Esprit 37
Description
The Esprit 37 is a 37-foot fiberglass cruising sailboat designed by American naval architect Robert Perry and first built around 1977 by Nordic Yachts (later associated with Uniflite/Valiant Yachts) in the United States as a comfortable offshore cruiser with moderate performance. It features a fin keel with a skeg-mounted rudder, cutter or masthead sloop sail plan, and a traditional looking but capable hull that appealed to sailors wanting serious cruising capability in a manageable size. Construction was solid hand-laid fiberglass with a ballast ratio aimed at good stability, and while exact production numbers aren’t widely published, the design has remained popular on the used market among cruising sailors.
Construction Details
| Designer | Robert H. Perry |
|---|---|
| Builder | Nordic Yachts |
| Length | 37.000 ft |
| LOA | 37.000 ft |
| LWL | 31.580 ft |
| Beam | 11.500 ft |
| Displacement | 17000 lb |
| Ballast | 6700 lb |
| Max Draft | 5.800 ft |
| Year Built | 1977 |
The standard boat dimensions
| i | 49 ft |
|---|---|
| j | 16 ft |
| p | 44 ft |
| e | 12.50 ft |
| p2 | - |
| e2 | - |
| i2 | - |
| j2 | - |
| I | J | P | E | P2 | E2 | I2 | J2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49 ft | 16 ft | 44 ft | 12.50 ft | - | - | - | - |
Sails
Esprit 37 - MAINSAIL
| Luff | 46.55 ft - (14188 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | 18.33 ft - (5587 mm) |
| Leech | * 49.25 ft - (15011 mm) |
| Tack Angle | * 88 ° |
| Diagonal | * 49.43 ft - (15066 mm) |
| Head (inches) | * 6 in - (152 mm) |
| Area | 426.19 ft² |
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Esprit 37 - JIBSAIL
| Luff | * 41.24 ft - (12570 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 21.26 ft - (6480 mm) |
| Leech | * 35.69 ft - (10878 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 115 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 18.4 ft - (5608 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 12 ° |
| Area | 379.33 ft² |
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Esprit 37 - GENOA
| Luff | * 48.97 ft - (14926 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 25.9 ft - (7894 mm) |
| Leech | * 45.99 ft - (14018 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 150 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 24 ft - (7315 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 4 ° |
| Area | 587.63 ft² |
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Esprit 37 - SPINNAKER
| Stays | * 48.97 ft - (14926 mm) |
|---|---|
| MidGirth | * 28.8 ft - (8778 mm) |
| Foot | * 28.8 ft - (8778 mm) |
| Perc LP | * 180 % |
| Area | 1198.79 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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