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
Is it for you?
Character
Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.
LivelyComfort 12Sea-kindly
CoastalCapsize 2.41Bluewater
LightD/L 77Heavy
EasygoingSA/D 29.6Powered-up
TenderBallast 31%Stiff
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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