GALAXY 32
Masthead Sloop • Fin with rudder on skeg • Built 1957–1974
Dimensions
- LOA
- 31.58 ft
- LWL
- 23 ft
- Beam
- 10.13 ft
- Max Draft
- 5 ft
- Displacement
- 11,260 lbs
- Ballast
- — lbs
Performance Ratios
- Capsize Ratio ⓘ
- 1.81 (offshore safe)
- SA/D Ratio ⓘ
- 15.8
- D/L Ratio ⓘ
- 413
- Ballast Ratio ⓘ
- —
Sail Plan
- Sail Area
- 495 sq ft
- I
- 39.25 ft
- J
- 12 ft
- P
- 34.42 ft
- E
- 15 ft
Construction
- Hull Type
- Fin with rudder on skeg
- Rig Type
- Masthead Sloop
- Hull Material
- FG
- Ballast Type
- Iron
Production
- First Built
- 1957
- Last Built
- 1974
- Number Built
- —
Though the photo is poor, it shows the GALAXY 32 as the first example of the 'gun turret'/flush deck used by the designer on a number of later boats (though a standard coach roof was also offered).
It is likely that the first boats were made by Beetle Boats of RI (. (became part of American Boatbuilding Corp. -1958?)
These molds were sold to Metalmast Marine in CT that turned out 5 more boats. The last known hull was delivered in 1974. All in all, the GALAXY 32 was built in very small numbers.
Some time later, Paceship Yachts of Canada used this same tooling to build the PACESHIP 32/TRIPP 32. (Similar to the GALAXY but with a more traditional extended coach roof, a modified keel, among other changes.)
Designer
- William H. Tripp Jr. (1920–1971)
Builders
Related Boats
| Name | LOA (ft) | Year | Rig |
|---|---|---|---|
| PACESHIP 32 (TRIPP) | 31.83 | 1968 | Masthead Sloop |