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The Gozzard 36 is a 36.0ft cutter designed by Ted Gozzard and built in fiberglass by Gozzard Yachts (North Castle Marine Ltd.) between 1985 and 1998.

90 units have been built., it accomodates 5 people in 2 cabins plus salon..

The Gozzard 36 is a heavy sailboat which is a high performer. It is stable / stiff and has a good righting capability if capsized. It is best suited as a fast cruiser. The fuel capacity is originally small. There is a good water supply range.

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The Gozzard 36 Sailboat Specs & Key Performance Indicators

The  Gozzard 36, a heavy-displacement cutter,  was designed by Ted Gozzard and built in Canada by North Castle Marine Ltd.

Published Specification for the Gozzard 36

Underwater Profile:  Fin keel & skeg-hung rudder

Hull Material:  GRP (Fibreglass)

Length Overall:  36'0"  ( 11.0m)

Waterline Length:  29'6"  ( 9.0m)

Beam:  12'6"  ( 3.8m)

Draft:  4'9"  ( 1.4m)

Rig Type:  Cutter

Displacement:  6,850lb (3,107kg)

Designer:  Ted Gozzard

Builder:  North Castle Marine Ltd (Canada)

Year First Built:  1985

Year Last Built:  1998

Number Built:  90 approx

Published Design Ratios for the Gozzard 36

Sail Area/Displacement Ratio:  20.

Ballast/Displacement Ratio:  37.7

Displacement/Length Ratio:  316

Comfort Ratio:  30.9

Capsize Screening Formula:   1.9

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Summary Analysis of the Design Ratios for the Gozzard 36

1. A Sail Area/Displacement Ratio of 20.4 suggests that, in the right hands, the Gozzard 36 will have enough performance to leave most other sailboats of similar waterline length well astern. 

2. A Ballast/Displacement Ratio of 37.7 means that a sailboat like the  Gozzard 36 (which doesn't have a stiffness-enhancing bulb keel), is likely to benefit from being reefed early to keep her sailing upright in a moderate breeze.

3. A Displacement/Length Ratio of 316, tells us the  Gozzard 36 is clearly a heavy displacement cruising boat. You can load her down with all your cruising gear and equipment and it will hardly affect her waterline. Not an ideal choice for coastal sailing, but she'll come into her own on an offshore passage in testing conditions.

4. Ted Brewer's Comfort Ratio of 30.9 suggests that crew comfort of a Gozzard 36 in a seaway is similar to what you would associate with the motion of a moderate bluewater cruising boat - a predictable and acceptable motion for most seasoned sailors.

5. The Capsize Screening Formula (CSF) of 1.9 indicates that a Gozzard 36 would be a safer choice of sailboat for an ocean passage than one with a CSF of more than 2.0. 

Gozzard 36: A Classic Cruiser with a Flexible Layout

The Gozzard 36 is a cutter-rigged sloop with a long keel and a skeg-hung rudder. The boat has a distinctive profile with a clipper bow, a bowsprit, and a reverse transom. The hull is made of hand-laid fiberglass with a balsa core above the waterline. The deck is also cored with balsa, except for high-stress areas where plywood is used. The deck has a molded nonskid surface and plenty of teak trim.

The boat has a single wheel steering in an aft cockpit that can seat six people comfortably. The cockpit has a dodger and a bimini for protection from the sun and rain. The cockpit also has a large locker for storage and access to the engine compartment.

The boat has a masthead rig with a deck-stepped aluminum mast and stainless steel standing rigging. The mast has two sets of spreaders and a single backstay. The sail area is 667 sq ft, divided between a mainsail, a staysail, and a yankee jib. The sails are controlled by two self-tailing winches on the cabin top and two on the cockpit coaming. The boat has roller furling on both the jib and the staysail for easy reefing.

The boat has a displacement of 16,500 lbs and a ballast of 6,500 lbs. The ballast is encapsulated in the keel, which has a draft of 4 ft 9 in. The boat has a beam of 12 ft and a length overall of 42 ft (including the bowsprit). The waterline length is 30 ft 4 in.

The boat has an auxiliary diesel engine that can produce 50 hp. The engine is located under the cockpit sole and drives a three-bladed propeller through a V-drive transmission. The fuel tank has a capacity of 50 gallons and the water tank has a capacity of 100 gallons.

Accommodation One of the most remarkable features of the Gozzard 36 is its flexible interior layout. The boat can be configured in different ways depending on your preferences and needs. The main cabin can be transformed from an open salon to a private stateroom with the help of folding bulkheads and sliding doors.

The main cabin has two settees that can be used as single berths or converted into a large double berth with an insert cushion. The settees have storage drawers underneath and shelves behind them. There is also a fold-down table that can be stowed against the forward bulkhead when not in use.

The forward part of the main cabin can be closed off by folding bulkheads and sliding doors to create a private stateroom. This stateroom has an offset double berth to starboard and a hanging locker to port. There is also an overhead hatch and two opening ports for ventilation and light.

The aft part of the main cabin can also be closed off by sliding doors to create another private stateroom. This stateroom has an athwartships double berth that extends under the cockpit. There is also a hanging locker, a shelf, and an opening port.

The galley is located to port of the companionway. It has an L-shaped counter with a double stainless steel sink, a three-burner propane stove with oven, and a top-loading refrigerator/freezer. There is also ample storage space for dishes, pots, pans, and food.

The navigation station is located to starboard of the companionway. It has a large chart table with drawers and shelves for charts, books, instruments, and electronics. There is also an electrical panel, a VHF radio, and an autopilot control.

The head is located forward of the navigation station. It has a marine toilet, a sink with hot and cold water, and a shower with a sump pump. There is also storage space for toiletries and towels.

Hull and Deck The hull and deck of the Gozzard 36 are built to last and withstand the rigors of offshore sailing. The hull is made of hand-laid fiberglass with a balsa core above the waterline. The deck is also cored with balsa, except for high-stress areas where plywood is used. The deck has a molded nonskid surface and plenty of teak trim. The deck hardware is of high quality and well-secured with backing plates.

The boat has a distinctive profile with a clipper bow, a bowsprit, and a reverse transom. The bow has a stainless steel stemhead fitting with two anchor rollers and a windlass. The bowsprit has a teak platform and a stainless steel pulpit. The transom has a teak swim platform and a stainless steel ladder.

The boat has wide side decks with teak handrails and lifelines for safety. The boat also has six opening ports, four dorade vents, and four overhead hatches for ventilation and light.

Mast and Rigging The Gozzard 36 has a masthead rig with a deck-stepped aluminum mast and stainless steel standing rigging. The mast has two sets of spreaders and a single backstay. The mast is supported by chainplates that are bolted to the hull. The sail area is 667 sq ft, divided between a mainsail, a staysail, and a yankee jib. The boat has roller furling on both the jib and the staysail for easy reefing.

The mainsail has two reef points and lazy jacks for flaking. The mainsail is hoisted by a halyard that leads to a winch on the mast. The mainsail is trimmed by a sheet that leads to a traveler on the cabin top and then to a winch on the cockpit coaming.

The staysail is set on an inner forestay that can be tensioned or released by a lever on the mast. The staysail is hoisted by a halyard that leads to a winch on the mast. The staysail is trimmed by a sheet that leads to a block on the rail and then to a winch on the cabin top.

The yankee jib is set on an outer forestay that is attached to the bowsprit. The jib is hoisted by a halyard that leads to a winch on the mast. The jib is trimmed by a sheet that leads to a block on the rail and then to a winch on the cockpit coaming.

Keel and Rudder The Gozzard 36 has a long keel and a skeg-hung rudder. The keel is an integral part of the hull and has an encapsulated ballast of 6,500 lbs. The keel has a draft of 4 ft 9 in and provides stability and directional control.

The rudder is attached to the skeg by two pintles and gudgeons. The rudder is made of fiberglass with foam core and stainless steel stock. The rudder is steered by a single wheel in the cockpit through cables and pulleys.

The keel and rudder combination gives the boat good tracking ability and maneuverability in various sea conditions. The boat can also handle shallow water well due to its moderate draft.

The above text was drafted by sailboat-cruising.com using GPT-4 (OpenAI’s large-scale language-generation model) as a research assistant to develop source material; we believe it to be accurate to the best of our knowledge.

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Principal Numbers

• Length Overall = 42’ – 0”
• Length On Deck = 36’ – 9”
• Length At Waterline = 29’ – 6”
• Beam = 12’ – 0”
• Draft = 4’ – 9”
• Displacement = 17000 Pounds
• Ballast = 6800 Pounds (external lead)
• Mast Height Above Water (no equipment) = 49’ –6”
• Sail Area Mainsail = 285 Sq Ft
• Sail Area Topsail = 424 Sq Ft
• Sail Area Staysail = 182 Sq Ft
• Genaker (Optional) = 1020 Sq Ft
• Fuel Capacity (Main) = 40 Gallons
• Water Capacity = 60 gallons
• Waste Capacity = 50 gallons
• Engine = Westerbeke W-46 HP Diesel

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Gozzard 36 is a 35 ′ 11 ″ / 11 m monohull sailboat designed by Ted Gozzard and built by Gozzard Yachts (North Castle Marine Ltd.) between 1985 and 1998.

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Rig and Sails

Auxilary power, accomodations, calculations.

The theoretical maximum speed that a displacement hull can move efficiently through the water is determined by it's waterline length and displacement. It may be unable to reach this speed if the boat is underpowered or heavily loaded, though it may exceed this speed given enough power. Read more.

Classic hull speed formula:

Hull Speed = 1.34 x √LWL

Max Speed/Length ratio = 8.26 ÷ Displacement/Length ratio .311 Hull Speed = Max Speed/Length ratio x √LWL

Sail Area / Displacement Ratio

A measure of the power of the sails relative to the weight of the boat. The higher the number, the higher the performance, but the harder the boat will be to handle. This ratio is a "non-dimensional" value that facilitates comparisons between boats of different types and sizes. Read more.

SA/D = SA ÷ (D ÷ 64) 2/3

• SA : Sail area in square feet, derived by adding the mainsail area to 100% of the foretriangle area (the lateral area above the deck between the mast and the forestay).
• D : Displacement in pounds.

Ballast / Displacement Ratio

A measure of the stability of a boat's hull that suggests how well a monohull will stand up to its sails. The ballast displacement ratio indicates how much of the weight of a boat is placed for maximum stability against capsizing and is an indicator of stiffness and resistance to capsize.

Ballast / Displacement * 100

Displacement / Length Ratio

A measure of the weight of the boat relative to it's length at the waterline. The higher a boat’s D/L ratio, the more easily it will carry a load and the more comfortable its motion will be. The lower a boat's ratio is, the less power it takes to drive the boat to its nominal hull speed or beyond. Read more.

D/L = (D ÷ 2240) ÷ (0.01 x LWL)³

• D: Displacement of the boat in pounds.
• LWL: Waterline length in feet

Comfort Ratio

This ratio assess how quickly and abruptly a boat’s hull reacts to waves in a significant seaway, these being the elements of a boat’s motion most likely to cause seasickness. Read more.

Comfort ratio = D ÷ (.65 x (.7 LWL + .3 LOA) x Beam 1.33 )

• D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
• LOA: Length overall in feet
• Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet

Capsize Screening Formula

This formula attempts to indicate whether a given boat might be too wide and light to readily right itself after being overturned in extreme conditions. Read more.

CSV = Beam ÷ ³√(D / 64)

LOA w/bowsprit: 42.0’ It is thought that at least 90 have been built.

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Gozzard 36 review: ingenious interior.

The closer you look at the Gozzard 36, the more well thought out features you will find on this classic Canadian cruiser. The Gozzard family has been building sailboats since 1970 when Ted and his brother opened up Bayfield Yachts in Ontario building a wide range of sailboats from 25 to 40-feet. In 1981 Ted split off and opened Gozzard Yachts which currently offers a wide range of power and sail yachts from 24 to 53 feet. They built about 100 hulls of the subject of this review, the Gozzard 36, from 1984 until 1998. She features an unconventional layout, beautiful styling, and robust construction.

First Impressions The Gozzard 36’s lines and styling take inspiration from the classic long bowsprit, teak combed yachts of yesteryears. She is whole different animal than the fantastic plastic production sailboats that are most common along our shores. Although advertised as a 36-footer, she is 42-feet overall and, as I will describe later, a much roomier yacht than you would suppose. Gozzards and their Bayfield sisters feature a distinctively molded cove stripe with inset name. The 36 has a true cutter rig above, and 5′ draft full keel with prop aperture especially cutaway aft to limit wetted surface area.

Construction and What To Look For Gozzard is an old school builder with a rock solid reputation for quality construction whose 36-footer weighs in at a stout 18,000 pounds. She is balsa cored throughout the hull and deck except of course where thruhulls and hardware attach. The mast is deck stepped, the ballast external lead. Over the years the Gozzards have tinkered a bit with the design. One cool feature is a on post-1985 models the aft transom door became an option. This cut-out portion of the cockpit folds down to make a swim platform which is a must have feature for many cruisers these days. Another addition is the hard dodger you’ll see on most hulls as far back as 1985 as well.

On Deck and Down Below The deck has a large anchor locker forward that houses the propane tanks. The foredeck is wide open and so are the sidedecks as you walk aft. The cabin top features butterfly hatches which provide tremendous ventilation below. The cockpit is a marvel of yacht design, long with a beautiful teak table and sole. Here you start to note the little touches that the Gozzards have added. The table folds up from both sides and connects with an insert to create a large, rigid cockpit dining platform. The teak wheel aft is sweet and evokes that romance of being on the high seas that sailboat cruising is all about.

Down below the solid mahogany wood is warm albeit a bit dark when all the hatches are battened down. You are immediately struck by how open and large the accommodations are on this 36-footer. Gozzard has eliminated the forward V-berth or pullman arrangement typically seen on such yachts and instead created a remarkable saloon that converts into a private cabin with a double berth. Equally amazing to the openness are the well thought out features which allow you to convert in a few steps the yacht into one with two very private staterooms. In addition to the forward saloon conversion, the quarterberth aft with navigation station closes off for complete privacy. The true saloon is amidships while the galley is opposite and head aft to port.

Engine and Under Sail Engine access is from the companionway and through the starboardside quarterberth. Although the engine is well set below the cockpit, there is enough access. Fuel tankage of around 45 gallons is aluminium as well as 100 gallons for water and holding. I seatrialed a Gozzard 36 in March of 2012 in stiff breeze in the Cammachee River area. The Gozzard 36 will not win you any races, but her cutaway keel and 51′ stick’s large sail area with get you going especially in a blow. While everyone else stays in port, you will be safely underway or cosily asleep offshore. Her winch arrangement is unique with two centerline winches instead of combing mounted primaries like you see on most yachts. All lines almost invariable come to the cockpit as she is made for shorthanded sailing.

Conclusion The Gozzard 36 is a stylish, stout Canadian built classic meant for shorthanded sailing and serious offshore adventure. You will be amazed by her ample accommodations. Tradeoffs are performance and extra maintenance for the on deck brightwork. Comparables with similar styling include the Cabo Rico 38, Bayfield 36, and Shannon 38. You will find the Gozzard sell for a wide range from $100,000 to $200,000 and up depending on their vintage.

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