spirit 36 sailboat

The Spirit 36 is a 37.07ft masthead sloop designed by J. De Ridder and built in fiberglass by Spirit Yacht (Belgium) since 1986.

87 units have been built..

The Spirit 36 is a moderate weight sailboat which is a reasonably good performer. It is stable / stiff and has a good righting capability if capsized. It is best suited as a coastal cruiser. The fuel capacity is originally small. There is a short water supply range.

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Basic specs..

The boat is typically equipped with a Volvo Penta diesel engine.

The fuel tank has a capacity of 76 liters (20 US gallons, 16 imperial gallons).

Sailing characteristics

This section covers widely used rules of thumb to describe the sailing characteristics. Please note that even though the calculations are correct, the interpretation of the results might not be valid for extreme boats.

What is Capsize Screening Formula (CSF)?

The capsize screening value for Spirit 36 is 2.00, indicating that this boat could - if evaluated by this formula alone - be accepted to participate in ocean races.

What is Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed?

The theoretical maximal speed of a displacement boat of this length is 7.4 knots. The term "Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed" is widely used even though a boat can sail faster. The term shall be interpreted as above the theoretical speed a great additional power is necessary for a small gain in speed.

The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for Spirit 36 is about 229 kg/cm, alternatively 1284 lbs/inch. Meaning: if you load 229 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 1284 lbs cargo on the boat it will sink 1 inch.

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What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?

What is Displacement Length Ratio?

What is SA/D (Sail Area Displacement ratio)?

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Sabre Spirit

• By Andrew Burton
• Updated: May 7, 2008

The Oxford English Dictionary defines a yacht as “a light, fast-sailing ship . . . used for pleasure excursions.” The Sabre Spirit is a yacht. I found this boat not only easily handled and fast but also a sheer delight to sail; no wonder it won the Judges’ Choice Award in Cruising World’s 2008 Boat of the Year contest.

Jim Taylor-the designer of Sabres for the last 15 years-had noticed that most sailors in Marblehead, Massachusetts, would go out in the morning and return in the afternoon. He approached Sabre with the idea of producing a daysailer for those sailors. Sabre came back with the idea that it should be, instead, a “weekender.” When consulted, Sabre dealers suggested that the boat should have standing headroom below, which influenced the amount of freeboard and the height of the house, which in turn influenced the overall length needed for the boat to still look lovely on the water. And look lovely it does, with a low, sleek house, a nice spring to the sheer, and an ever-so-slightly spooned stem that complements its traditional transom perfectly. Taylor modestly attributes the boat’s DNA to Sabre founder and former chief designer Roger Hewson, who insisted that his boats first be lively, fast, and stylish. Furniture was then fitted to the hull shape, rather than the reverse, as is often found on modern cruisers.

Sabre built the boat I sailed with a one-piece E-glass hull, cored with Divinycell and coated with isophthalic gelcoat for blister resistance. The builder now uses Airex foam in the layup. Carbon-fiber stringers add to longitudinal stiffness. The deck is also cored with Divinycell and is bonded to the hull with 3M 5200 and through-bolted with stainless-steel fasteners. The lead keel is connected with stainless-steel bolts to a reinforced sump, and the balanced spade rudder is fiberglass bonded to a carbon stock.

Right after the first two boats were launched in the summer of 2007, the builder hosted an informal regatta in Marblehead for magazine editors. After several races upwind and down in winds that ranged from 5 knots to 12, I had a pretty good feel for the boat. The full-battened main was hung on an Antal track on a tall, carbon-fiber rig with double swept spreaders by Hall Spars, and it provided plenty of power to get the boat through the light slop, even though it sports only a self-tacking fractional jib-set on a Furlex furler that’s recessed below deck level in the anchor locker.

Helm feedback was excellent, and the boat stayed beautifully balanced as it heeled when the breeze was up, never demanding more than a couple of fingers on the 4-foot-diameter, teak-rimmed Edson wheel to keep it on track. The wheel’s size allows the helmsman to perch comfortably port or starboard on the teak-topped coaming with a good view of the jib. The traveler is aft of the cockpit, with controls just forward of the helmsman on both sides, next to the winches for the double-ended mainsheet. In the 10-foot-long cockpit are 6-foot seats, and the coamings outside them are high, with comfortable backrests. Large cubbyholes provide ample stowage for sheet tails. The seat lockers and a lazarette provide tons of storage. Halyards, jib sheet, and sail controls are led though Spinlock clutches to a winch on either side of the companionway.

Forward, the deck is uncluttered. Navtec rod rigging leads to outboard chainplates, worthwhile stainless-steel handrails sit on the house, and the jib leads to an athwartships track forward of the mast. Optional teak toerails gleam with varnish, and fold-down mooring cleats fore and aft stow sleekly; the midship cleats are fixed. Pulpits and stanchions fit into sockets and are removable, demonstrating how committed the builder is to aesthetics on the Spirit.

Below, a teak-and-holly sole contrasts with satin-varnished cherry woodwork. The view forward to the anchor locker bulkhead is almost uninterrupted, making the interior seem bigger than it really is. It’s well lit and ventilated by three opening Lewmar hatches, a pair of stainless-steel opening ports, and four large fixed ports. To starboard of the companionway is a white-gelcoated head and shower with standing headroom and a Quiet Flush electric toilet. To port, the galley features a Force 10 two-burner propane stove and oven, an icebox, and a smallish sink.

The companionway steps lift for access to the 27-horsepower Volvo that’s connected to a saildrive for quiet operation. Settee berths on either side form a cozy social area in the saloon, with shelves outboard, handrails above, and a centerline drop-leaf table in between. At the forward end of the port berth is a small nav desk. Taylor says that since most boats will be sailed in waters well-known to their skippers, he saw no need to put the nav station near the companionway; boats ranging farther afield, he says, will be equipped with an on-deck chart plotter. The half bulkhead forward of the nav table makes a convenient place to wedge a pillow for reading in the 7-foot-long V-berth. Opposite the nav table is a small hanging locker, with drawers underneath. The cabin house extends forward of the mast, which makes getting into the V-berth easier and-with an opening hatch in the middle-eliminates any closed-in feeling.

The boat performs its function so perfectly that after a day of sailing outside Marblehead’s harbor and loathe to start the engine, I sailed through the crowded mooring field, tacking this nimble little yacht with a flick of the wrist while the crew and designer did nothing but enjoy a chat. We sailed up to the dock, dropping the main as we coasted to a stop behind the boat’s sister ship-exactly the kind of thing Taylor had in mind when he first drew the lines for the Sabre Spirit.

Andrew Burton is a Cruising World associate editor.

LOA 36′ 8″ (11.18 m.) LWL 28′ 4″ (8.64 m.) Beam 10′ 5″ (3.18 m.) Draft (deep/shoal keel) 6′ 7″/4′ 11″ (2.01/1.51 m.) Sail Area 668 sq. ft. (62.1 sq. m.) Ballast (deep/shoal keel) 3,740/4,360 lb. (1,700/1,978 kg.) Displacement (deep/shoal keel) 9,300/9,920 lb. (4,218/4,500 kg.) Ballast/D (deep/shoal keel) .40/.44 D/L (deep/shoal keel) 183/195 SA/D (deep/shoal keel) 24.2/23.2 Water 30 gal. (114 l.) Fuel 20 gal. (75.7 l.) Mast Height 55′ 3″ (16.84 m.) Engine 27-hp. Volvo Designer Jim Taylor Price $255,000 Sabre Yachts (207) 655-3831 www.sabreyachts.com

On the final night of BOTY deliberations last October, after a winner had been chosen in each category and the Import Boat of the Year and the Domestic Boat of the Year had been crowned, the judges chose to make one final award to a distinctly nontraditional cruiser. The Sabre Spirit was named winner of the Judges’ Choice Award for “consistent excellence in design, construction, detailing, and performance.”

At just over 36 feet, the Spirit is described by designer Jim Taylor as a weekender, an extension of the daysailer genre that’s received much acclaim in recent seasons. On deck, the sloop looks narrow, sleek, and fast. The boat’s lifelines can be installed for coastal cruising or removed for relaxed afternoon jaunts. Rounded toerails and gleaming hardware hint at elegance, and the powered-up carbon rig promises good performance under sail.

Below, the open saloon is framed by a galley and head aft and a spacious, cushioned V-berth forward that says, “Please, let’s make this a long weekend.” Every detail is well finished and well planned.

With the breeze up, the judges were fighting for the helm as the easily driven hull sliced through the Chesapeake Bay chop. The Spirit tacked through 85 degrees and accelerated briskly when cracked off to a reach in a 10- to 12-knot, sometimes puffy breeze.

For the judges, their dilemma with the Sabre came not from looks or performance but from the fact that the boat didn’t fit easily into any category.

Still, said judge Steve Callahan, “I saw no other boat in the show that was as consistent in quality from the concept of the design to the execution of that design, the construction, the detailing, and the fun of sailing.”

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Sabre Spirit: Review

• By Alan Andrews
• Updated: December 13, 2007

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When it came to producing their version of the recently popular class of boats known as daysailers, Sabre took the long view, waiting a few years to see who came up with what good ideas, and what seemed to be popular before they introduced their Sabre Spirit into the fray. There other wise move was to retain designer Jim Taylor for the design work. The result is a sharp-looking, well-performing daysailer that not only works as a weekender, but a racer as well. With a self-tailing electric main halyard winch and roller-furling, self-tacking jib, it was a snap to get sailing. Upwind, the GPS showed us sailing at 5.6 knots in 6 to 7 knots of wind, and when the breeze lightened we sailed faster than wind speed. Sail controls are designed and led for both shorthanded and crewed sailing. The mainsheet is led to winches on each side of the cockpit, within reach of the helm but also far enough away to allow a main trimmer room when sailing fully crewed. The wheel has a light touch, but still offers enough feedback to assist trimming for proper upwind weather helm.Downwind, setting the kite is also simple; pull the halyard to the masthead, tack line to the bow, raise the snuffer, and sheet in. Without a sprit this asymmetric is narrower than most, but still flew well in our light-air, flat-water test conditions. It also jibed with ease.The fractional rig has enough sail area to move the boat along in light air yet looks as if it would be easy to set up for breezy conditions. The Sabre Spirit uses a Selden/Furlex roller-furling headfoil designed to keep the furling drum below deck and minimize forestay sag. A self-contained hydraulic ram adjusts the topmast backstay of the fractional Hall carbon mast, simultaneously controlling mast bend and forestay tension. Rod shrouds lead over two sets of aft swept spreaders. This combination of carbon mast, continuous rod rigging, and aluminum boom is a cost-effective way of obtaining great performance. The deck arrangement worked well, ergonomically, in many ways. The cockpit coamings are long, protecting the crew from any water that may accumulate on the weather deck. Their angles and curves were conducive to sitting outboard, which offers a better view of the sails and waves. Many daysailers have comfortable cockpits, but few have equally comfortable interiors. The Spirit has both, and belowdecks there are two central settees, great for lounging or entertaining. The navigation table and electrical panel are at the forward end of the port settee, dividing this area from the forward V-berth. The galley is aft to port and the enclosed head is just to starboard of the companionway, not the usual location, but sensible for a daysailer. Sabre builds the Spirit with a fiberglass PVC foam core laminate, which gives strength and stiffness. Vinylester resin is used in the outside layers for blister resistance and polyester resin for the balance of the laminate. Additional transverse floor beams stiffen the keel area where stainless steel keel bolts and silicon bronze nuts can be inspected under the cabin sole. Shroud chainplates attach to composite knees that are cosmetically covered with cherry wood veneer. Sabre has put together a polished product that sails well and is easy to handle, both shorthanded and fully crewed. The boat is simple enough to rig that even a two-hour window in a busy schedule should be plenty of time for sailing. With a PHRF New England rating of 87, a Sabre Spirit won Marblehead’s PHRF Boat of the Year. Equipped as we sailed the boat at $300,000 the Sabre Spirit is a winning combination of speedy daysailer with true weekend cruising and racing capabilities.

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Sabre Spirit Specifications

Below are the Sabre Spirit Product Specifications. All information below is also available in PDF format .

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At-a-Glance Specifications

Single unit, vacuum bagged E glass, cored with PVC closed cell PVC foam ISO NPG gelcoat Below waterline chopped strand glass and vinylester resin as a back up for ISO NPG gelcoat Internal deck to hull joint Double boot and single cove stripes Bulkheads, berth faces, shelves and floor stringers laminated to hull for integral strength Carbon fiber reinforced stringers Traditional Transom

Single unit, resin infused fiberglass with Airex PVC foam core for stiffness, and High Density PVC core in high stress areas. The deck is fastened to the hull using stainless steel thru bolts 3M 5200 Polyurethane sealant in the deck to hull joint Propane storage locker in port side deck

Steering System

Edson wheel steering with 48” five spoke Teak Rimmed Destroyer wheel, with guard and brake Ritchie SP5 compass mounted in binnacle Emergency tiller stored in cockpit locker Balanced rudder is molded fiberglass bonded to a carbon fiber rudder post passing through a removable self aligning roller bearing and support tube securely laminated to the hull

Auxiliary Engine

Yanmar 21 hp Sail drive. Fresh water-cooled diesel with reduction gear. Electric shut-off Single lever engine control 12-volt 115 amp alternator 20 gallon custom fuel tank, deck filled, shut-off valveRacor fuel filter/water separator Raw water intake strainer with wrench Tuned front and rear cushion type rubber mounts-adjustable Engine compartment light Complete engine access through sound and heat insulated removable panels Tach, volt, water temperature alarms and hour meter

A modern fin keel cast in lead with antimony added for strength Thru-bolted to a reinforced keel sump with stainless steel bolts and bronze nuts

Electrical System

Three (2- house and one engine start) 12-volt 110 amp group 31 deep cycle marine batteries with sealed 2 position battery switch 110V shore power system with GFI protection and 50 foot shorepower cord 50 amp marine battery charger Hot water heater w/heat exchanger; 6 Gal / 23 l Master AC/DC marine circuit breaker panels (black), include AC/DC volt and DC ammeters, and polarity indicator.  Space is provided for additional breakers and electronic gear 12V outlet at chart table 12V fresh water pump All wiring is tinned, color coded and meets USCG standards

Ventilation and Light

3 Lewmar polished Ocean Series deck hatches with screens 4 main cabin fixed port lights of Marguard Lexan 2 Custom stainless steel opening ports with screens salon Acrylic sliding companionway hatch with fiberglass spray  hood solid teak hatch boards and screened hatch boards

Deck Hardware

Self Tacking Headsail track Selden Furlex TD (below deck furler) Pulpits and 7 x 7 stainless steel lifelines End Boom Mainsheet led to cockpit coamings Mast collar with provision for halyard and turning block attachments Custom stainless steel fore, mid-rail and aft corner chocks. (4) ea pop-up and two style horn mooring cleats Self-draining foredeck anchor locker with drain and pad eye for anchor rode Pulpit, stern rail and stanchions are custom fabricated of type 316 stainless steel and are fitted but supplied uninstalled Removable double lifelines of stainless steel 7 x 7 wire with port and starboard boarding gates and braced gate stanchions All lifeline terminals and turnbuckles are swaged stainless steel Custom Solid teak toe rails Stainless steel companionway handrail and cabin top hand rails

All winches are Lewmar “Chrome Ocean Series” Main sheet led to Lewmar 46 CCST two-speed Main halyard  led to Lewmar 34 CCEST two-speed Electric Genoa halyard led to port side 34 CCST winch Single-Line reefing Two 8″alloy winch handles; one 10″ chrome lock-in

Sail locker to starboard and port Recessed winch handle pockets Coamings angled for comfort Cup holder on pedestal Two cockpit scuppers to Marelon sea valves Telescoping transom boarding ladder

Mast and Boom

Hall Spars CARBON Mast 152C with taper. – Carbon fiber masthead with sheaves for (1) main and (1) spinnaker halyard (2) sets aluminum spreaders Boom – aluminum Hall Spars 152 section Both mast and boom in Matterhorn White Awlgrip finish Antal mainsail track system Internal main and genoa halyards led aft to cockpit. Prewired with VHF radio cable. Internal clew outhaul. External topping lift. Hall Quick Vang led aft to cockpit

Chainplates

Stainless steel, thru-bolted to composite bulkhead structure bonded to the hull. Electrically grounded to keel

Standing Rigging

Continuous Navtec Rod Rigging with Dyform wire headstay

Running Rigging

Color-coded lines Hall QuickVang led aft to cockpit Navtec hydraulic self contained backstay adjuster

Accommodations

5’ 11” standing headroom. (max) Forward cabin v- berth 7’-0” long w/storage below Hanging locker to starboard Main cabin has 6’5″ berth to port and stb Fwd end of port berth forms chart seat Chart table at fwd end of port berth Centerline pedestal drop leaf table (removable) Galley with propane stove and oven, ice box, stainless steel sink, storage lockers and drawer All berths provided with 4″ foam cushions (main cabin berths have 4 1/2″) covered with a durable fabric, zippered for ease of removal Quiet Flush fresh water flush MSD

Sabre Features

Sabre tool kit Type A: B: C fire extinguishers Louvered locker doors Cockpit locker light Marelon thru-hulls and sea valves Hoses below waterline are double clamped Cherry hull ceilings 2 burner Propane Force 10 stove w/oven and gas sniffer Varnished interior cherry finish with teak &  holly sole (2) coats sealer only on sole. Final finish TBD by dealer/client Dovetailed maple drawer boxes (1) Automatic electric and (1) manual, bilge pump

 Designed by Jim Taylor and the Sabre Design Team.  All specifications are approximate and subject to change without notice. May vary from dealer inventory due to changes made in Sabre Model Year Improvement Program.

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1998 Fortuna Island Spirit 36

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Fortuna Island Spirit 36 Catamaran For Sale By Broker Location: Grenada Price Reduced! $169,000 (USD)

S/V APOTA is a Fortuna Island Spirit 36 for sale by broker. An extremely rare find these days! A Sub $200k world cruising catamaran, ready to go now! APOTA’s highlights include but not limited to: engines and saildrives replaced in 2016 with Yanmar3YM30AE / SD25and still only990hrs. The standing rigging, main, and genoa are new 2017. Large solar array with lithium batteries upgraded electronics 2017/2018. The Island Spirits have been awarded Top TenSail Magazine awards in 2001, 2003 and 2005. Although they are a lesser knownboat, they are stout and capable ocean-going catamarans. Constructed with solidglass below the waterline and balsa cored decks, each hull is separated into multiplecompartments with a sealed crush compartment fore and aft making them extremelysafe.

Rig and Sails

Auxilary power, accomodations, calculations.

The theoretical maximum speed that a displacement hull can move efficiently through the water is determined by it's waterline length and displacement. It may be unable to reach this speed if the boat is underpowered or heavily loaded, though it may exceed this speed given enough power. Read more.

Classic hull speed formula:

Hull Speed = 1.34 x √LWL

Max Speed/Length ratio = 8.26 ÷ Displacement/Length ratio .311 Hull Speed = Max Speed/Length ratio x √LWL

Sail Area / Displacement Ratio

A measure of the power of the sails relative to the weight of the boat. The higher the number, the higher the performance, but the harder the boat will be to handle. This ratio is a "non-dimensional" value that facilitates comparisons between boats of different types and sizes. Read more.

SA/D = SA ÷ (D ÷ 64) 2/3

• SA : Sail area in square feet, derived by adding the mainsail area to 100% of the foretriangle area (the lateral area above the deck between the mast and the forestay).
• D : Displacement in pounds.

Ballast / Displacement Ratio

A measure of the stability of a boat's hull that suggests how well a monohull will stand up to its sails. The ballast displacement ratio indicates how much of the weight of a boat is placed for maximum stability against capsizing and is an indicator of stiffness and resistance to capsize.

Ballast / Displacement * 100

Displacement / Length Ratio

A measure of the weight of the boat relative to it's length at the waterline. The higher a boat’s D/L ratio, the more easily it will carry a load and the more comfortable its motion will be. The lower a boat's ratio is, the less power it takes to drive the boat to its nominal hull speed or beyond. Read more.

D/L = (D ÷ 2240) ÷ (0.01 x LWL)³

• D: Displacement of the boat in pounds.
• LWL: Waterline length in feet

Comfort Ratio

This ratio assess how quickly and abruptly a boat’s hull reacts to waves in a significant seaway, these being the elements of a boat’s motion most likely to cause seasickness. Read more.

Comfort ratio = D ÷ (.65 x (.7 LWL + .3 LOA) x Beam 1.33 )

• D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
• LOA: Length overall in feet
• Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet

Capsize Screening Formula

This formula attempts to indicate whether a given boat might be too wide and light to readily right itself after being overturned in extreme conditions. Read more.

CSV = Beam ÷ ³√(D / 64)

Shallow draft: 1.69m/5.54’ Replaced with the SPIRIT 37 which is very similar.

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