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Cape Dory 36 — Living History
1978–1990 · 165 built · Molds later went to Robinhood Marine — Robinhood 36s are a separate, later run.
Every Cape Dory 36 started in the same place: the Cape Dory factory in East Taunton, Massachusetts. Pick a boat below and the map draws its journey — factory, the places it's been, where it is now — with its story underneath, told by the people who've owned it.
Hull index
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Gold buttons are boats we know something about — added by their owners, spotted by our listings tracker, documented with the US Coast Guard, or recorded in the Cape Dory Sailboat Owners Association's registry. Gray numbers are hulls still waiting for their story.
Their stories
“Arrow (formerly Raccoon)” Cape Dory 36 — Hull #85
1983 · Now: Roque Bluffs, ME · On the hard
See this boat’s journey on the map ↑
“Nutmeg” Cape Dory 36 — Hull #131
1985 · Now: Rockland, ME · Actively sailing
There were many stops along the way so I’ll try to hit the big ones. We departed from Rockland ME and made our way to Portland. From there we sailed to Portsmouth NH and on to Gloucester, Scituate and the Cape Cod canal. Then Cutty Hunk, Westerly RI and making our way to Port Washington. Then the Jersey shore to Cape May and the C and D canal to Chesapeake Bay. We stopped at Annapolis, Cambridge and Hampton Roads before entering the ICW. We did the Dismal swamp canal hitting Elizabeth City, Oriental etc. We followed the ICW down through Charleston and to Jekyll Island and St Augustine. From there we got to Vero Beach before heading to West Palm Beach. Here we turned around and went back to Vero beach for the winter. In the spring we reversed our course and followed the ICW back into the Chesapeake where we hauled out in Rock Hall. The next spring we headed back through the C&D to Cape May and NYC. We traveled back up the coast again and finally arriving back in Rockland. This summer we traveled all over the mid coast region of Maine as this is where we keep our boat. — story by Russ
See this boat’s journey on the map ↑
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“Audrey” Cape Dory 36 — Hull #86
1983 · Now: Bellingham, WA · Actively sailing
The previous owner was based in San Francisco and spent two years sailing Audrey around the South Pacific toTonga, Hawaii and other Islands. — story by Russ
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Current and past owners both — your years aboard are a chapter of its story.