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Dickerson Yachts 35 (Whittholz)

Masthead Ketch · Keel/centreboard · First built 1958

A versatile hard-chine design by Charles Wittholz, offered as a sloop, cutter, or ketch and built by multiple yards

Designed by Charles Whittolz.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.

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 narrow beam gives 35 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 35
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

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

Displacement / length 317
EasygoingPowered-up

18.4 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.

Sail area / displacement 18.4

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

  • Draws less than ~88% of boats her size on file

Compared with 293 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

The complete reference set — tap any figure to switch between metric and imperial.

Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Ketch
Ratios
SA / displacement
18.4
Displacement / length
316.9
Comfort ratio
34.8
Capsize screening
1.68
Hull speed
7.1 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1036
Hull
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.
Construction
Wood single chine
Production
Years built
First built 1958
Designer
Charles Whittolz
Builder
Dickerson Yachts

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