Seafair 32
Description
The Seafair 32 is a distinctive 32-foot masthead sloop designed by legendary Pacific Northwest naval architect Ben Seaborn in the early 1960s and primarily built by Martin Monson yard starting in 1954. Only approximately 12 to 13 of these vessels were ever built, making them rare sightings outside of the Puget Sound and Salish Sea. Characterized by a remarkably narrow beam and a "needle" hull profile, the Seafair 32 was ahead of its time, featuring a fin keel and masthead sloop rig in an era when heavy-displacement full-keel designs were still the norm. The Seafair 32 is a light sailboat. It is stable / stiff and has an excellent righting capability if capsized. It is best suited as a coastal cruiser. The first of the class, named Romp, served as the Seaborn family's personal vessel, cementing the model's status as a showcase for the designer's philosophy of speed and efficiency in the challenging light-to-moderate airs of the Northwest. The boat features wooden construction with a displacement of 8,000 lbs and a ballast-to-displacement ratio of 37.5%, making it exceptionally light for its era while maintaining excellent stability characteristics.
Construction Details
| Designer | Ben Seaborn |
|---|---|
| Builder | Martin Monson |
| Length | 32.000 ft |
| LOA | 32.000 ft |
| LWL | 28.420 ft |
| Beam | 8.070 ft |
| Displacement | 8000 lb |
| Ballast | 3000 lb |
| Max Draft | 5.420 ft |
| Year Built | 1954 |
The standard boat dimensions
| i | 34.67 ft |
|---|---|
| j | 11 ft |
| p | 32.17 ft |
| e | 13 ft |
| p2 | - |
| e2 | - |
| i2 | - |
| j2 | - |
| I | J | P | E | P2 | E2 | I2 | J2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34.67 ft | 11 ft | 32.17 ft | 13 ft | - | - | - | - |
Sails
Seafair 32 - MAINSAIL
| Luff | * 32.17 ft - (9805 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 13 ft - (3962 mm) |
| Leech | * 33.99 ft - (10360 mm) |
| Tack Angle | * 88 ° |
| Diagonal | * 34.27 ft - (10445 mm) |
| Head (inches) | * 6 in - (152 mm) |
| Area | * 216.05 ft² |
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Seafair 32 - JIBSAIL
| Luff | * 29.1 ft - (8870 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 14.55 ft - (4435 mm) |
| Leech | * 25.3 ft - (7711 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 115 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 12.65 ft - (3856 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 12.01 ° |
| Area | * 184.05 ft² |
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Seafair 32 - GENOA
| Luff | * 34.55 ft - (10531 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 17.75 ft - (5410 mm) |
| Leech | * 32.51 ft - (9909 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 150 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 16.5 ft - (5029 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 4.01 ° |
| Area | * 285.06 ft² |
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Seafair 32 - ASYMMETRICAL
| Luff | * 34.55 ft - (10531 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 18.15 ft - (5532 mm) |
| Leech | * 31.79 ft - (9690 mm) |
| Perc LP | * 165 % |
| Area | * 470 ft² |
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Seafair 32 - STORMJIB
| Luff | * 20.01 ft - (6099 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 8.22 ft - (2505 mm) |
| Leech | * 16.49 ft - (5026 mm) |
| Perc LP | * 60 % |
| Length Perp | * 6.6 ft - (2012 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 18.98 ° |
| Area | * 66.04 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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