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Endurance 35

Staysail Ketch · Long Keel · First built 1969

A Peter Ibold-designed staysail ketch with a long keel, built globally in wood, steel, ferro, and GRP for long-distance cruising

Designed by Peter A. Ibold, built by Dekleer Brothers Ltd.

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

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The Endurance 35, on the water

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Character

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

LivelyComfort 40Sea-kindly
CoastalCapsize 1.66Bluewater
LightD/L 439Heavy
EasygoingSA/D 14.4Powered-up
TenderBallast 41%Stiff

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

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Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

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Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
41.5%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Staysail Ketch
Ratios
SA / displacement
14.4
Displacement / length
439.4
Comfort ratio
40.4
Capsize screening
1.66
Hull speed
6.9 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1047
Hull
Hull type
Long Keel
Construction
various
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 1969
Units built
86
Designer
Peter A. Ibold
Builder
Dekleer Brothers Ltd, Windboats Marine Ltd

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