BoatsSantana 35

Santana 35

Fractional Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · 1978–1983

A performance-oriented fractional sloop whose hull design served as the foundation for the later Schock 35

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/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 17 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 17
CoastalBluewater

At 2.34 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 2.34
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 204
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 21.2
TenderStiff

39% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 39%

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

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
38.8%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
21.2
Displacement / length
203.9
Comfort ratio
16.7
Capsize screening
2.34
Hull speed
6.9 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1129
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1978–1983
Units built
115
Designer
W. Shad Turner
Builder
W. D. Schock Corp, Schock W.D

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