Review of BH 36

Basic specs..

The boat equipped with a masthead rig. The advantage of a masthead rig is its simplicity and the fact that a given sail area - compared with a fractional rig - can be carried lower and thus with less heeling moment.

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The boat can only enter major marinas as the draft is about 2.25 - 2.35 meter (7.38 - 7.68 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.

Sailing characteristics

This section covers widely used rules of thumb to describe the sailing characteristics. Please note that even though the calculations are correct, the interpretation of the results might not be valid for extreme boats.

The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for BH 36 is about 249 kg/cm, alternatively 1396 lbs/inch. Meaning: if you load 249 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 1396 lbs cargo on the boat it will sink 1 inch.

Sailing statistics

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Maintenance

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UsageLengthDiameter
Mainsail halyard 34.2 m(112.4 feet)12 mm(1/2 inch)
Jib/genoa halyard34.2 m(112.4 feet)12 mm(1/2 inch)
Spinnaker halyard34.2 m(112.4 feet)12 mm(1/2 inch)
Jib sheet 11.0 m(36.0 feet)14 mm(0.55 inch)
Genoa sheet11.0 m(36.0 feet)14 mm(0.55 inch)
Mainsheet 27.5 m(90.1 feet)14 mm(0.55 inch)
Spinnaker sheet24.2 m(79.3 feet)14 mm(0.55 inch)
Cunningham4.7 m(15.5 feet)12 mm(1/2 inch)
Kickingstrap9.4 m(30.9 feet)12 mm(1/2 inch)
Clew-outhaul9.4 m(30.9 feet)12 mm(1/2 inch)

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The Bh 36 is a 36.08ft masthead sloop designed by Murray Burns Dovell and built in carbon fiber or composite since 1995.

The Bh 36 is a light sailboat which is a very high performer. It is reasonably stable / stiff and has a low righting capability if capsized. It is best suited as a racing boat.

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Model Bh 36
Length 36.08 ft
Beam 11.25 ft
Draft 7.58 ft
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Sail area / displ. 22.75
Ballast / displ. 0 %
Displ. / length 142.71
Comfort ratio 19.40
Capsize 2.06
Hull type Monohull fin keel with bulb and spade rudder
Construction Carbon fiber or composite
Waterline length 32 ft
Maximum draft 7.58 ft
Displacement 10475 lbs
Ballast 0 lbs
Hull speed 7.58 knots

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Sail area (100%) 678 sq.ft
Air draft 0 ft ??
Sail area fore 344.14 sq.ft
Sail area main 334.25 sq.ft
I 49.41 ft
J 13.93 ft
P 43.24 ft
E 15.46 ft
Nb engines 1
Total power 0 HP
Fuel capacity 0 gals

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Designer Murray Burns Dovell
First built 1995
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Sydney Yachts 36CR

The latest performance cruiser from down under looks to have more racer in her blood than cruiser. designed by the firm of iain murray, ian burns, and andy dovell, the sydney 36cr (cruiser-racer) is the latest product in the evolution of the 12-year-old bh boats bh36 design.

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The Sydney 36CR reflects the agony and the ecstasy of modern handicap racing. Her designers aim was a durable, sexy, race-ready boat with hassle-free operation and cruiser accommodations. In Practical Sailor  testers opinions, the 36CR addresses a very small niche market. Sailed hard and well, it can win races in most places and fleets. But thats not unique. It offers limited, yet realistic cruising, which expands its use. But how close to the top can you expect to get with a 12-year-old design optimized for Antipodean breezes? And is the 36CR enough of a cruiser to make it the dual-purpose boat of your dreams?

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Sydney Yachts’ 36CR

Theres no evidence that the first caveman who paddled off on a log was into racing, but virtually ever since then, the idea of a dual-purpose boat has been afloat.

Introduced to the U.S. in February of this year, the Sydney Yachts 36CR (Cruiser Racer) is an instructive take on that time-honored idea that you can have your cake and eat it too. Designed by the Aussie firm of Murray, Burns, and Dovell, the 36CR was developed by folks who have long operated at the highest levels of the racing universe. The boat is built by Sydney Yachts http://www.sydneyyachts.com/ , a division of Azzura Marine born from BH Boats/Bashford International, which claims its boats have “strength-to-weight ratios that far exceed anything else available in the boatbuilding industry in either Australia or the rest of the world.”

Looking at the boat with its 60-inch carbon-fiber wheel, open cockpit, and utterly clean foredeck, we couldnt help but wonder whether it earns that “C”? What kind of cruising do they do down in Australia?

The term “performance cruiser” has gone through a dramatic evolution over the last few decades. Back in the day of Bob Perrys Valiant 40, “performance cruisers” progressed mainly through the water. “Performance” today, it seems, is more about moving over the water. Few designers have been more involved in that evolution than Iain Murray and company. Six-time world champion (designer/builder/skipper) in the flying “Eye-deen” skiffs that race for cash off Sydney, Murray went on to world titles in varied classes (12 meter/Etchells/maxi) and offshore racing (Sydney-Hobart). He also devoted decades to the Americas Cup wars. His partner, Andy Dovell, point man on the Sydney 36 design, was designer of record for the past three Aussie AC challenges.

Sydney Yachts grew out of BH Boats, a company founded by J-24 and multihull wizard Ian Bashford in the 1980s, which morphed into Bashford International when it began to produce semi-custom offshore racers. Its first Sydney 41 was a Murray, Burns, and Dovell design named Raptor , a boat that won the 50th Sydney-Hobart despite being delivered to the line “out of the box” from the factory. The BH36 was launched in 1995. Like Raptor , it enjoyed early racing glory (winning Melbournes Nissan Regatta). Designer Dovell recalls the BH36 as “one of my favorite designs.” In 1996, Bashford died at 37 of a heart attack. The company became Sydney Yachts, and the 36-footer lived on.

When the 36 debuted, it was very much in the shadow of the 41. “She never got much of a blast at the time, but ever since, Ive been getting great feedback from around the world,” Dovell said.

The 36 began life as a masthead racer, short-ended and relatively beamy by modern proportions. It weighed 9,500 pounds and carried 743 square feet of sail. Later, around 2000, it resurfaced with a new rig as a sportboat. Sailmakers who campaigned this version on the Great Lakes for a season reported it was a sweet sailor.

Toward the end of 2005, Sydney Yachts asked Dovell to revisit the design. He gave it a modern rig with swept-back double spreaders, a totally new deck, and, most importantly, a new and heavier keel.

“It was a question of taking a nice set of lines from a hull that had more than proven itself and making it better,” Dovell explained. “The cockpit shrank, though the closed transom of the earlier design was traded for the proven advantages of an open aft-section; the interior grew; the rig became more efficient and easier to handle; and, most of all, we dramatically increased her stability with a modern bulbed keel.” Voila—the Sydney Yachts 36CR.

Adding weight to a raceboat might seem strange. Dovell explains, “the 36 is relatively voluminous compared to a dedicated racer. Her sections are rounded and clean, so she can accept a reasonable payload. Balance and distribution of volume are keys. Shes not what Id call cruisey, but she is far more forgiving than lighter, narrower boats.”

Over 90 percent of the weight added to the design (almost 2,000 pounds, according to Dovell) is in the cast lead keel. Its 12 percent (thickness/chord) fin is hardly a blunt instrument, but the designer chose it for efficiency through a wide range of attack angles to give the boat a relatively wide groove.

The bullet-shaped bulb at the bottom concentrates the majority of the weight 7.5 feet below the waterline, where it will do the most good. Form stability is important, as is a low vertical center of gravity, but having one of the highest ballast/displacement ratios (43 percent) among modern racer-cruisers means that owners wont have to depend on “rail meat” to keep it upright.

Like other Sydneys, the 36CR carries an oversized wheel in a well. Available in assorted colors, of composite construction, and engineered to withstand a fair amount of abuse, the big wheel is nothing if not “racey.” Dovell used a NACA section on the rudder; and reported that it tends to stall gradually instead of all at once, like some more aggressive shapes. “It all comes back to making the boat genuinely easy to sail,” he says.

The same theme governs the rig. A pair of swept back (22 degrees) spreaders makes the backstay a sail adjustment tool rather than a structural necessity. Small and tall, the foretriangle accommodates a non-overlapping jib with a long, lift-producing luff. The lions share of the power is in the 36CRs generously roached mainsail. The result is simplicity and ease in tuning, adjustment, and shorthanded sailing, with no significant penalty in performance potential.

The new deck was designed to foster “all-round” sailing. Seats in the cockpit offer a respite from rail- sitting while leaving the space open enough for a racing crew to work. The coachroof was lengthened, widened, and raised to provide a roomier interior. Styling has been updated via smoked glass “swoosh” side windows, rounded corners, and a profile that slopes integrally into the foredeck.

Call it “cruiser” if you will, but the Sydney 36CR looks like a raceboat. Its big wheel, open cockpit, thicket of winches, clear sidedecks, and flat-sheer/low silhouette profile say: “at home on the starting line.”

Look closer, and the impression deepens. Our test boat was rigged with Dyform shrouds, Spectra lightweight running rigging, adjustable jib cars, and a removable, fixed carbon bowsprit designed to facilitate both fractional and masthead asymmetrical spinnakers. Dave Tomlinson, who oversees Sydney sales in the U.S. and hosted our test sail, says that some owners have opted for conventional spinnakers as well. One-design rules have yet to be codified.

Perhaps the supreme accomplishment of the layout is the 36CRs mainsheet arrangement. A Harken windward-sheeting Big Boat Traveler (6:1) recessed athwartships in the cockpit sole, just forward of the wheel, offers the maximum in accessibility and fine tuning, by virtue of both gross/fine tackles and a “German” two-sided purchase system via the gooseneck that permits both high sided and double-winched mainsheet trim. All of this without creating a toe-stubber in the cockpit. Though a dedicated mainsheet trimmer could work easily while racing, the setup is one of the best answers weve seen to making solo or short-handed sailing less of a gymnastic challenge.

The 36CRs spar is tapered aluminum. A carbon-fiber mast is available as an option. Having Harken two-step (40 x 2 & 44 x 2) self-tailers as halyard and primary winches is a plus. The additional spinnaker winches on our test boat were an option. Any (or all) of the winches can be electrified. Clustering halyards and control lines at housetop clutches port and starboard is efficient, as is the 36CRs telescopic adjustable vang. All work stations seem to honor (as well as possible in a 36-footer) ergonomic reality. She has been set up for “hassle-free” operation, no matter how competitively you are sailing.

Accommodation

The big thing about the boats interior is that its big. While the Sydney 36CR doesn’t match most boats in its size in cruising niceties—like tankage, (29-gallon fuel tank/26-gallon water tank), stowage, privacy, or even convenience—it does offer a remarkable amount of space to live in. “What I like about my boat is her openness. Shes not cluttered,” one Florida owner told us. “There arent the nooks and crannies that cut up other boats.” While the head is small, ventilation might be better, and the galley is a bit cramped, theres space enough for sailors to adapt to their own style of cruising and to make weekending and limited passagemaking attractive realities. Living aboard or taking it well offshore would involve substantial modifications.

Generally, the impression below is crisp, clean, and tasteful. The molded headliner masks deck hardware, but permits efficient wiring runs and appears easy to clean. Faux seams etched into the hull sides break up the “ice-box” feel. Joinery is production quality, but the touches of wood (southern myrtle for the most part) on door and locker frames, plus a large wooden drop-leaf table in the saloon work well.

The layout provides sleeping for six (two quarter-berths aft, two in the saloon, and a forecabin double). The saloon makes the most of the room afforded by the boats exterior chainplates, and there is surprisingly ample space for all aboard to dine and socialize below.

Tucked well outboard, the galley suffers from squeezed headroom and a rather small centerline sink. Cruising essentials like cooking, dishwashing, refrigeration, and electricity are not exactly afterthoughts, but the innovation and intensity reflected in the 36CRs set-up for racing seems not to have been carried belowdecks.

Some plusses in the details, however, include well-placed and copious gear lockers; high-quality positive push-button closures on their doors; see-through Plexiglas sliders to maximize transparent stowage; an attractive wooden shower grate; and a simple, serviceable Whale manual bilge pump.

Still, even with the (optional) cockpit ports, we thought ventilation for the after-doubles was minimal. Cabin lights seemed randomly placed, in awkward spots, and too low for reading. The convertible combination of nav seat and ice chest seemed far from convenient, though the chest was deep and well-insulated. Lifting the companionway steps provides superior engine access, but dealing with the unshipped housing at sea might prove a problem.

Performance

During our test sail on Biscayne Bay, Fla., in February, the breeze never topped 6 knots. Beyond recording our pleasure at how much speed the 36CR wrung from so little pressure and noting it was markedly quicker than any of the two-dozen multihulls or cruiser-racers around us, it was hard to attach much significance to the experience. Certainly the boat is laid out with creditable efficiency, and it is undoubtedly a joy to get behind its 60-inch wheel.

In such instances with boats of this ilk, we turn to race records, owner feedback, and hope for another chance to sail the boat and amend our performance report.

Theres limited data on the 36CR—its too new. However, the Sydney 38 One-Design, a Murray, Burns, Dovell design that came after the BH36, has had a brief career in the U.S. Introduced around 2000, the boats finished first through fifth overall under Americap in the 2001 Chicago-Mackinac.

Said a Chicago sailmaker: “The Sydneys are optimized for Aussie conditions. That means breeze. Summertime around here is pretty drifty. The class never really established itself as a vibrant one-design. Some of the original boats have migrated to San Francisco though, and they seem to be thriving there.”

Heres what weve been able to gather from existing owners.

“My boat approaches 7 knots uphill in 25 knots of wind through a Golden Gate chop,” said an owner in San Francisco, whose comments regarding stiff-air performance were echoed by others.

“The sense of something solid, almost bulletproof, is what I like best about her,” another owner commented.

“Shes much less of a handful in a breeze than the 38, for instance,” Dovell says.

We asked Dovell if his 36CR was well-suited to the sort of light-air racing that characterizes many parts of America: “It depends, of course, what sort of competition youre talking about, what sort of fleet youre racing against. In the under-8-knots portion of the wind range, Id say that a weakness is there. Still, masthead asymmetricals and creative use of Code 0 type headsails can really juice up light-air performance.”

With its relatively high prismatic coefficient, generous wetted surface, and small foretriangle, the 36CR would hardly be an ideal “drifting machine.” Efficient, easily driven, and stable, however, the 36 seems to possess a quickness that doesn’t disappear as the wind diminishes.

The Southern Florida (a quite typical American sailing ground) PHRF handicappers rate it at 63. Using the J-109s rating of 72 (or a handicap of 9 seconds/mile) for comparison, it seems there are some who believe her potential, even in lighter airs, to be noteworthy.

Conclusions

The Sydney 36CR reflects the agony and the ecstasy of modern handicap racing. What better way to “get into the game” than a durable, sexy, rocket thats fast, forgiving, and manageable? On the other hand, how close to the top do you expect to get with a 12-year-old design optimized for Antipodean breezes and marked as a “ringer” by the handicappers? Does the life of chasing regattas and sleeping aboard appeal or appal? And is the 36CR enough of a cruiser to make it the “dual-purpose boat” of your dreams?

Sailed hard and well, it can win races in most places and fleets. But thats not unique. It also offers limited but realistic cruising that expands its use. It is solidly built and intelligently designed.

However, it addresses a relatively small niche in the market. That limits its ability to hold its price. Comparing winners lists is a black art; predicting performance potential and outlining whats needed to deliver the silverware are patently risky. Getting the most for your money depends a lot on your answer to “most of what?”

Last year, we reviewed the C&C 115 ( August 2006 ) and Beneteau 10R ( November 2006 ). Billed as “racer-cruisers,” they nonetheless combine cruising and competitiveness in about the same proportions as the Sydney 36CR. Costing considerably less than the Sydney ($255,000 FOB San Francisco), they make greater use of strength/weight technology (both have carbon spars) and modern design thinking. In a heavy-air area like San Francisco, we like the Sydneys stability and good manners, but its hard otherwise to set it above those other two choices.

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Sydney Yachts/Bashford Int.

The late Ian Bashford founded Bashford Boats (now known as Sydney Yachts) in the early 1980’s. The company produced one design yachts such as the J-24 and the ETCHELLS 22. The early 1990’s brought the launch of the new larger BH Boats. The first yacht off the drawing board and into production was the Sydney 41. The BH 36 was introduced some time later. Following the death of Ian Bashford in April 1996, Charles Curran and Iain Murray joined the company. The comapny became Bashford International and the new line was called Sydney Yachts. Since, late 1996 the company has expanded its range to include the SYDNEY 38 and, SYDNEY 32 among others. Other recent designs are the SIGNATURE 39 and SIGNATURE 47. Since 2013 Sydney Yachts are built at AD Boats in Croatia.

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Bashford Howison 36

  • Reference ID 401
  • Builder Bashford Howison
  • Ian Murray & ass.
  • Location Netherlands
  • L.O.A. (mtr) 11.00
  • Beam (mtr) 3.43
  • Draft (mtr) 2.20
  • Displacement (Kg) 4976
  • Material Composite
  • Engine Yanmar 3GM30

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Yacht description.

Hullnr: BH36 – 004UK Builder: West Custom Marine Ltd IRC rating 2009: TCC 1.069

Construction

  • Foam sandwich with Vinylester resin
  • Combination of E-glass and Kevlar used throughout hull and deck
  • Fin keel with lead bulb
  • Balanced spade rudder

Aeolus is an attractive yacht that wins races and represents excellent value for money.

The current owners have also done some cruising on board, and single handed sailing. All control lines are led aft to the cockpit , there are good instruments and an autopilot.  The interior is light and airy, the galley and heads compartments are very functional, this means she’s much more than just a racing boat.

She is located on the hard in Lelystad. 

  • Masthead aluminium triple spreader rig
  • Stainless steel rod rigging
  • Backstay with hydraulic adjuster
  • Dyneema halyards and running rigging
  • Rod kicker with purchase cascade
  • Checkstays dyneema with fine tuning
  • Twin luff grooves
  • Mainsheet with fine tune
  • New rod standing rigging 2008
  • Mainsail, 2008 WB Sails
  • Cruising jib, July 2011 7,5/6,5 oz RW Dacron, 31m2 WB Sails
  • Genoa #3, high tech racing, december 2007 D4 Carbon/Kevlar Taffeta/Film, 31 m2 WB Sails
  • Genoa #1, high tech racing, June 2015 WB Sails Finland, D4 Membrane Carbon Aramid, 44, 8m2
  • Gennaker 85%, 2006 WB Sails Contender Maxilite 150 red, 80.9m2
  • Spi, asymmetric 1.5, 2015 WB Sails Finland

Additional sails, about 10+ sails:

  • genoa, jib, spinnaker
  • Light weight spi
  • Easy foldable genoa (used for single hand sailing)

Accommodations

The interior is made of light modules, which are moulded to the hull together with a special web reinforcement that gives the boat her great rigidity, supporting the loads of the rigging and the keel. The interior is finished with high quality wood, has a practical galley with stainless steel sink and coolbox. 

  • 8 berths in 3 cabins and saloon
  • Chart table
  • Good sized heads compartment with sea toilet, shower and sink with drainpump
  • Saloon with 2 x settee berths and foldaway saloon table
  • Two double berths in aft cabin
  • Comfortable double bed in the owner's cabin
  • Water in two 100 l flexible tanks
  • Eberspächer D3LP diesel heater

Galley Fully equipped galley

  • stainless steel sink
  • 2 flame stainless steel Origo burner + stove, methylated spirit,  1999
  • Hot water tank, heated by both 230V and engine cooling water

Deck and Cockpit

  • Harken main traveller system with auto release
  • 2 Harken 46 2 speed winches in cockpit
  • 2 Harken 40 2 speed winches with double diameter drum on cabin roof
  • Most cars/ tracks/ blocks by Harken
  • Full navigation lights
  • Shorepower with cable, various sockets 
  • 115 and 80 Ah batteries , and 75 Ah battery for engine
  • Battery charger
  • Yamaha 3GM30-93
  • 10GM100 saildrive
  • Gori folding/feathering propeller
  • Dieseltank(>60 l), renewed in 2014
  • horseshoe lifering Besto
  • Safety harness clips in cockpit
  • Manual bilge pump
  • Electric bilge pump
  • Jacobs Cruiser 6 liferaft (next inspection 2/2019)

Electronics and Navigational Gear

  • B&G Hercules 2000 navigation instruments (wind, depth, speed, compass, GPS), 2 displays in cockpit , 3 jumbos in mast
  • Philips Navigator PBN1
  • Digital Yacht iAIS Wireless AIS receiver
  • Digital Yacht VHF-AIS transponder splitter
  • Raymarine 6002 Smart Autopilot with S1 computer, Raymarine tiller pilot
  • Raymarine S100 remote control unit
  • B&G, GPS, S1 computer and AIS all connected via  Shipmate Miniplex-2USB Multiplexer
  • Shore line VHF with Bransin ATIS plus killer
  • iPhone player, boxes in cockpit
  • Mainsail Cover
  • Stereo/ Radio/ CD player
  • Mooring lines and fenders
  • Cover for whole ship, 2012
  • CQR anchor and chain
  • Extensive collection of spares

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West Custom Mar. Bh 36

West Custom Mar. BH 36

General Data

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  • BENETEAU FIRST 36.7
  • DEHLER 36 CWS
  • Dehler 36 CWS
  • Bavaria Bavaria33 mod2006

Overall length:

Maximum beam:, straightening:.

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