BoatsChallenger 35 (Primrose)

Challenger 35 (Primrose)

Masthead Sloop · Long Keel · First built 1975

An aft-cockpit variation of the Angus Primrose 35-foot hull, built for stable cruising with a traditional long keel

Designed by Angus Primrose, built by Trident Marine.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Long Keel

Is it for you?

Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

Her heavy displacement on a narrow beam gives 35 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 35
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.71
LightHeavy

376 — very heavy for her waterline, a serious load-carrying cruiser.

Displacement / length 376
EasygoingPowered-up

13.8 — modest power for her weight; easygoing rather than lively, and happier with a breeze.

Sail area / displacement 13.8
TenderStiff

34% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 34%

Built heavy and sea-kindly — a boat made to cross oceans and forgive a rough night.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
34.1%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
13.8
Displacement / length
376.2
Comfort ratio
35.1
Capsize screening
1.71
Hull speed
6.8 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
978
Hull
Hull type
Long Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Iron
Production
Years built
First built 1975
Designer
Angus Primrose
Builder
Trident Marine

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