BoatsYoung Sun 35

Young Sun 35

Cutter · Long Keel · First built 1980

A heavy-displacement cutter with a long keel, sharing a hull profile with the Annapolis, Sunrise, and Windward 35s

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 moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 37 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 37
CoastalBluewater

At 1.65 she sits well under the 2.0 line — a solidly ocean-capable hull for her size.

Capsize screening 1.65
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 262
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 16.8
TenderStiff

35% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 35%

Built heavy and sea-kindly — a boat made to cross oceans and forgive a rough night.

  • Heavier than ~75% of boats her size on file
  • Draws more than ~80% of boats her size on file

Compared with 426 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
34.9%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.8
Displacement / length
261.6
Comfort ratio
37.0
Capsize screening
1.65
Hull speed
7.6 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1258
Hull
Hull type
Long Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Iron
Production
Years built
First built 1980
Builder
Young Sun (TAIWAN)

Boats like this, on the water

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Comparable boats the fleet has on camera: same type, within a quarter of her length. Open the boat, or watch the video — a timestamp means she only appears in passing.

Bayfield 3610.97 mSame hull family0.3 m longerA Haydn Gozzard-designed cutter with a long keel, built for steady, comfortable passage-making.
Island Packet 3510.77 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 10.77-meter cutter featuring a 45% ballast ratio, engineered for heavy-weather stability and extended offshore range
Tashiba 3610.97 mSame hull family0.3 m longerA 1986 cutter with a 43% ballast ratio, engineered for heavy-displacement stability and offshore passage-ready motion
Hans Christian 3410.36 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterA Robert Perry-designed cutter with a long keel, serving as the rare, original predecessor to the widely produced 36-foot series.
Chris-Craft Sail Yacht 3510.67 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA long-keeled masthead sloop from the boards of Sparkman & Stephens, featuring a hull shared with the Caribbean 35
Nauticat 3310.11 mSame hull family0.6 m shorterSiltala's inaugural production model, this long-keeled ketch offers a stable, high-comfort platform for extended cruising

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