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NORTH WIND 435

NORTH WIND 435

North Wind🇪🇸· Design: Angus Primrose
1980–1998
$2.9K – $7.7K est. annual maintenance
Offshore CruisermonoMasthead SloopFin

Specifications

Hull

LOA43.47 ft
LWL35.37 ft
Beam13.12 ft
Draft5.4 ft
Deep Draft6.0 ft(1.83 m)
Displacement19,841 lb
Ballast7,495.9 lb
Hull speed1.34·√LWL8.0 kn

Rig & Sails

Iforetriangle height53.15 ft
Jforetriangle base15.42 ft
Pmainsail luff46.85 ft
Emainsail foot15.09 ft
PYmizzen luff28.21 ft
EYmizzen foot7.87 ft
FLforestay15.4 ft
Mainsail791.6 sq ft
Jib (100%)409.8 sq ft
Spinnaker696.6 sq ft

About the NORTH WIND 435

Also available with ketch rig. Thanks to NORTH WIND 435 owners George Zagouras and Mac McDiarmid for providing images and information shown here.

Performance

Comfort26.3
Capsize1.94
SA/Disp19.1
Disp/Len200
Bal/Disp37.8

ORC Performance Data(3 certificates)

Measured performance data from ORC (Offshore Racing Congress) certificates.

Polar Diagram

2468100°30°60°90°120°150°180°WIND
4kn6kn8kn10kn12kn14kn16kn20kn24knbeat VMGrun VMG

Boat speed (kn) vs. true wind angle. Source: ORC

Racing Ratings

GPH641.0 s/miOSN621.3

Triple Number

LowMedHighOffshore0.87111.08141.1817Inshore0.67680.87990.9845

ORC Measured

Displacement10225 kg (22547 lb)Wetted surface35.6 m² (383 ft²)Stability index-1.0

Sail Areas (ORC)

Main43.6 m² (470 ft²)Genoa62.8 m² (676 ft²)Spinnaker44.8 m² (483 ft²)Asymmetric126.4 m² (1361 ft²)

Speed Table (kn)

TWA \ TWS468101214162024
52°4.25.56.46.97.17.27.27.37.3
60°4.55.96.77.17.37.37.47.57.6
75°4.86.16.87.27.47.67.77.87.9
90°4.66.06.87.27.57.77.88.18.2
110°4.35.96.97.47.78.08.28.58.7
120°4.25.76.87.37.78.08.38.89.2
135°3.75.26.37.07.57.88.18.89.6
150°3.14.45.56.47.07.47.78.28.8
Beat VMG2.73.64.34.74.95.05.15.25.2
Run VMG2.73.84.75.56.16.56.97.57.9

Pricing

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Estimated Cost of Ownership

Based on 43.47ft LOA. Actual costs vary by condition, usage, and local rates.

$/ft/mo
Annual Maintenance
$2.9K – $7.7K
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Known Issues & Pre-Purchase Inspection

We don't have enough data on the NORTH WIND 435yet to publish model-specific findings we'd stand behind — but here's a free general inspection checklist, built from our research into what actually goes wrong on boats of this kind.

Drawn from 7,029 documented issues across 2,391 models, ordered so the areas that most often turn up problems come first.

1Structural & Bulkheads9732Standing Rigging6403Deck & Topsides6404Keel & Keel Bolts5535Rudder & Steering5086Hull & Bottom377
Free general pre-purchase checklist
25 survey areas — hull, keel, rig, engine, electrical and more. Take it aboard when you view any boat.

Own a NORTH WIND 435? Reports from owners are what turn this into a model-specific checklist — and they're the reason the boats above it have one.

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