Design and Construction
Both hull and deck are solid fiberglass, and the keel is lead — a straightforward, repairable structure with no exotic core to rot. The 1.92 capsize-screening value and the 189 displacement-length ratio, which places her among moderate racers, tell the same story from different angles: this is a boat built to carry her rig and her crew through weather rather than sprint in it. Her theoretical hull speed is 7.3 knots, and the immersion rate of about 1,105 pounds per inch means she sits heavily and changes trim slowly as load varies. With a draft that runs 6.40 to 6.70 feet depending on loading, she is a major-marina-only vessel and will not tuck into the shallow corners that a centerboarder might reach.
Rig and Handling
The 360 carries a fractional sloop rig and, by the numbers, more sail plan than two-thirds of comparable boats — slightly overrigged by the reference database's measure. With the ISO reference sail her sail-area-to-displacement ratio is 19.0; hoist a 135-percent genoa and that climbs to 22.1, a meaningful jump that rewards the larger headsail in breeze that the fractional main alone would leave short. The Relative Speed Performance index of 76 and the moderate-racer categorization suggest she is quick for her weight without being twitchy. The standing and running rigging are generously sized: all three halyards run 36.2 meters at 12 mm, the mainsheet is 27.8 meters of 14 mm, and the genoa sheets are 11.1 meters of 14 mm — a rig that was specced with cruising longevity in mind rather than stripped for the start line.
Accommodations
A galley and a toilet facility come as standard equipment on the 360, the bare bones of coastal and offshore living. The interior must be judged on the water, not on paper. She was conceived as a proper cruising yacht with the systems to support it, not a daysailing racer with a chemical toilet wedged under the V-berth.
Known Issues
The deep fin keel limits her to deeper harbors, and the solid-glass hull means any impact damage is local rather than a core-delamination event. The slightly overrigged sail plan places higher loads on chainplates and deck hardware than a lightly canvased 36-footer would.
Refits and Ownership
With under 100 built and production shared across more than one yard, the 360 is a small-class boat whose owners tend to keep them. The 35-square-meter wetted surface (376 square feet) is a real ownership number — that is the bottom you will pay to haul, blast, and paint on whatever cycle your local water demands. The estimated 30-horsepower diesel and single drive train are modest for 11,000 pounds, and any buyer should treat the engine as a long-service item rather than a recent upgrade unless documented otherwise.
The Verdict
The Wasa 360 is a thoughtfully proportioned Swedish cruiser-racer: heavy enough to be comfortable and safe, rigged strongly enough to drive her through, and built in solid glass that ages predictably. She is not a shallow-draft explorer and not a featherweight racer, but within her draft envelope she is a capable, well-found 36-footer from a small and serious class.
Pros
- Stiff, comfortable hull with strong ballast ratio and documented motion-comfort figure
- Solid fiberglass construction with lead fin keel — no cored structures to fail
- Slightly overrigged fractional sloop rewards a 135% genoa with meaningful performance gain
- Generous halyard and sheet sizing speaks to a durable cruising rig
Cons
- Deep draft (6.4–6.7 ft) restricts her to major marinas
- Under 100 built across multiple yards — sparse class support and parts commonality
- Estimated modest diesel power for the displacement
