BoatsRidas Yacht 35

Ridas Yacht 35

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · First built 1996

Originally the Guyline 355, this fractional sloop features a fin keel with bulb and is optimized for ORC competition

Designed by Guy-Christer Lonngren.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder

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 24 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 24
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.96
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 198
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 18.5
TenderStiff

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

Ballast 36%

Powered-up and quick to accelerate — this one likes to sail.

  • Draws more than ~78% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2989 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
35.6%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
18.5
Displacement / length
198.0
Comfort ratio
24.4
Capsize screening
1.96
Hull speed
7.4 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1265
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
FG (vacuum-resin-infused)
Production
Years built
First built 1996
Units built
30
Designer
Guy-Christer Lonngren
Builder
Ridas Yacht

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Victoria Marine 3410.44 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA versatile cruiser available as a masthead sloop or cutter, featuring a shallow 1.47m draft and a skeg-hung rudder
Hunter Marine 3410.49 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 10.49-metre cruiser offering a shoal-draft option of 1.30 metres for versatile coastal access
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

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