BoatsChris-Craft Caribbean 35

Chris-Craft Caribbean 35

Masthead Sloop · Long Keel · 1965–1976

A heavy-displacement masthead sloop with a long keel, built by Chris-Craft for stable, comfortable cruising

Designed by Sparkman & Stephens.

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 moderate beam gives 39 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 39
CoastalBluewater

At 1.68 she sits well under the 2.0 line — a solidly ocean-capable hull for her size.

Capsize screening 1.68
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 432
EasygoingPowered-up

13.5 — modest power for her weight; easygoing rather than lively, and happier with a breeze.

Sail area / displacement 13.5
TenderStiff

28% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 28%

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
27.8%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
13.5
Displacement / length
431.8
Comfort ratio
39.2
Capsize screening
1.68
Hull speed
6.9 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1042
Hull
Hull type
Long Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
1965–1976
Units built
100
Designer
Sparkman, Stephens
Builder
Chris-Craft

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.

Endurance 3510.75 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Peter Ibold-designed staysail ketch with a long keel, built globally in wood, steel, ferro, and GRP for long-distance cruising
Mariner 35 (Garden)10.52 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterMarketed as the Far East 35 by George B. Walton Inc., this heavy-displacement ketch offers a stable 47.9 comfort ratio
Rustler Yachts 3610.77 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Holman and Pye designed masthead sloop featuring a heavy-displacement long keel hull built for offshore stability
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
Tradewind Yachts 3510.67 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA long-keeled cutter designed by John Rock that has remained in production since the 1970s
Cape Dory 3611.01 mSame hull family0.3 m longerProduced from 1978 to 1990, this long-keeled cutter was later marketed as the Robinhood 36

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