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Robb 35

Masthead Sloop · Long Keel · First built 1961

A 1961 masthead sloop with a long keel and heavy displacement, built for stable, comfortable offshore passages

Designed by Arthur Robb, built by Cheoy Lee Shipyard Ltd.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Long Keel

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 39 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 39
CoastalBluewater

At 1.63 she sits well under the 2.0 line — a solidly ocean-capable hull for her size.

Capsize screening 1.63
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 481
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 15.5
TenderStiff

32% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 32%

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
31.6%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.5
Displacement / length
480.5
Comfort ratio
39.0
Capsize screening
1.63
Hull speed
6.6 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
858
Hull
Hull type
Long Keel
Construction
Wood
Ballast type
Iron
Production
Years built
First built 1961
Designer
Arthur Robb
Builder
Cheoy Lee Shipyard Ltd

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