The Bayfield 36 is a Canadian sailboat that was designed by Haydn Gozzard for cruising and first built in 1984.[1][2][3]

Bayfield 36
Development
DesignerHaydn Gozzard
LocationCanada
Year1984
Builder(s)Bayfield Boat Yard
RoleCruiser
NameBayfield 36
Boat
Displacement18,500 lb (8,391 kg)
Draft5.00 ft (1.52 m)
Hull
TypeMonohull
ConstructionFibreglass
LOA36.00 ft (10.97 m)
LWL30.50 ft (9.30 m)
Beam12.00 ft (3.66 m)
Engine typeYanmar 4JHE 44 hp (33 kW) diesel engine
Hull appendages
Keel/board typelong keel
Ballast6,500 lb (2,948 kg)
Rudder(s)keel-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig typeCutter rig
I foretriangle height48.00 ft (14.63 m)
J foretriangle base20.50 ft (6.25 m)
P mainsail luff39.60 ft (12.07 m)
E mainsail foot13.75 ft (4.19 m)
Sails
SailplanCutter rig
Mainsail area272.25 sq ft (25.293 m2)
Jib/genoa area492.00 sq ft (45.708 m2)
Total sail area764.25 sq ft (71.001 m2)

Production edit

The design was built by Bayfield Boat Yard in Clinton, Ontario, Canada, starting in 1984, but the company went out of business in 1988 after a factory fire and production ended.[1][4]

Design edit

The Bayfield 36 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fibreglass, with teak wood trim. It has a cutter rig, with anodized aluminum spars, a clipper bow with a bowsprit and trailboards, a raised counter transom, a keel-mounted rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed long keel. It displaces 18,500 lb (8,391 kg) and carries 6,500 lb (2,948 kg) of encapsulated lead ballast.[1][5]

The boat has a draft of 5.00 ft (1.52 m) with the standard keel.[1]

The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar 4JHE four-cylinder diesel engine of 44 hp (33 kW), with a 2.17:1 reduction gearbox for docking and manoeuvring. The fresh water tank has a capacity of 100 U.S. gallons (380 L; 83 imp gal).[1]

The design has sleeping accommodation for seven people, with double berths in the bow and aft private cabins and settee berths for three in the main cabin with an L-shaped dinette table. The galley is located on the starboard side and is equipped with a two-burner alcohol-fired stove, an electric refrigerator and a deep stainless steel sink with hot and cold pressure fresh water and a sea water pump. A navigation station is provided. The head includes a shower. The cabin sole is teak and holly. Below deck headroom is 6.25 ft (1.91 m).[1][5]

Ventilation is provided by an opening hatch over the galley, opening ports and a butterfly skylight in the main salon. The forward stateroom has two opening hatches and one opening port. The aft stateroom has one opening port and one opening hatch. All ports and hatches have insect screens.[1]

For sailing, the design is equipped with four Lewmar #40 primary winches, two Lewmar #16 mainsheet winches, three #16 halyard winches and a single #8 Lewmar reefing winch.[5]

Operational history edit

Sven Donaldson reviewed the Bayfield 36 in 1987 for Canadian Yachting, noting "the aesthetics of a beautiful boat could be argued endlessly, but in the final analysis some folks will always love the Bayfield look while other won't. It's easy to argue that the Bayfield 36 is a robust, up-to-date cruising boat that is capable of giving good service to a couple and their guests or a small family. As the average sailboat gets to look more and more like a space probe, it's refreshing to have a few builders around who choose to buck the tide. For some like Bayfield, variety is not only the spice of life, but a sound business principle."[2]

Marine Surveyor Richard Jordan reviewed the Bayfield 36 in 2009, writing, "certain styles never go away. There is always the lure of the pirate ships of old with their trailboards, bowsprits, and clipper bows. And at every sailor’s essence are certain pirate ideas, the romance of adventures on the high seas. The look speaks of journeys to far off lands for exciting adventures ... These 36-footers have an excellent reputation in Canada, more well known than here in the USA. Her interior is arguably the largest you will find on a 36-foot sailboat. The roomy accommodations combined with her offshore sailing pedigree make her one of the best choices around in this range for a serious offshore yacht."[3]

See also edit

Similar sailboats

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Bayfield 36 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 30 May 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  2. ^ a b Donaldson, Sven (June 1987). "Bayfield 36". Canadian Yachting. Archived from the original on 18 October 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  3. ^ a b Jordan, Richard (27 December 2009). "Bayfield 36 Review: Classic Marathon Runner". Jordan Yachts. Archived from the original on 4 May 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  4. ^ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Bayfield Boat Yard Ltd. (CAN)". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 26 May 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  5. ^ a b c Bayfield Boat Yard (1984). "Bayfield 36" (PDF). jordanyachts.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 August 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2020.