Performance Ratios

Racing handicap, sail-carrying power, stability and comfort — and what each one actually tells you about a day on the water.

PHRF Rating

240s/nm

Heavy or slow cruiser — all about the journey, not the elapsed time.

PHRF Fleet Position

Where the Bayfield 32 sits on the PHRF handicap spectrum — lower numbers mean faster boats.

Cruiser/Racer 90–150

Cruiser 150–210

Heavy Cruiser 210–300

Contessa 32 174s/nm

Ontario 32 177s/nm

Bayfield 32 240s/nm Heavy or slow cruiser — all about the journey, not the elapsed time.

Westsail 32 243s/nm

Gulf 32 279s/nm

Side-by-side with the boats most often cross-shopped against the Bayfield 32.

	Bayfield 32	Contessa 32	Downeaster 32	Gulf 32	Ontario 32	Westsail 32
Dimensions
LOA	—	32.0	32.0	32.0	32.0	32.0
LWL	—	24.0	25.8	25.0	26.5	27.5
Beam	—	9.5	11.0	10.0	11.0	11.0
Displacement	—	9	17	15	9	19
Ballast	—	4	5	6	3	7
Sail Area	—	433	602	555	481	753
Performance
PHRF	240	174	—	279	177	243
SA/Disp	—	15.5	14.6	14.7	16.9	16.7
Bal/Disp	—	47.4	32.4	43.3	40.6	35.9
Comfort	—	27.7	38.9	39.8	22.1	42.9
Capsize	—	1.80	1.71	1.62	2.06	1.64
Hull Speed	—	6.6	6.8	6.7	6.9	7.0