From: Boats.com By Bob Perry September 27, 2000

The One Design 35 is really a hybrid combining sport boat-type design features with the offshore-oriented features of the IMS boats, making it suitable for offshore and overnight racing. While the accommodations are minimal, they are very usable. The class is the idea of a group of Midwestern sailors who took their ideas to Nelson/Marek, and with the help of Doug DeVos and Barry Carroll, established a joint venture to bring this boat to life.

The hull is 10 feet, 9 inches wide and that makes it just under the legal trailerable limit. With the keel attached, the boat can be trailered by a light truck and then single-point hoisted and launched with a 4-ton dry-sail hoist. The 35 weighs approximately 6,000 pounds for a D/L of 94.4. The stern is broader than you might find on pure IMS types. Like most current Nelson/ Marek designs, there is a little rocker through the middle of the boat but a distinct little kick to the rocker about station 8. With a near-plumb stem and minimal overhang aft, this boat could be considered to be all sailing length, which means that it has the same DWL as a Valiant 40 for a quarter of the weight.

The keel and rudder are high-aspect-ratio fins. This rudder looks big to my eye, which will make the boat handle and track nicely. Cruisers convinced that full keels and skegs are needed to make a boat track would find sailing this boat to be an eye-opening experience. I presume you will need a kelp cutter on that leading edge to keep it clean of weeds.

The rig is a big fractional with 100-percent jib and a 23-degree sweep on the spreaders. Spinnakers will be flown from a point midway between the hounds and the masthead. The long boom allows the mainsheet traveler to be aft of the rudder head. The SA/D is a whopping 32.65. There will be no standing backstay.

One-design with offshore character.

Aspire Yacht Sales is pleased to assist you in the purchase of this vessel. This boat is centrally listed by Murray Yacht Sales. It is offered as a convenience by this broker/dealer to its clients and is not intended to convey direct representation of a particular vessel