Ovni 435
Cutter · Lifting Keel · First built 2004
A 12.9-metre aluminum cutter with a lifting keel, optimized for offshore stability and shoal-water exploration
Designed by Philippe Briand, built by Chantier Alubat.
- LOA
- Beam
- Draft (max)
- Displacement
- Ballast
- Hull type
- Lifting Keel
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The Ovni 435, on the water
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Character
Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.
Shoal draftDraws 0.74 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelyComfort 29Sea-kindly
CoastalCapsize 1.96Bluewater
LightD/L 242Heavy
EasygoingSA/D 14.7Powered-up
TenderBallast 35%Stiff
A capable offshore cruiser with an easy motion when the sea gets up.
- Beamier than ~81% of boats her size on file
Compared with 259 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.
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Sailed by the fleet
Where the fleet has filmed this boat.
Seen once across one channel of the fleet.
The record
Full specifications
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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
35.0%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
14.7
Displacement / length
241.8
Comfort ratio
28.6
Capsize screening
1.96
Hull speed
7.9 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1718
Hull
Hull type
Lifting Keel
Construction
Aluminum
Production
Years built
First built 2004
Designer
Philippe Briand
Builder
Chantier Alubat, Alubat
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Southerly 42012.86 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Rob Humphreys-designed fractional sloop featuring a versatile swing keel that later evolved into the Southerly 430
Boreal Yachts 4714.55 mSame hull family1.7 m longerA 14.55-metre aluminum cutter with a 2.48-metre draft, optimized for high-latitude stability and blue-water performance
Ovni 4012.60 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterA 12.6-metre cutter with a high 25.21 sail-area-to-displacement ratio, built for agile performance during her 1984-1987
Southerly 11010.82 mSame hull family2.1 m shorterA Rob Humphreys-designed fractional sloop with a swing keel that allows for shallow-water exploration and drying out
Brewer 4413.41 mSame hull family0.5 m longerA stretched evolution of the 12.8 featuring a reverse transom and a versatile keel-centerboard configuration
Garcia Yachts Exploration 4514.88 mSame hull family2.0 m longerA rugged aluminum cutter by Berret-Racoupeau featuring a centerboard and dual rudders for high-latitude exploration
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.
Ovni 455A 14.95-metre aluminum cutter with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio, engineered for agile, long-range explorationOvni 455 CCA center-cockpit cutter with a lifting keel, designed for offshore blue-water cruising and shallow-water accessOvni 495A 14.95-metre cutter featuring dual rudders and a centerboard for deep-water stability and shoal-draft accessOvni 40A 12.6-metre cutter with a high 25.21 sail-area-to-displacement ratio, built for agile performance during her 1984-1987Ovni 36A Philippe Briand-designed aluminum cutter with a lifting keel, built for versatile shoal-draft exploration
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