Etap 37s – 2003 | Exceptionally Well Maintained | Extensive Upgrades
This Belgian-built Etap 37s represents a superb example of these highly regarded, unsinkable cruising yachts. First delivered in May 2003 and remaining in the same ownership from new, she has been meticulously maintained and continuously upgraded throughout her life.
Significant improvements include a replacement engine in 2016, new mainsail and genoa in 2019, and a full upgrade of navigation electronics, wind instruments, and autopilot in 2025, now featuring the latest Garmin technology. In 2024, she was further enhanced with Yacht Legs & Cradle Company telescopic aluminium legs, perfectly complementing her shallow-draught tandem wing keel—providing excellent stability and making her ideally suited to drying moorings.
Built with Etap’s renowned double-skinned GRP construction with closed-cell foam core, she offers true unsinkable capability and carries an RCD Category A (Ocean) rating, underlining her offshore credentials.
“Halcyon” has proven herself as a capable passage-maker and comfortable liveaboard, having cruised extensively from her home port of Guernsey to destinations as far afield as the Hebrides and the south of France.
Below decks, she presents an immaculate interior with well-appointed accommodation for up to six, combining practicality with comfort in a bright, well-insulated environment.
With a comprehensive service history, strong specification, and a wealth of equipment, this is a rare opportunity to acquire a much-loved and thoroughly sorted Etap 37s—ready for immediate cruising.
BUILD
Built by Etap Yachting in Belgium in 2003
GRP Hull, deck and superstructure
Tandem fin keel
Hull and rudder treated with Coppercoat renewed in 2016
Keel treated with conventional antifoul
Dimensions
Length overall (LOA): 11.26 m (36 ft 11 in)
Waterline length (LWL): 9.90 m (32 ft 6 in)
Beam: 3.85 m (12 ft 7 in)
Draft: ~1.35 m (4 ft 5 in)
Displacement: ~6,350 kg (13,999 lbs)
Ballast: ~2,000 kg
Sail area: ~76.6 m² (825 sq ft)
Mast height (approx): 17.25 m
MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICALS
Volvo d1-30F - new 2016
Saildrive.
Serviced annually and thoroughly maintained, with full records.
Flexifold 2 bladed propeller from 2013
Sail drive seal replaced 2025
ELECTRICALS
3 domestic and 1 starting battery
Victron shorepower unit 2018
ACCOMMODATION
SLEEPS SIX IN TWO CABINS PLUS SALOON
Webasto diesel cabin heating
Forward cabin with vee berth, seat and ample storage
Aft double cabin with seat and storage
Saloon with two settee berths and folding table
Galley with centre island unit with sink and storage
Two burner gas cooker with oven and grill
Top loading fridge
Heads compartment with marine WC, basin and shower
Wet locker area
Large chart table with instrument panel and electronics
RIG
Spars, genoa furling and backstay tensioner by Selden
Standing rigging renewed in 2010.
Inspected by Boatworks+ in 2017
Emergency forestay
Retractable bowsprit for setting asymmetric spinnaker
Fully battened main and No. 1 genoa by Sanders Sails 2019
No.3 genoa and asymmetric spinnaker by Hyde Sails 2006
Lewmar winches – 48 for sheets and 40 for halyards
Webbing jackstays along side decks to bows
NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT
At the steering pedestal:
Garmin GPSMAP 923MFD (9” display)
Garmin autopilot
Garmin depth, speed, wind and closed hauled wind instruments on hatch garage
At the chart table:
Garmin GPSMAP 932MFD (7” display)
Simrad RD68 DSC/VHF
Weather station
Pioneer CD radio
Deck Equipment
Delta anchor mounted in bow roller with 35 metres chain and 25 metres warp
Lofrans windlass 2014
Telescopic beaching legs