ARIES 32

ARIES 32 drawing

Sailboat Specifications


Hull Type:
Fin w/transom hung rudder
Rigging Type:
Masthead Sloop
LOA:
32.00 ft / 9.75 m
LWL:
26.00 ft / 7.92 m
Beam:
9.58 ft / 2.92 m
S.A. (reported):
469.00 ft2 / 43.57 m2
Draft (max):
5.00 ft / 1.52 m
Displacement:
16,000 lb / 7,257 kg
Ballast:
4,500 lb / 2,041 kg
S.A./Disp.:
11.86
Bal./Disp.:
28.13
Disp./Len.:
406.40
Construction:
FG & Plywood
First Built:
1972
# Built:
20
Builder:
C. C. Chen Boatyard Ltd. (TAIWAN)
Designer:
Thomas Gillmer

Auxiliary Power/Tanks (orig. equip.)

Make:
Westerbeke
Type:
Diesel
HP:
33
Fuel:
40 gals / 151 L

Sailboat Calculations

S.A./Disp.:
11.86
Bal./Disp.:
28.13
Disp./Len.:
406.40
Comfort Ratio:
43.85
Capsize Screening Formula:
1.52
S#:
0.82

Rig and Sail Particulars

I:
36.90 ft / 11.25 m
J:
13.70 ft / 4.18 m
P:
31.80 ft / 9.69 m
E:
13.60 ft / 4.15 m
S.A. Fore:
252.77 ft2 / 23.48 m2
S.A. Main:
216.24 ft2 / 20.09 m2
S.A. Total (100% Fore + Main Triangles)
469.01 ft2 / 43.57 m2
S.A./Disp. (calc.):
11.86
Est. Forestay Len.:
39.36 ft / 12.00 m

Accommodations

Water:
40 gals / 151 L

Notes

ARIES 32 is said to be the original name of a Thomas Gillmer design, first built of wood and then fiberglass.
Subsequent versions called ROUGHWATER 32/33, WEATHERLY 32, were built in TAIWAN.
SOUTHERN CROSS 31, also by Gillmer, appears to be similar.

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