BoatsColvic Craft Ltd. Countess 35

Colvic Craft Ltd. Countess 35

Masthead Sloop · Twin keels · First built 1982

A twin-keel masthead sloop with a 1.37-metre draft, designed as an extended, shoal-water evolution of the Countess 33

Designed by Ian L. Anderson.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Twin 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 moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 27 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 27
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.91
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 228
TenderStiff

39% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 39%

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

  • Draws less than ~90% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2933 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
39.5%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
Displacement / length
227.8
Comfort ratio
27.2
Capsize screening
1.91
Hull speed
7.5 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1310
Hull
Hull type
Twin Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1982
Designer
Ian L. Anderson
Builder
Colvic Craft Ltd

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