Rustler 36

{{Short description|Cruising yacht}}

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|rig = Bermudan sloop

|keel = Long keel

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|loa = 35' 4"

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|lwl = 26' 11"

|beam = 11' 11"

|draft = 5' 6"

|hull = 16,806 lb

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|sailarea = 693 ft{{sup|2}}

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The Rustler 36 is a cruising yacht produced by Rustler Yachts of Falmouth. First produced in the early 1980s by Orion Marine,{{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}} the yacht is of modern GRP construction, but retains the well ballasted long keel and strong construction of the traditional British sailing yacht.{{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}} 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.{{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}}

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.{{cite web |title=Skippers Entrants |url=https://goldengloberace.com/skippers/#2018 |website=2018 Golden Globe Race |access-date=4 July 2018}} 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.