Crowther Buccaneer 36 Sailboats for Sale

Hull Type

Trimaran · daggerboard

Rig

Masthead Sloop

LOA

35.75' · 10.9 m

Disp.

7,100 lbs · 3,221 kg

First year

1974

The Crowther Buccaneer 36 stands as a pivotal design in the evolution of offshore multihulls, originating from the drafting board of the legendary Australian designer Lock Crowther in the late 1960s and early 1970s. As a pioneer who helped legitimize the trimaran as a seaworthy bluewater vessel, Crowther designed the Buccaneer 36 to bridge the gap between highspeed racing machines and habitable cruisers. Typically constructed from plywood and epoxy—though some later versions utilized foam sandwich cores—the 36 was part of a larger family of designs that included the Buccaneer 24, 28, 33, and the oceancrossing Buccaneer 40. This specific model gained a reputation for its slender main hull and high powertoweight ratio, offering a level of performance that few contemporary monohulls of the era could match.