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A quick comparison of the Columbia Carbon 32 to some of the competition you may also be considering

Carbon 32 J/111 Summit 35 C&C 101 J/88
Construction
Material Carbon Fiber Fiberglass Fiberglass Fiberglass Fiberglass
Carbon 32 J/111 Summit 35 C&C 101 J/88
Specifications
Length Overall 32.00 36.5 35.09 33 29.00
Length of Waterline 27.00 32.7 30.17 30 26.80
Beam 10.16 10.80 11.40 10.92 9.50
Draft 7.50 7.20 7.21 6.5 6.50
Displacement 4200 9300 10920 8400 5000
Ballast 1776 3515 5300 3350 1850
Carbon 32 J/111 Summit 35 C&C 101 J/88
Performance
Sail Area 525 663 479 671 439
Sail Area /
Displacement Ratio		 32.27 24.00 15.57 25.98 24.02
Displacement / Length Ratio 95.26 119.00 177.52 138.89 112.00
Ballast /
Displacement Ratio		 0.42 0.38 0.49 0.40 0.37
Carbon 32 J/111 Summit 35 C&C 101 J/88
Features
Bunks 4 4 to 6 6 6 2
Lifting keel for towing? Yes No No No No
Trailerable? Yes No No No Yes
Ramp Launch? Yes No No No No
Launch on club lift? Yes No No No Yes
Dedicated life raft compartment? Yes No No No No
Retractable propeller? Yes No No No No
Tow weight with trailer 5500 NA NA NA 7000+-
Carbon 32 J/111 Summit 35 C&C 101 J/88
Pricing
Price Race Ready
(approximate)		 $175,000 $365,000 $295,000 $175,000 $155,000

When compared sided by side, the Columbia 32 is more versatile with innovative features like our retractable propeller and integrated life raft compartment, it’s easy to trailer, has sailed at speeds as high as 26 knots, raced short-handed, bunks for 4 adults, It can even be ramp launched!

Note: The Carbon 32 has the highest sail area/displacement ratio & the lowest displacement/length ratio of all compared