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Starlight 35

Masthead Sloop · Wing Keel · 1991–1997

A 1.45-metre draft wing-keel cruiser built between 1991 and 1997, offering a stable 40% ballast ratio for coastal waters

Designed by Stephen Jones, built by Sadler.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Wing 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 moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 26 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 26
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.95
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 266
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 16.5
TenderStiff

40% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 40%

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

  • Draws less than ~87% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2965 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
40.1%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.5
Displacement / length
266.1
Comfort ratio
25.9
Capsize screening
1.95
Hull speed
7.1 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1154
Hull
Hull type
Wing Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
1991–1997
Units built
50
Designer
Stephen Jones
Builder
Sadler, Starlight Rival Bowman, Rustler Yachts Ltd

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Hunter Marine 3610.95 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA masthead sloop with a 44% ballast ratio, designed for stable coastal cruising during a short early-eighties production run
Contessa 3510.82 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA Doug Peterson-designed IOR One Ton racer that claimed the 1974 International One Ton Cup with her prototype Gumboots
Hallberg-Rassy 3511.13 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA shallow-draft fin-keeler with a 1.3-metre draft, built for coastal cruising and ease of access to shoal anchorages
Catalina Yachts 3611.07 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA versatile coastal cruiser offering optional tall rig and wing keel configurations to suit varying water depths
Herreshoff Manufacturing Newport 2910.84 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA 1914 Nathanael Herreshoff design featuring a fin keel and gaff-rigged sloop sail plan for classic performance

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