Aries 32 Sailboats for Sale & Market Overview

Drawing Diagram

Builder drawing

Hull type

Monohull · fin

Rig

Masthead Sloop

LOA

32' · 9.75 m

Displ.

16,000 lbs · 7,257 kg

First year

1972

The Aries 32 is a quintessential heavydisplacement cruiser, born from the design board of the legendary Thomas Gilmer and brought to life through the ambitious importation efforts of Hal Paris. Frequently confused with or marketed interchangeably as the Roughwater 33, the Aries 32 represents a refined evolution of the doubleended, "Colin Archer" style of yacht. While many 32footers of its era were designed with a compromise between racing and cruising, the Aries 32 was built with a singular focus on bluewater capability. Constructed primarily at the C.C. Chen Boatyard in Taiwan, these vessels entered a market dominated by the Westsail 32, offering a slightly more streamlined and faster alternative without sacrificing the "tanklike" build quality associated with Taiwanese yards of the 1970s.