Sailboat class
The Hughes 35 is a Canadian sailboat that was designed by Sparkman & Stephens as a cruiser -racer and first built in 1977.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
The Hughes 35 is a development of the North Star 1500 , which was built by North Star Yachts prior to Howard Hughes re-acquiring the company in 1977. Both the Hughes 35 and the North Star 35 are variants of Sparkman & Stephens's design number 2166 as are the Aura A35 and the SHE 36 .[ 1] [ 2] [ 5] [ 6]
Production
The design was built by Hughes Boat Works in Canada, starting in 1977, but it is now out of production.[ 1] [ 2] [ 7] [ 8]
Design
The Hughes 35 is a recreational keelboat , built predominantly of fibreglass , with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem , a reverse transom a skeg -mounted rudder controlled by a wheel and a swept fixed fin keel . It displaces 12,000 lb (5,443 kg) and carries 5,400 lb (2,449 kg) of ballast.[ 1] [ 2]
The boat has a draft of 5.80 ft (1.77 m) with the standard keel.[ 1] [ 2]
The boat is fitted with an inboard engine for docking and manoeuvring and has a hull speed of 6.83 kn (12.65 km/h).[ 2]
See also
Related development
References
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Hughes sailboats North Star sailboats Columbia sailboats Hughes-Columbia sailboats Other sailboats
Key people S&S designs
Associated builders