Dickerson 37 Ketch
Description
he Dickerson 37 Ketch is a classic American bluewater-capable cruising sailboat designed by George Hazen and built by Dickerson Boat Builders in Trappe, Maryland, USA. Introduced in 1981 as a fiberglass evolution of the yard's earlier wooden models, it featured solid fiberglass hull construction with an Airex core in some areas for added strength and insulation, a center cockpit layout for protected steering, and a ketch rig optimized for shorthanded offshore sailing with balanced handling and easy sail management. Production was limited (exact numbers not widely documented but estimated in the low dozens for the ketch variant, with total Dickerson 37s around 38 across configurations), making surviving examples relatively rare and highly regarded among wooden-to-fiberglass transition era enthusiasts for their robust build, comfortable motion, and seaworthiness.
Construction Details
| Designer | George Hazen |
|---|---|
| Builder | Dickerson Boatbuilders |
| Length | 37.000 ft |
| LOA | 37.000 ft |
| LWL | 28.830 ft |
| Beam | 11.500 ft |
| Displacement | 15950 lb |
| Ballast | 6000 lb |
| Max Draft | 4.500 ft |
| Year Built | 181 |
The standard boat dimensions
| i | 43.42 ft |
|---|---|
| j | 14 ft |
| p | 38.92 ft |
| e | 13 ft |
| p2 | 28 ft |
| e2 | 8.42 ft |
| i2 | - |
| j2 | - |
| I | J | P | E | P2 | E2 | I2 | J2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43.42 ft | 14 ft | 38.92 ft | 13 ft | 28 ft | 8.42 ft | - | - |
Sails
Dickerson 37 Ketch - MAINSAIL
| Luff | * 38.92 ft - (11863 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 13 ft - (3962 mm) |
| Leech | * 40.33 ft - (12293 mm) |
| Tack Angle | * 88 ° |
| Diagonal | * 40.6 ft - (12375 mm) |
| Head (inches) | * 6 in - (152 mm) |
| Area | * 261.34 ft² |
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Dickerson 37 Ketch - JIBSAIL
| Luff | * 36.5 ft - (11125 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 18.57 ft - (5660 mm) |
| Leech | * 31.65 ft - (9647 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 115 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 16.1 ft - (4907 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 12.01 ° |
| Area | * 293.85 ft² |
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Dickerson 37 Ketch - GENOA
| Luff | * 43.34 ft - (13210 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 19.47 ft - (5934 mm) |
| Leech | * 40.72 ft - (12411 mm) |
| Percentage LP | 130 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 18.2 ft - (5547 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 2.93 ° |
| Area | * 394.42 ft² |
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Dickerson 37 Ketch - ASYMMETRICAL
| Luff | * 43.34 ft - (13210 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 23.1 ft - (7041 mm) |
| Leech | * 39.87 ft - (12152 mm) |
| Perc LP | * 165 % |
| Area | * 751 ft² |
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Dickerson 37 Ketch - STAYSAIL
| Luff | 37 ft - (11278 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | 34.5 ft - (10516 mm) |
| Leech | 10.5 ft - (3200 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 115.8 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 9.75 ft - (2972 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 56.85 ° |
| Area | * 180.31 ft² |
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Dickerson 37 Ketch - MIZZEN
| Luff | * 28 ft - (8534 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 8.42 ft - (2566 mm) |
| Leech-AftHdBd | * 28.68 ft - (8742 mm) |
| Tack Ang | * 88 ° |
| Diag (clew/head) | * 28.96 ft - (8827 mm) |
| Head (inches) | * 4 in - (102 mm) |
| Area (no Roach) | * 120.42 ft² |
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Dickerson 37 Ketch - STORMJIB
| Luff | * 25.09 ft - (7647 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 10.5 ft - (3200 mm) |
| Leech | * 20.58 ft - (6273 mm) |
| Perc LP | * 60 % |
| Length Perp | * 8.4 ft - (2560 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 19.01 ° |
| Area | * 105.36 ft² |
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Disclaimer. Boats are not all the same -- even when produced in the same factory of the same model. Sailrite does its best to publish accurate dimensions, but we often find it worthwhile to have our customers measure their boats carefully before we produce kits for them. You should take the same precautions, especially when the data is not from Sailrite. The information on this site is not guaranteed to be accurate. Sailrite offers this content as a service to our community, but takes no responsibility for the reliability of the data provided.
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