In her day, the Excalibur was regarded as a large ocean cruiser and offshore
racer. Designed by E G van de Stadt in 1964, 52 were built by Southern
Ocean Shipyards in Poole on Tyler mouldings, with a sturdy masthead rig
stepped on the coachroof. She is long, slim, weatherly and sea-kindly with
a comfortable motion in a seaway and has a number of serious ocean
passages to her credit, as well as being highly successful in RORC Class II.
She was built to the exacting Lloyds
+100A1 standard and, like most
Tyler hulls, has lasted well and
there’s a low risk of osmosis.
She has traditionally designed
accommodation for six. The layout
works well at sea, though with
just 10ft (3m) beam, space is
restricted. She is a good option as
a first offshore cruiser and prices
are reasonable.

LoA 10.97m (36ft) LWL 8.01m (26ft 3in)
beam 3.01m (10ft) Draught 1.82m
(5ft 11in) Displacement 6,567kg (14,448lb)
YM report December 1994