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North Star 1500/35

Masthead Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · First built 1974

A Sparkman & Stephens design #2166, this masthead sloop was later produced as the Hughes 35 and Aura A35

Designed by Sparkman & Stephens.

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

Is it for you?

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 26 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 26
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.86
LightHeavy

280 — heavy for her waterline, built to carry stores and ride steadily.

Displacement / length 280
EasygoingPowered-up

16.3 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.

Sail area / displacement 16.3
TenderStiff

49% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 49%

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

The record

Full specifications

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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
First built 1974
Designer
Sparkman, Stephens
Builder
North Star Yachts Ltd, Hughes Boat Works

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Hughes 3510.82 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Sparkman & Stephens masthead sloop derived from design #2166, featuring a fin keel and skeg-mounted rudder
Columbia Yachts 3610.90 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 1967-era masthead sloop with a 41% ballast ratio, designed for a balance of stability and coastal performance
Hallberg-Rassy 35210.59 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA 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 familyNear-identical lengthA 1914 Nathanael Herreshoff design featuring a fin keel and gaff-rigged sloop sail plan for classic performance
Beneteau First 34511.00 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA 36-foot masthead sloop from the mid-eighties, designed for offshore speed with a stiff 36% ballast ratio
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

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