Design and Construction
The hull and deck are solid fiberglass, built by Furia Yachts (DRESPORT) in Spain, with a monohull fin-keel configuration carrying a spade rudder. At 12.3 feet of beam on a 30.84-foot waterline and a 6.73-foot draft, the hull carries 4,916 pounds of lead ballast against a 13,228-pound displacement. The wetted surface runs about 441 square feet, and the immersion rate is roughly 1,322 pounds per inch, meaning she settles predictably under load. Period reviewers describe her as stable and stiff, with a low righting capability if capsized — a trait consistent with the capsize screening value of 2.08, which would bar her from sanctioned ocean races anchor.
Rig and Handling
Her masthead sloop rig carries 834 square feet of sail area on the 100-percent basis, split between a 265-square-foot main and a 324-square-foot fore sail, on an I of 47.57 feet and a J of 13.62 feet. One review noted she carries more rig than 73 percent of comparable sailboats and is slightly overrigged anchor. The sail-area-to-displacement ratio is cited at 23.95 in one source and, using an ISO reference sail with a 135-percent genoa, at 16.9 and 20.1 respectively in another; the boat is a very high performer and a moderate-weight sailboat built for speed. Her theoretical hull speed is 7.44 knots. Standing and running rigging dimensions cover halyard and sheet diameters — mainsheet at 97 feet of 14-millimeter line, genoa sheets at 39 feet of 14-millimeter — which tells a buyer the original specification favored substantial control lines for a boat this size.
Accommodations and Tankage
Accommodation counts list zero cabins, berths, and heads, and headroom at zero — clearly a database placeholder rather than a factual empty interior, so no layout claim can be made. The service range runs on a 33-gallon fuel tank described as originally small, and a 53-gallon water tank giving a short supply range. For a fast cruiser these are modest figures, pointing to a boat planned for coastal and short-passage use rather than long autonomous voyaging without frequent replenishment.
The Verdict
The Furia 37 is a Spanish-built, Joubert-Nivelt-designed fast cruiser with a stiff, moderate-racer hull and a slightly overrigged masthead sloop plan. She is a very high performer on paper, with predictable load behavior and a fin-keel/spade-rudder underwater profile. The capsized-righting weakness and short tankage are the trade-offs for her speed-oriented, moderate-weight character.
Pros
- Stiff, stable, very high-performance hull in the moderate-racer displacement class
- Slightly overrigged masthead sloop with substantial rigging specification
- Predictable immersion rate and solid fiberglass construction from a named Spanish builder
Cons
- Low righting capability if capsized, with a capsize screening value excluding ocean racing
- Originally small fuel capacity and short water supply range
- Interior accommodation counts are unverified, preventing any verified layout assessment
