Excalibur 36 Sailboats for Sale & Market Overview

Drawing Diagram

Builder drawing

Hull type

Monohull · fin

Rig

Masthead Sloop

LOA

36' · 10.97 m

Displ.

13,500 lbs · 6,123 kg

First year

1963

The Excalibur 36 stands as a pioneering milestone in the transition from traditional timber construction to the modern era of fiberglass offshore racing. Designed by the legendary E.G. van de Stadt and built by Southern Ocean Shipyard in Poole, the vessel was introduced in 1963 during a period when GRP (Glass Reinforced Plastic) was still a nascent technology. Unlike many of its contemporaries that mimicked the heavy, fullkeel lines of wooden boats, the Excalibur 36 was a radical departure, featuring a fin keel and a separate spade rudder—a configuration that would eventually become the industry standard. This hull form allowed the boat to dominate the RORC (Royal Ocean Racing Club) racing circuits in the mid1960s, earning a reputation as a formidable ocean greyhound that could handle the unforgiving conditions of the English Channel with grace.