Jolina 35
Fractional Sloop · Fin Keel · First built 1959
A Charles A. Nicholson-designed fractional sloop with a deep fin keel and a high ballast ratio for stiff, stable sailing
Designed by Charles A. Nicholson, built by A. H. Moody.
- LOA
- Beam
- Draft (max)
- Displacement
- Ballast
- Hull type
- Fin Keel
Is it for you?
Character
Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.
LivelyComfort 38Sea-kindly
CoastalCapsize 1.55Bluewater
LightD/L 380Heavy
EasygoingSA/D 17.4Powered-up
TenderBallast 49%Stiff
Built heavy and sea-kindly — a boat made to cross oceans and forgive a rough night.
- Narrower than ~89% of boats her size on file
Compared with 2945 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.
The record
Full specifications
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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
48.5%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
17.4
Displacement / length
380.0
Comfort ratio
38.4
Capsize screening
1.55
Hull speed
6.7 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
818
Hull
Hull type
Fin Keel
Construction
Wood
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 1959
Units built
18
Designer
Charles A. Nicholson
Builder
A. H. Moody, Son, Moody Yachts (A. H. Moody, Sons)
Boats like this, on the water
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Westerly Yachts Ltd. Oceanquest 3510.81 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthAn Ed Dubois-designed cruiser sharing its proven hull with the Seahawk and Falcon, available in center or aft cockpit layouts
Hughes 3510.82 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Sparkman & Stephens masthead sloop derived from design #2166, featuring a fin keel and skeg-mounted rudder
Aragosa Yachts 3510.59 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthAn aluminum-hulled masthead sloop from 1989, built to a Ted Brewer design featuring a skeg-mounted rudder
Hallberg-Rassy 35210.59 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA classic center-cockpit cruiser from Enderlein and Rassy, featuring a skeg-hung rudder and a stiff, stable hull
Herreshoff Manufacturing Newport 2910.84 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA 1914 Nathanael Herreshoff design featuring a fin keel and gaff-rigged sloop sail plan for classic performance
Hunter Marine 3610.95 mSame hull family0.3 m longerA masthead sloop with a 44% ballast ratio, designed for stable coastal cruising during a short early-eighties production run
The family
Related models
The designs closest to hers — usually the rest of the builder's range, sometimes the same hull sold under another name.
Nicholson 45A 13-metre masthead sloop featuring a skeg-mounted rudder and a deep 2.15-metre draft for offshore stabilityNicholson 36The first fiberglass hull from Camper & Nicholson, reinforced with alloy frames for structural integrityNicholson 32A long-running production classic with a 55% ballast ratio, built over two decades for steady offshore passage makingNicholson 43A Raymond Wall-designed masthead sloop with a high ballast ratio, built for offshore stability and performance
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