Kirié Elite 326 Shoal draft
Sailboat
32′ 6″
Monohull
Since 1987
Overview
- Builder
- Kirié
- Model
- Elite 326 Shoal draft
- Type
- Sailboat
- Category
- Monohull
- Built
- 1987–1999
- Designer
- Harlé-Mortain
- Hull material
- GRP (glass reinforced polyester): - Hull: Single skin fiberg
- Rig
- Sloop Marconi masthead
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 32′ 6″ (9.91 m)
- Waterline length
- 27′ 2″ (8.28 m)
- Beam
- 11′ 1″ (3.38 m)
- Draft
- 4′ 4″ (1.32 m)
- Displacement
- 7,893 lb (3,580 kg)
- Ballast
- 2,954 lb (1,340 kg)
Power and tanks
- Engine
- 1 inboard engine
- Power
- 18–28 hp
- Fuel
- 30 gal (114 L)
Sails and rig
- Sail area
- 587 sq ft (54.5 m²)
Accommodation
- Cabins
- 2
- Berths
- 6
- Heads
- 1
Design ratios
- Sail area / displacement
- 23.7
- Displacement / length
- 176
- Ballast ratio
- 37%
- Capsize screening
- 2.23
Power from the sails for the boat's weight. Under 16 is modest, 16–20 a typical cruiser, over 20 lively.
How heavy the boat is for its waterline. Under 200 is light, 200–300 moderate, over 300 heavy.
Share of the weight that is ballast. Higher generally means stiffer in a breeze.
Under 2 is generally considered better for offshore use.
More details
- Appendages
- Keel : fin without bulb
- Ballast ratio
- 37 %
- Ballast type
- Cast iron
- Cockpit
- Closed aft cockpit
- Construction
- GRP (glass reinforced polyester): - Hull: Single skin fiberglass polyester - Deck: Sandwich balsa fiberglass polyester
- Country
- France
- Former French navigation category
- 2
- French customs tonnage
- 9.31 Tx
- Fridge/ice-box capacity
- 26.4 gal
- Genoa area
- 374 ft²
- HN (French rating)
- 17.0
- Helm
- Single tiller (helm wheel in option)
- Jib area
- 108 ft²
- Mast configuration
- Deck stepped mast
- Maximum transverse section
- 11 ft²
- Number of levels of spreaders
- 2
- Rigging type
- Sloop Marconi masthead
- Righting moment @ 1°
- 625 lb.ft
- Rotating spars
- No
- Rudder
- Single spade rudder
- Sailboat range
- Elite
- Solent area
- 312 ft²
- Spars construction
- Aluminum spars
- Spreaders angle
- 0 °
Data from boat-specs.com. Check details with the builder before relying on them.
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