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Nicholson 35-1

Masthead Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · 1971–1985

A Ray Wall-designed masthead sloop built for offshore stability with a heavy ballast ratio and skeg-hung rudder

Designed by Ray Wall, Camper, Nicholson & Raymond Wall.

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

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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 36 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 36
CoastalBluewater

At 1.67 she sits well under the 2.0 line — a solidly ocean-capable hull for her size.

Capsize screening 1.67
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 365
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 13.8
TenderStiff

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

Ballast 47%

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
46.9%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
13.8
Displacement / length
365.0
Comfort ratio
36.4
Capsize screening
1.67
Hull speed
6.9 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
996
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1971–1985
Units built
200
Designer
Ray Wall, Camper, Nicholson, Raymond Wall
Builder
Camper, Nicholson, Nicholsons

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