Rafiki 35
Cutter · Long Keel · 1977–1992
A heavy-displacement Stan Huntingford cutter with a long keel, built for steady, comfortable offshore passages
Designed by Stan Huntingford, built by Lien Hwa.
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Character
Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.
Built heavy and sea-kindly — a boat made to cross oceans and forgive a rough night.
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