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WHITING 36

WHITING 36

Various· Design: Paul Whiting
from 1980
$2.2K – $5.8K est. annual maintenance
Offshore CruisermonoFractional SloopFin

Specifications

Hull

LOA35.89 ft
LWL31.2 ft
Beam11.02 ft
Draft6.4 ft
Displacement12,302 lb
Hull speed1.34·√LWL7.5 kn

Rig & Sails

Mainsail433.57 sq ft
Jib (100%)489.87 sq ft
Spinnaker926.23 sq ft

About the WHITING 36

Sail area: -Main: 40.28m2 -Genoa: 45.51m2 -Symmetric Spinnaker: 86.05m2 Source: AMS (Australian Measurement System) Rating Certificate. Thanks to Whiting 36 owner Romain Machefer for sending documentation. Photo: Al Dillon

Performance

Comfort23.9
Capsize1.91
SA/Disp27.8
Disp/Len181

ORC Performance Data(1 certificate)

Measured performance data from ORC (Offshore Racing Congress) certificates.

Polar Diagram

2468100°30°60°90°120°150°180°WIND
6kn8kn10kn12kn14kn16kn20knbeat VMGrun VMG

Boat speed (kn) vs. true wind angle. Source: ORC

Racing Ratings

GPH612.1 s/miOSN593.9

Triple Number

LowMedHighOffshore0.86201.10421.2310Inshore0.67100.90651.0423

ORC Measured

Displacement5580 kg (12304 lb)Wetted surface26.8 m² (288 ft²)Stability index116.5

Sail Areas (ORC)

Main40.1 m² (432 ft²)Genoa40.6 m² (437 ft²)Spinnaker86.9 m² (936 ft²)Asymmetric82.8 m² (892 ft²)

Speed Table (kn)

TWA \ TWS681012141620
52°5.56.57.07.27.37.47.5
60°5.86.77.27.47.57.67.7
75°6.06.87.37.57.87.98.1
90°5.86.87.37.67.88.18.4
110°5.76.87.47.88.28.58.9
120°5.56.77.37.88.28.59.3
135°5.06.17.07.57.98.39.2
150°4.25.36.37.07.47.88.6
Beat VMG3.74.55.05.25.35.45.5
Run VMG3.64.65.46.26.87.38.0

Pricing

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Estimated Cost of Ownership

Based on 35.89ft LOA. Actual costs vary by condition, usage, and local rates.

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Annual Maintenance
$2.2K – $5.8K
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Known Issues & Pre-Purchase Inspection

We don't have enough data on the WHITING 36yet to publish model-specific findings we'd stand behind — but here's a free general inspection checklist, built from our research into what actually goes wrong on boats of this kind.

Drawn from 7,029 documented issues across 2,391 models, ordered so the areas that most often turn up problems come first.

1Structural & Bulkheads9732Standing Rigging6403Deck & Topsides6404Keel & Keel Bolts5535Rudder & Steering5086Hull & Bottom377
Free general pre-purchase checklist
25 survey areas — hull, keel, rig, engine, electrical and more. Take it aboard when you view any boat.

Own a WHITING 36? Reports from owners are what turn this into a model-specific checklist — and they're the reason the boats above it have one.

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