⛵ Sailboat DB

CALIFORNIA 32

Fractional Sloop • Long Keel • Built 1937–1946

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Dimensions

LOA
46 ft
LWL
32 ft
Beam
10.75 ft
Max Draft
9.75 ft
Displacement
25,000 lbs
Ballast
10,500 lbs

Performance Ratios

Capsize Ratio ⓘ
1.47 (offshore safe)
SA/D Ratio ⓘ
16.0
D/L Ratio ⓘ
341
Ballast Ratio ⓘ
42.0%

Sail Plan

Sail Area
857 sq ft

Construction

Hull Type
Long Keel
Rig Type
Fractional Sloop
Hull Material
Wood
Ballast Type
Lead

Production

First Built
1937
Last Built
1946
Number Built
7
Notes: An eighth, slightly modified California 32 was built in Hong Kong in 1965.