| Attalia 32 | |
| Designer: | Joubert-Nivelt |
| Location: | France |
| Year: | 1982 |
| No Built: | 871 |
| Builder: | Jeanneau |
| Role: | Cruiser |
| Draft: | 5.7feet |
| Displacement: | 74960NaN0 |
| Hull Type: | monohull |
| Construction: | fiberglass |
| Loa: | 30.54feet |
| Lwl: | 25.92feet |
| Beam: | 10.83feet |
| Engine: | Volvo Penta 70NaN0 diesel engine |
| Keel Type: | fin keel |
| Ballast: | 29200NaN0 |
| Rudder Type: | skeg-mounted rudder |
| Rig Type: | Bermuda rig |
| I: | 39feet |
| J: | 12.3feet |
| P: | 34.1feet |
| E: | 10feet |
| Sailplan: | masthead sloop |
| Sailarea Main: | 195square feet |
| Sailarea Headsail: | 201square feet |
| Sailarea Spin: | 778square feet |
| Sails Other: | genoa 372square feet |
| Sailarea Upwind: | 567square feet |
| Sailarea Downwind: | 973square feet |
The Attalia 32, or just Attalia, is a French sailboat that was designed by the Joubert-Nivelt design firm as a cruiser and first built in 1982.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]
The boat was based on the 1981 International Offshore Rule Half Ton class world champion, named Air Bigouden.[11]
The design was built by Jeanneau in France, from 1982 until 1988 with 871 boats completed, but it is now out of production.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [10] [12] [13] [14]
The Attalia 32 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of solid polyester fiberglass with a balsa-cored deck and teak wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, with a deck-stepped mast, a single set of unswept spreaders and aluminum spars with continuous stainless steel wire rigging. The hull has a raked stem, a reverse transom, a skeg-mounted rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel, or optional stub keel and swing keel combination.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [10] [11]
The fixed keel version displaces 74960NaN0 and carries 27230NaN0 of cast iron ballast, while the swing keel version displaces 77490NaN0 and carries 29760NaN0 of cast iron exterior ballast, with a steel swing keel.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [10]
The fixed keel-equipped version of the boat has a draft of 5.7feet, while the swing keel-equipped version has a draft of 6.54feet with the keel extended and 3.62feet with it retracted, allowing operation in shallow water.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
The boat is fitted with a Swedish Volvo Penta diesel engine of 70NaN0 for docking and maneuvering. The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank has a capacity of .[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
The design has sleeping accommodation for six people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin, an L-shaped settee and a straight settee in the main cabin and an aft cabin with a double berth on the port side. The galley is located on the port side just forward of the companionway ladder. The galley is L-shaped and is equipped with a two-burner stove, a ice box and a double sink. A navigation station is opposite the galley, on the starboard side. The head is located just aft of the navigation station on the starboard side and includes a shower. Cabin headroom is 760NaN0.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [10]
For sailing downwind the design may be equipped with a symmetrical spinnaker of 778square feet.[5] [6]
The design has a hull speed of 6.82kn.[3] [4]
Although designed for cruising, the boat has been quite successfully raced in PHRF competition.[11]
In a 2002 review in Sailing Magazine, John Kretschmer wrote, "the Jeanneau Attalia is surprising boat. Because it hovers just off the radar screen for most U.S. sailors, it is an excellent value. The Attalia delivers comfort, performance and quality construction at a most affordable price."[11]