
|---|---|
| Builder | Wrighton shipyard in Béthune (Pas-de-Calais, France) |
| Length | 36.024 ft |
| LOA | 36.090 ft |
| LWL | 31.500 ft |
| Beam | 8.370 ft |
| Displacement | 3748 lb |
| Max Draft | 2.950 ft |
The standard boat dimensions
| i | 46.42 ft |
|---|---|
| j | 13.78 ft |
| p | 40.03 ft |
| e | 11.81 ft |
| p2 | - |
| e2 | - |
| i2 | - |
| j2 | - |
| I | J | P | E | P2 | E2 | I2 | J2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46.42 ft | 13.78 ft | 40.03 ft | 11.81 ft | - | - | - | - |
Sails
Biloup 36 - MAINSAIL
| Luff | * 40.03 ft - (12201 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 11.81 ft - (3600 mm) |
| Leech | * 41.1 ft - (12527 mm) |
| Tack Angle | * 88 ° |
| Diagonal | * 41.34 ft - (12600 mm) |
| Head (inches) | * 5.25 in - (133 mm) |
| Area | * 243.77 ft² |
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Biloup 36 - JIBSAIL
| Luff | * 38.74 ft - (11808 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 18.04 ft - (5499 mm) |
| Leech | * 34.04 ft - (10375 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 115.03 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 15.85 ft - (4831 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 11.99 ° |
| Area | * 307.01 ft² |
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Biloup 36 - GENOA
| Luff | * 46 ft - (14021 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 22.07 ft - (6727 mm) |
| Leech | * 43.49 ft - (13256 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 150.01 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 20.67 ft - (6300 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 3.99 ° |
| Area | * 475.41 ft² |
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Biloup 36 - ASYMMETRICAL
| Luff | * 46 ft - (14021 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 22.74 ft - (6931 mm) |
| Leech | * 42.32 ft - (12899 mm) |
| Perc LP | * 165 % |
| Area | * 785 ft² |
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Biloup 36 - STORMJIB
| Luff | * 26.63 ft - (8117 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 10.16 ft - (3097 mm) |
| Leech | * 22.32 ft - (6803 mm) |
| Perc LP | * 60.02 % |
| Length Perp | * 8.27 ft - (2521 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 18.96 ° |
| Area | * 110.14 ft² |
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