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Caliber Yachts 35 LRC

Cutter · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · First built 1994

A 1.37-metre draft cutter with a 46% ballast ratio, engineered for shoal-water access and offshore self-sufficiency

Designed by Michael McCreary.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin With Rudder On Skeg

See her sail

The Caliber Yachts 35 LRC, on the water

The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.

Footage from Lady K Sailing

Is it for you?

Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 25 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 25
CoastalBluewater

1.93 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.93
LightHeavy

220 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 220
EasygoingPowered-up

16.3 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.

Sail area / displacement 16.3
TenderStiff

47% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 47%

A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.

  • Draws less than ~92% of boats her size on file

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

What the fleet has seen

The Caliber Yachts 35 LRC, as the fleet has seen it

Derived from the videos the fleet has analysed of this model. ▶ marks open the moment aboard.

The Caliber Yachts 35 LRC is a cutter-rigged sailboat designed by Michael McCreary and built by Caliber Yachts from 1994 to the present. Derived from the Caliber 33 and Caliber 35, it features a fin hull with a rudder on a skeg. With an LOA of 10.9 meters, a beam of 3.5 meters, and a displacement of 5942 kg, the 35 LRC is built for long-range cruising. Aboard Lady K Sailing, the Caliber 35 LRC was noted for its skeg-hung rudder, collision-resistant zones, and extensive tankage, positioning it as a $100,000 option in the Florida sailboat market for those seeking a dedicated long-range cruiser.5:08

The living fleet

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On the water

The Caliber Yachts 35 LRC on video

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
46.6%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.3
Displacement / length
220.3
Comfort ratio
25.3
Capsize screening
1.93
Hull speed
7.3 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1208
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1994
Designer
Michael McCreary
Builder
Caliber Yachts

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Related models

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