ETAP 35i

ETAP 35i

Development
Location	Belgium
Year	1992
Builder(s)	ETAP Yachting
Role	Cruiser
Name	ETAP 35i
Boat
Displacement	11,464 lb (5,200 kg)
Draft	5.09 ft (1.55 m)
Hull
Type	monohull
Construction	glassfibre
LOA	34.84 ft (10.62 m)
LWL	29.00 ft (8.84 m)
Beam	11.52 ft (3.51 m)
Engine type	Volvo Penta 28 hp (21 kW) diesel engine
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	fin keel
Ballast	3,836 lb (1,740 kg)
Rudder(s)	internally-mounted spade-type rudder
Rig
Rig type	Bermuda rig
I foretriangle height	39.37 ft (12.00 m)
J foretriangle base	11.81 ft (3.60 m)
P mainsail luff	40.85 ft (12.45 m)
E mainsail foot	13.29 ft (4.05 m)
Sails
Sailplan	fractional rigged sloop
Mainsail area	271.45 sq ft (25.219 m2)
Jib/genoa area	232.48 sq ft (21.598 m2)
Total sail area	503.93 sq ft (46.817 m2)

The ETAP 35i is a Belgian sailboat that was designed as a cruiser and first built in 1992. ^[1]

Production

The design was built by ETAP Yachting in Belgium starting in 1992, but it is now out of production. ^{[1] [2]}

Design

The ETAP 35i is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of glassfibre, with wood trim. It is made from a polyester glassfibre foam sandwich that makes the boat unsinkable. It has a fractional sloop masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, a reverse transom with boarding steps, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 11,464 lb (5,200 kg) and carries 3,836 lb (1,740 kg) of ballast. ^{[1] [3]}

The boat has a draft of 5.09 ft (1.55 m) with the standard keel. ^[1]

The boat is fitted with a Swedish Volvo Penta diesel engine of 28 hp (21 kW) for docking and manoeuvring. The fuel tank holds 28 U.S. gallons (110 L; 23 imp gal) and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 74 U.S. gallons (280 L; 62 imp gal). ^[1]

The design has sleeping accommodation for six people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin, two straight settees in the main cabin and a small aft cabin with a double berth on the port side. The galley is located on the port side just forward of the companionway ladder. The galley is L-shaped and is equipped with a three-burner stove and a double sink. A navigation station is opposite the galley, on the starboard side. The head is located just aft of navigation station on the starboard side and includes a shower. The bow cabin also has a sink. ^[1]

For sailing downwind the design may be equipped with a spinnaker. ^[1]

Operational history

The boat was at one time supported by a class club, the ETAP Owners Association. ^[4]

In a 2010 review in Yachting Monthly Dick Durham wrote, "An excellent cruising boat – fast, seaworthy, thoughtfully designed and very reasonably priced considering the high quality of build. Etaps also tend to hold their value well on the second-hand market. The unsinkability factor and double-skin construction is a reassuring bonus, offering soundproofing, thermal insulation and eradicating condensation. One fly in the ointment is the optimistic addition of the aft ‘cabin’. I believe that very few yachts under 40 ft LOA should have one, and on this boat it's no more than a giant locker." ^[3]

See also

• List of sailing boat types

References

1. McArthur, Bruce (2020). "ETAP 35i sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 3 April 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
2. McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Etap Yachting". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 23 March 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
3. Durham, Dick (18 March 2010). "Etap 35i". Yachting Monthly. Archived from the original on 3 April 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
4. McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Etap Owners Association". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 23 March 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2021.

External links

• Video: sailing an ETAP 35i
• Photo of an ETAP 35i
• Photo of an ETAP 35i