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North STAR 1500/35

Masthead Sloop · Fin with rudder on skeg · 1974–present

Specifications

Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
48.9%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.3
Displacement / length
280.4
Comfort ratio
26.4
Capsize screening
1.86
Hull speed
6.8 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
960
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1974–present
Designer
Sparkman, Stephens
Builder
North Star Yachts Ltd., Hughes Boat Works

Design & history

An S&S design (#2166) that became the HUGHES 35 after Howard Hughes purchased North Star Yachts in 1977, also known as the AURA A35.

Notable features
Shoal draft: 4.80'/1.46mDisplacement: 13900 lbs./6305 kgs.Tall Rig (I: 44.00'/13.41m, J: 14.50'/4.42m, P: 39.30'/11.98m, E: 11.60'/3.54m, SA 100%: 546.94 ft2/50.81 m2)
Variants
  • HUGHES 35
  • AURA A35
Design

S&S (Sparkman & Stephens) design #2166.

Production

After Howard Hughes purchased North Star Yachts in 1977, the boat became the HUGHES 35.

Curated reference notes

Not yet featured in any indexed video.

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