Chesapeake 32
Description
The Chesapeake 32 is a classic sailboat design that combines elegance, solid construction, and impressive sailing performance for its size. Here’s a bit of background and key details about it:
Construction Details
| Designer | Philip L. Rhodes |
|---|---|
| Length | 32.000 ft |
| LOA | 20.000 ft |
| LWL | 15.580 ft |
| Beam | 6.580 ft |
| Displacement | 950 lb |
| Max Draft | 4.420 ft |
| Min Draft | 0.580 ft |
| Year Built | 1961 |
The standard boat dimensions
| i | 36.50 ft |
|---|---|
| j | 12.50 ft |
| p | 32.25 ft |
| e | 14 ft |
| p2 | - |
| e2 | - |
| i2 | - |
| j2 | - |
| I | J | P | E | P2 | E2 | I2 | J2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36.50 ft | 12.50 ft | 32.25 ft | 14 ft | - | - | - | - |
Sails
Chesapeake 32 - MAINSAIL
| Luff | * 32.25 ft - (9830 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 14 ft - (4267 mm) |
| Leech | * 34.51 ft - (10519 mm) |
| Tack Angle | * 88.01 ° |
| Diagonal | * 34.71 ft - (10580 mm) |
| Head (inches) | * 6 in - (152 mm) |
| Area | 225.47 ft² |
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Chesapeake 32 - JIBSAIL
| Luff | * 30.86 ft - (9406 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 16.75 ft - (5105 mm) |
| Leech | * 26.49 ft - (8074 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 115 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 14.38 ft - (4383 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 12 ° |
| Area | 221.73 ft² |
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Chesapeake 32 - GENOA
| Luff | * 36.65 ft - (11171 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 20.35 ft - (6203 mm) |
| Leech | * 34.31 ft - (10458 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 150 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 18.75 ft - (5715 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 4 ° |
| Area | 343.55 ft² |
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Chesapeake 32 - SPINNAKER
| Stays | * 36.65 ft - (11171 mm) |
|---|---|
| MidGirth | * 22.5 ft - (6858 mm) |
| Foot | * 22.5 ft - (6858 mm) |
| Perc LP | * 180 % |
| Area | 700.93 ft² |
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Disclaimer. Boats are not all the same -- even when produced in the same factory of the same model. Sailrite does its best to publish accurate dimensions, but we often find it worthwhile to have our customers measure their boats carefully before we produce kits for them. You should take the same precautions, especially when the data is not from Sailrite. The information on this site is not guaranteed to be accurate. Sailrite offers this content as a service to our community, but takes no responsibility for the reliability of the data provided.
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