BoatsSirius 35 DS

Sirius 35 DS

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/rudder On Partial Skeg · First built 2010

A 35-foot fractional sloop featuring a deep 1.98-metre draught and a balanced displacement-to-ballast ratio for offshore stability

Designed by Marc-Oliver von Ahlen & Yachtdesign v. Ahlen, built by Sirius-Werft.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/rudder On Partial Skeg

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Character

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LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 30 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 30
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.80
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 226
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 15.2
TenderStiff

35% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 35%

A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.

  • Heavier than ~77% of boats her size on file
  • Draws more than ~78% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2973 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

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Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

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Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
35.1%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.2
Displacement / length
226.1
Comfort ratio
30.1
Capsize screening
1.80
Hull speed
7.6 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1298
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/rudder on partial skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Cast steel and/or lead
Production
Years built
First built 2010
Designer
Marc-Oliver von Ahlen, Yachtdesign v. Ahlen
Builder
Sirius-Werft, Sirius -Werft GmbH

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