Banner 37

The Banner 37 is a Canadian sailboat that was designed by Stan Huntingford as a cruiser and first built in 1982.^[1][2][3][4]

Banner 37

Development
Designer	Stan Huntingford
Location	Canada
Year	1982
Builder	Cooper Enterprises
Role	Cruiser
Name	Banner 37
Boat
Displacement	13,500 lb (6,123 kg)
Draft	5.92 ft (1.80 m)
Hull
Type	monohull
Construction	fibreglass
LOA	36.58 ft (11.15 m)
LWL	28.75 ft (8.76 m)
Beam	12.00 ft (3.66 m)
Engine type	Volvo MD17D diesel engine
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	fin keel
Ballast	5,500 lb (2,495 kg)
Rig
Rig type	Bermuda rig
I foretriangle height	47.50 ft (14.48 m)
J foretriangle base	16.00 ft (4.88 m)
P mainsail luff	42.00 ft (12.80 m)
E mainsail foot	13.00 ft (3.96 m)
Sails
Sailplan	masthead sloop
Mainsail area	273.00 sq ft (25.363 m2)
Jib/genoa area	380.00 sq ft (35.303 m2)
Total sail area	653.00 sq ft (60.666 m2)

Production

The design was built by Cooper Enterprises in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, starting in 1982, but the company went out of business in 1990 and it is now out of production.^[1][2][5][6]

Design

The Banner 37 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fibreglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 13,500 lb (6,123 kg) and carries 5,500 lb (2,495 kg) of ballast.^[1][2]

The boat has a draft of 5.82 ft (1.77 m) with the standard keel.^[1][2]

The boat is fitted with a Swedish Volvo MD17D diesel engine for docking and manoeuvring. The fuel tank holds 30 U.S. gallons (110 L; 25 imp gal) and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 50 U.S. gallons (190 L; 42 imp gal).^[1][2]

The design has a hull speed of 7.18 kn (13.30 km/h).^[2]

See also

• List of sailing boat types