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Tradewind Yachts 35

Cutter · Long Keel · First built 1975

A long-keeled cutter designed by John Rock that has remained in production since the 1970s

Designed by John Rock, built by Blondecell Marine.

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

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The Tradewind Yachts 35, on the water

The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.

Footage from 59° North Sailing

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 narrow beam gives 46 — a heavy, notably soft motion offshore.

Comfort ratio 46
CoastalBluewater

At 1.56 she sits well under the 2.0 line — a solidly ocean-capable hull for her size.

Capsize screening 1.56
LightHeavy

504 — very heavy for her waterline, a serious load-carrying cruiser.

Displacement / length 504
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 16.1
TenderStiff

43% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 43%

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

  • Heavier than ~76% of boats her size on file
  • Draws more than ~80% of boats her size on file

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

What the fleet has seen

The Tradewind Yachts 35, as the fleet has seen it

Derived from the videos the fleet has analysed of this model. ▶ marks open the moment aboard.

The Tradewind Yachts 35 is a long-keeled, cutter-rigged sailboat designed by John Rock, with a production run from 1975 to the present day, originating as the Tradewind 33. It measures 10.7 meters LOA, with a 3.2-meter beam, 1.7-meter draft, and displaces 8818 kg.0:16 At least 70 of these heavy-displacement boats are thought to exist.1:31

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Basemap © Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Who's been looking

Market signal

Crews the fleet has filmed weighing this model up — no sale seen, and no asking price.

1channel weighed buying one

From the fleet's own footage — our observed signal, not broker listings.

The record

Full specifications

The complete reference set — tap any figure to switch between metric and imperial.

Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
42.6%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.1
Displacement / length
504.2
Comfort ratio
45.9
Capsize screening
1.56
Hull speed
6.8 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
969
Hull
Hull type
Long Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Other
Production
Years built
First built 1975
Units built
70
Designer
John Rock
Builder
Blondecell Marine, Tradewind

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The family

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Nearby designs by size, type, and era — worth a look alongside her.

Traveller 32A 1970s cutter produced across three distinct regions, featuring a long keel and a hull derived from a 1920s Rhodes designTailwind 38A rare 1970s cruiser featuring the innovative Bergstrom & Ridder rig that later influenced modern production designsWestwind 38A cutter-rigged cruiser by the Stadels, featuring a skeg-mounted rudder and a stable, comfortable motion for blue water

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