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Chris-Craft Sail Yacht 35

Masthead Sloop · Long Keel · 1963–1985

Specifications

Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
27.6%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
13.1
Displacement / length
349.3
Comfort ratio
37.7
Capsize screening
1.68
Hull speed
7.2 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1120
Hull
Hull type
Long Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
1963–1985
Units built
62
Designer
Olin Stephens, Sparkman, Stephens
Builder
Chris-Craft

Design & history

The S&S-designed Sail Yacht 35, also known as the Chris Craft 35, shares its hull with the Caribbean 35 but differs in deck and layout; early versions had a wood deck and superstructure.

Notable features
Wood deck and superstructure on early versions
Variants
  • CHRIS CRAFT 35
  • CARIBBEAN 35
Design

S&S design #1657.X; same hull as the Caribbean 35 (introduced 1965) but with a different deck and layout.

Production

A number of modifications were made during its production life; early versions were built with a wood deck and superstructure.

Curated reference notes

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