CAVALIER 32
Masthead Sloop • Fin with rudder on skeg • Built 1970
Dimensions
- LOA
- 32 ft
- LWL
- 24 ft
- Beam
- 9.75 ft
- Max Draft
- 5.33 ft
- Displacement
- 9,000 lbs
- Ballast
- 4,570 lbs
Performance Ratios
- Capsize Ratio ⓘ
- 1.88 (offshore safe)
- SA/D Ratio ⓘ
- 13.9
- D/L Ratio ⓘ
- 291
- Ballast Ratio ⓘ
- 50.8%
Sail Plan
- Sail Area
- 375 sq ft
Construction
- Hull Type
- Fin with rudder on skeg
- Rig Type
- Masthead Sloop
- Hull Material
- FG
- Ballast Type
- Lead
Production
- First Built
- 1970
- Last Built
- —
- Number Built
- 170
Engine & Accommodations
- Engine Make
- Bukh
- Engine Type
- Diesel
Notes:
Approx. 100 boats were built by Cavalier. After the builder closed in 1980, the molds were shipped to Australia were a similar number were built. Some were also built in Japan. During it's production life the rig was changed a number of times.
Designer
- Laurie Davidson (1927–2021)