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Yorktown 35

Masthead Sloop · Fin Keel · First built 1974

A masthead sloop designed by H. McCune, offered in multiple deck configurations and sold as a finished boat or kit

Designed by H. McCune.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin 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 moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 30 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 30
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.83
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 265
EasygoingPowered-up

12.6 — modest power for her weight; easygoing rather than lively, and happier with a breeze.

Sail area / displacement 12.6
TenderStiff

44% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 44%

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

The record

Full specifications

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

Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
43.8%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
12.6
Displacement / length
264.6
Comfort ratio
30.4
Capsize screening
1.83
Hull speed
7.3 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1233
Hull
Hull type
Fin Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1974
Designer
H. McCune
Builder
Yorktown Marine Corp, Henry R. McCune

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