{{Short description|Cruising yacht}} {{Infobox sailboat specifications |name = Rustler 36 |image boat = |imagesize = |alt = |image caption = |insignia = |class_image = |image alt = |image size = |crew = |hull type = Monohull yacht |design = |construction = |rig = Bermudan sloop |keel type = Long keel |trapeze = |loa = 35' 4" |loh = |lwl = 26' 11" |beam = 11' 11" |draft = 5' 6" |hull weight = 16,806 lb |mastheight = |mainsailandjib = |sailarea = 693 ft{{sup|2}} |sailarea main = |sailarea headsail = |spinnaker = |d-pn = |rya-pn = |phrf = |year = |designer = Holman & Pye |location = |role = |updated = |status = }}
The '''Rustler 36''' is a cruising yacht produced by Rustler Yachts of Falmouth. First produced in the early 1980s by Orion Marine,<ref>{{cite web |title=Case Study - Rustler Yachts Ltd. |url=http://www.marineinnovationservice.co.uk/index.php/case-studies/rustler-yachts-ltd/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324232752/http://www.marineinnovationservice.co.uk/index.php/case-studies/rustler-yachts-ltd/|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 March 2012|publisher=Marine Innovation Service |access-date=17 March 2012}}</ref> the yacht is of modern GRP construction, but retains the well ballasted long keel and strong construction of the traditional British sailing yacht.<ref>{{cite web |title=Yachtsnet: Rustler 36 |url=http://www.yachtsnet.co.uk/archives/rustler-36/rustler-36.htm |publisher=Yachtsnet |access-date=17 March 2012}}</ref> The high standard of construction and traditional highly seaworthy profile differentiate it from cheaper, more lightly built mass production yachts such as the Beneteau range.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rustler Yachts: Why our yachts are second to none |url=http://www.rustleryachts.com/second-to-none.php |publisher=Rustler Yachts |access-date=17 March 2012}}</ref>
The Rustler 36 is the yacht most participants selected to use in the 2018 Golden Globe Race, with 6 of the 18 sailors sailing it.<ref>{{cite web |title=Skippers Entrants |url=https://goldengloberace.com/skippers/#2018 |website=2018 Golden Globe Race |access-date=4 July 2018}}</ref> Only 5 out of 18 boats finished the race, the winner was Jean-Luc Van Den Heede on the Rustler 36 ''Matmut'', the second- and third-placed boats were also Rustler 36.
==See also== *Rustler Yachts *Rustler 33 *Rustler 37
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==External links== *[http://www.rustleryachts.com/ Rustler Yachts] *[http://www.rustleryachts.com/36.php Rustler 36]
Category:Sailing yachts Category:1980s sailboat type designs Category:Sailboat type designs by Holman & Pye