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Contest 35

Fractional Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · 1981–1983

A fractional sloop with a fin keel and skeg-hung rudder, produced for a short three-year run before evolving into the 36S

Designed by D. Zaal & Dick Zaal, built by Conyplex.

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 moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 29 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 29
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.88
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 274
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 17.0
TenderStiff

46% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 46%

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
45.6%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
17.0
Displacement / length
273.9
Comfort ratio
28.9
Capsize screening
1.88
Hull speed
7.2 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1214
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1981–1983
Designer
D. Zaal, Dick Zaal
Builder
Conyplex, Contest Yachts - Conyplex

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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
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
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
Maxus 3510.68 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 2022 launch featuring a 1.95-metre deep-draft fin keel and bulb for offshore stability and upwind performance
Najad Yachts 36010.75 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 10.75-metre cruiser with a 43% ballast ratio, engineered for high-latitude stability and offshore comfort
Freedom Yachts 35 (Pedrick)10.79 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 1993 performance cruiser with a deep 1.98-metre draft and a spade rudder for responsive handling

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