Etap 32i

Sailboat specifications

The Etap 32i is a 30’8” (9.35m) cruising sailboat designed by Harlé-Mortain (France). She was built between 1992 and 2000 by Etap (Belgium).

Etap 32i's main features

Model: Etap 32i
Hull type: Monohull
Category: Cruising sailboat
Sailboat builder: Etap
Sailboat designer: Harlé-Mortain
Country: Belgium
Construction: GRP (glass reinforced polyester):
Sandwich foam fiberglass polyester
Number of hulls built: About 150
First built hull: 1992
Last built hull: 2000
Appendages: Keel : fin with bulb
Helm: Single tiller
Rudder: Single spade rudder
Unsinkable: Yes
Trailerable: No
Former French navigation category: 2
Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only): N/A €

Etap 32i's main dimensions

Overall length: 31’ 11”9.73 m
Hull length: 30’ 8”9.35 m
Waterline length: 26’ 2”8 m
Beam (width): 11’ 2”3.42 m
Draft: 4’ 7”1.4 m
Mast height from D_WL: 47’ 7”14.52 m
Light displacement (M_LC): 8763 lb3975 kg
Ballast weight: 2866 lb1300 kg
French customs tonnage: 7.80 Tx

Etap 32i's rig and sails

Upwind sail area: 588 ft²54.6 m²
Downwind sail area: 1051 ft²97.61 m²
Mainsail area: 280 ft²26 m²
Genoa area: 308 ft²28.6 m²
Stormjib area: 53 ft²4.93 m²
Symmetric spinnaker area: 771 ft²71.61 m²
I iFore triangle height (from mast foot to fore stay top attachment): 38’ 6”11.74 m
J iFore triangle base (from mast foot to bottom of forestay): 11’ 4”3.45 m
P iMainsail hoist measurement (from tack to head): 37’ 8”11.5 m
E iMainsail foot measurement (from tack to clew): 12’ 7”3.85 m
Rigging type: Sloop Marconi masthead
Mast configuration: Deck stepped mast
Rotating spars: No
Number of levels of spreaders: 1
Spreaders angle: Swept-back
Spars construction: Aluminum spars
Standing rigging: 1x19 strand wire continuous

Etap 32i's performances

Upwind sail area to displacement iThe ratio sail area to displacement is obtained by dividing the sail area by the boat's displaced volume to the power two-thirds. The ratio sail area to displacement can be used to compare the relative sail plan of different sailboats no matter what their size. Upwind: under 18 the ratio indicates a cruise oriented sailboat with limited performances especially in light wind, while over 25 it indicates a fast sailboat.: 234 ft²/T21.76 m²/T
Downwind sail area to displacement iThe ratio sail area to displacement is obtained by dividing the sail area by the boat's displaced volume to the power two-thirds. The ratio sail area to displacement can be used to compare the relative sail plan of different sailboats no matter what their size.: 419 ft²/T38.9 m²/T
Displacement-length ratio (DLR) iThe Displacement Length Ratio (DLR) is a figure that points out the boat's weight compared to its waterline length. The DLR is obtained by dividing the boat's displacement in tons by the cube of one one-hundredth of the waterline length (in feet). The DLR can be used to compare the relative mass of different sailboats no matter what their length: a DLR less than 180 is indicative of a really light sailboat (race boat made for planning), while a DLR greater than 300 is indicative of a heavy cruising sailboat.: 220
Ballast ratio iThe Ballast ratio is an indicator of stability; it is obtained by dividing the boat's displacement by the mass of the ballast. Since the stability depends also of the hull shapes and the position of the center of gravity, only the boats with similar ballast arrangements and hull shapes should be compared. The higher the ballast ratio is, the greater is the stability.: 33 %
Critical hull speed iAs a ship moves in the water, it creates standing waves that oppose its movement. This effect increases dramatically the resistance when the boat reaches a speed-length ratio (speed-length ratio is the ratio between the speed in knots and the square root of the waterline length in feet) of about 1.2 (corresponding to a Froude Number of 0.35) . This very sharp rise in resistance, between speed-length ratio of 1.2 to 1.5, is insurmountable for heavy sailboats and so becomes an apparent barrier. This leads to the concept of "hull speed". The hull speed is obtained by multiplying the square root of the waterline length (in feet) by 1.34.: 6.87 knots