Out-of-production 34-foot monohull aft-cockpit fiberglasssloop from Aerodyne Yachts. Designed by Groupe Finot. Formerly built in South Africa. Also called the Aerodyne 34 or the South 35. Solid carbon fibre hull and keel with water ballast.
Specifications for the Aerodyne 35
| LOA |
34.5 ft.
| LOD |
34.5 ft.
|
| LWL |
34.5 ft.
| Beam |
11.5 ft.
|
| Draft |
8.2 ft.
| Displaces |
7,055 lbs.
|
| Ballast |
3,968 lbs.
| Sail Area |
754.0 sq. ft.
|
| D/L |
77
| B/D |
56 %
| SA/D |
32.8
|
| Comfort |
11.7
| Capsize |
2.40
| L/B |
3.0
|
A "high-performance rocket ship [brings] to bear everything that current technology and high-brow design theory have to offer and challenging the notion that you must be heavy and slow to be worthy offshore." Good photos in the print version, none on line.
[Blue Water Sailing, May 2000]
The Aerodyne 35, or South 35, "a high-performance cruising rocket ship . . represents an astute advancement over conventional small-boat thinking" with carbon fiber, water ballast, and other speed and safety developments.
[Blue Water Sailing, May 2000]
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