BoatsCheoy Lee 35

Cheoy Lee 35

Masthead Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · 1979–1983

A Robert Perry-designed masthead sloop featuring a fin keel and skeg-mounted rudder for balanced offshore cruising

Designed by Robert H. Perry.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin With Rudder On Skeg

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 30 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 30
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.84
LightHeavy

321 — heavy for her waterline, built to carry stores and ride steadily.

Displacement / length 321
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 15.4
TenderStiff

36% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 36%

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

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
36.4%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.4
Displacement / length
321.5
Comfort ratio
30.2
Capsize screening
1.84
Hull speed
7.0 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1081
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Iron
Production
Years built
1979–1983
Units built
70
Designer
Robert H. Perry
Builder
Cheoy Lee Shipyard Ltd

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Aragosa Yachts 3510.59 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthAn aluminium-hulled masthead sloop from 1989, built to a Ted Brewer design featuring a skeg-mounted rudder
Hallberg-Rassy 35210.59 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA classic center-cockpit cruiser from Enderlein and Rassy, featuring a skeg-hung rudder and a stiff, stable hull
S2 Yachts 35C10.72 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA short-lived 1986-1987 masthead sloop with a shallow 1.3-metre draft and a balanced 43% ballast ratio
Freedom Yachts 35 (Pedrick)10.79 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA 1993 performance cruiser with a deep 1.98-metre draft and a spade rudder for responsive handling
Sadler Yachts 3410.59 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA robust masthead sloop designed by the Sadlers, featuring a skeg-hung rudder and a balanced hull for offshore cruising
Moody 3510.52 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Bill Dixon-designed masthead sloop with twin keels, optimised for shoal-draft cruising and stability

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