Columbia 32 Sailboats for Sale & Market Overview

Hull type

Monohull · fin

Rig

Masthead Sloop

LOA

32.08' · 9.78 m

Displ.

9,450 lbs · 4,286 kg

First year

1975

The Columbia 32 represents a fascinating duality in American boat building, existing as two entirely distinct vessels separated by nearly four decades. The original model, launched in 1975, was a fiberglass coastal cruiser designed by William Tripp Jr. as a bridge in the company's product line. It was famously derived from the existing Columbia 30 hull, extended to satisfy the mid1970s demand for more interior volume and waterline length. Decades later, under the leadership of Vince Valdes, the name was resurrected for the Columbia Carbon 32, a radically different Tim Kernandesigned sportboat built for offshore speed and trailerability. While the 1970s iteration focused on the "accommodations" mantra of the era, the modern 32 is a vacuuminfused carbon fiber "hotrod" designed to plane in moderate breezes.