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Sunrise 35

Cutter · Long Keel · First built 1980

A heavy-displacement cutter with a long keel, marketed under the Young Sun and Annapolis names since 1980

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Long Keel

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 moderate beam gives 39 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 39
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

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

Displacement / length 319
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 15.3
TenderStiff

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

Ballast 39%

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

  • Heavier than ~85% of boats her size on file
  • Draws more than ~87% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~81% of boats her size on file

Compared with 426 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
38.6%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.3
Displacement / length
319.4
Comfort ratio
39.4
Capsize screening
1.68
Hull speed
7.5 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1315
Hull
Hull type
Long Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1980
Builder
Young Sun (TAIWAN)

Boats like this, on the water

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Comparable boats the fleet has on camera: same type, within a quarter of her length. Open the boat, or watch the video — a timestamp means she only appears in passing.

Tayana 3711.18 mSame hull family0.5 m longerA Robert Perry-designed long-keel cutter with a heavy displacement and a production run of nearly 600 hulls
Tashiba 3610.97 mSame hull family0.3 m longerA 1986 cutter with a 43% ballast ratio, engineered for heavy-displacement stability and offshore passage-ready motion
Cape George 3610.97 mSame hull family0.3 m longerA heavy-displacement cutter with a long keel, designed by Atkin and Monk for offshore stability and steady passage-making
Baba 3510.62 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthOriginally marketed as the Flying Dutchman 35, this heavy-displacement cutter offers a stable, long-keel platform
Hans Christian 3410.36 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterA Robert Perry-designed cutter with a long keel, serving as the rare, original predecessor to the widely produced 36-foot series.
Bayfield 3610.97 mSame hull family0.3 m longerA Haydn Gozzard-designed cutter with a long keel, built for steady, comfortable passage-making.

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