B Boats B-32

B-Boats B-32
Development
Designer Lief Beiley
Location United States
Year 1995
No. Built 14
Builder(s) B Boats
Boat
Boat Weight 4,100 lb (1,860 kg)
Hull
Type Monohull
Construction Fiberglass
LOA 32.00 ft (9.75 m)
LWL 27.50 ft (8.38 m)
Beam 10.33 ft (3.15 m)
Hull Appendages
Keel/Board Type bulb fin keel
Ballast 1,650 lb (748 kg)
Rudder(s) internally-mounted spade-type rudder
Rig
General Fractional rigged sloop
I (Foretriangle Height) 39.75 ft (12.12 m)
J (Foretriangle Base) 10.92 ft (3.33 m)
P (Mainsail Luff) 39.50 ft (12.04 m)
E (Mainsail Foot) 14.33 ft (4.37 m)
Sails
Mainsail area 283.02 sq ft (26.293 m2)
Jib / Genoa area 217.04 sq ft (20.164 m2)
Total sail area 500.05 sq ft (46.456 m2)
Misc
PHRF 72 (average)

The B-32 is an American racing sailboat, that was designed by Lief Beiley and first built in 1995. The design is out of production.[1][2][3]

The boat was built by B Boats in the United States, who constructed just 14 examples before production ceased.[1]

Design

The B-32 is a small racing keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a fractional sloop rig, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder and a fixed fin keel with a weight bulb. It displaces 4,100 lb (1,860 kg) and carries 1,650 lb (748 kg) of lead ballast.[1][2]

The boat has a draft of 6.42 ft (1.96 m) with the standard bulb fin keel and 4.33 ft (1.32 m) with the optional shoal draft keel.[1]

The boat has a PHRF racing average handicap of 72 with a high of 84 and low of 66. It has a hull speed of 7.03 kn (13.02 km/h).[2]

See also

Similar sailboats

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Browning, Randy (2016). "B-32 sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 InterVisionSoft LLC (2016). "Sailboat Specifications for B-32". Sailing Joy. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  3. Browning, Randy (2016). "Lief Beiley". sailboatdata.com. Retrieved 15 November 2016.

External links

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