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Ovni 35

Masthead Sloop · Keel/centreboard · 1980–1988

A Philippe Briand-designed aluminum masthead sloop featuring a centerboard for versatile shoal-water exploration

Designed by Philippe Briand, built by Alubat.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.

Is it for you?

Character

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

Shoal draftDraws 0.55 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 22 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 22
CoastalBluewater

2.07 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.

Capsize screening 2.07
LightHeavy

229 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 229
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 16.0
TenderStiff

41% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 41%

A capable offshore cruiser with an easy motion when the sea gets up.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
40.7%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.0
Displacement / length
228.6
Comfort ratio
22.1
Capsize screening
2.07
Hull speed
7.2 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1204
Hull
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.
Construction
Aluminum
Production
Years built
1980–1988
Designer
Philippe Briand
Builder
Alubat

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