BoatsAerodyne 35

Aerodyne 35

Frac. Sloop (Rotating Spar) · Fin w/bulb & Dual Rudders · First built 2000

A Groupe Finot design featuring water ballast and a rotating spar for high-performance sailing

Designed by Groupe Finot & Jean Marie Finot (Groupe Finot), built by Bellamer.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & Dual Rudders

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Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a moderate beam gives 12 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 12
CoastalBluewater

At 2.41 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 2.41
LightHeavy

77 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 77
EasygoingPowered-up

29.6 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.

Sail area / displacement 29.6
TenderStiff

31% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 31%

Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.

  • Lighter than ~84% of boats her size on file
  • Draws more than ~98% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2963 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
31.3%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Frac. Sloop (Rotating Spar)
Ratios
SA / displacement
29.6
Displacement / length
76.7
Comfort ratio
12.0
Capsize screening
2.41
Hull speed
7.9 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1424
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & dual rudders
Construction
Composite
Ballast type
Water
Production
Years built
First built 2000
Designer
Groupe Finot, Jean Marie Finot (Groupe Finot)
Builder
Bellamer, Aerodyne Yachts Ltd

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