Info

General

Type B Boats B32

Designer Leif Beiley

Year 1995

No. built 14

Builder B Boats

Boat weight 4,100 lb (1,860 kg)

Draft 6.42 ft (1.96 m)

Construction fiberglass

LOA 32.00 ft (9.75 m)

LWL 27.50 ft (8.38 m)

Beam 10.33 ft (3.15 m)

Keel type bulb fin keel

Ballast 1,650 lb (748 kg)

Rudder internally-mounted spade-type rudder

Rig fractional rigged sloop

I foretriangle height 39.75 ft (12.12 m)

J foretriangle base 10.92 ft (3.33 m)

P mainsail luff 39.50 ft (12.04 m)

E mainsail foot 14.33 ft (4.37 m)

Mainsail area 283.02 sq ft (26.293 m2)

Jib/genoa area 217.04 sq ft (20.164 m2)

Total sail area 500.05 sq ft (46.456 m2)

Est. Forestay length 41.22 ft (12.56 m)

PHRF 72 (average)

PHRF-LO 73

Specifics

Boat Name: Busted Flush

Sail Number: 46232

Hull number: #2 of 14 built

Club: Britannia Yacht Club

PHRF Certificate: 3278

#1 genoa: Light/Medium NPL Sport Xi Aramid NLXi09v2

#1 genoa area: 355.75 sq ft (33.05 m2), LP: 155%

#1 Max Apparent Wind (AWS) 20.00 knts

A note from designer Leif Beiley:

I designed the B32 back in 1995 as a development of the B25, which we had a lot of success with. It was designed to excel in the conditions we usually have in southern California: 8-15 knot winds and ocean waves. We wanted a boat that wasn’t extreme in any direction, just a good all-around performer that was affordable for people moving up from the smaller sportboats like the B25, Express 27, Moore 24, etc. Therefore we didn’t use exotic materials in the structure or in the rig. The B32 won Sailing World’s 1996 SportBoat Of The Year award and went on to have an illustrious record of wins in many major regattas. Twenty-five years on, B32’s are still highly sought after and continue to win races.