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Etap 35i |
Brief details |
Builder |
Etap, Steenovenstraat 2, B-2390 Malle, Belgium. |
Like all Etaps, the Etap 35i is a well built and cleverly designed fast crusing yacht. The example illustrated here had some useful changes from new on the original standard specification, one rather nice upgrade being a Sailtainer boom - a more expensive and in many ways superior alternative to in-mast furling. Like all Etaps, she is unsinkable, and the double-skin construction gives her good noise insulation and freedom from condensation. She has a very light and airy interior, with light oak joinery and large saloon windows, and overall a very modern look. |
LOA |
35' 0" |
Sail area |
503 sq ft main and genoa |
LWL |
28' 6" |
Rig |
7/8ths fractional sloop |
Beam |
11' 6" |
Cabins |
2 plus saloon |
Draught |
5' 0" |
Berths |
max 7 |
Displacement |
11,464 lbs |
Engine |
Volvo MD2003SD diesel |
Ballast |
3,836 lbs |
BHP |
28 |
Keel type |
Winged fin or tandem keel and spade rudder |
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Etap were originally a large Belgian company with a variety
of products, and have been building yachts since 1970. In
1990 the yacht building division was split off as a separate
company, Etap Yachting. In 2008 the Etap yachting division
was bought by Dehler, but in 2009 Dehler then became insolvent.
Etaps have always been 'different' - all their boats are unsinkable,
with double skins and closed-cell polyurethane foam. This
also gives excellent insulation to the interior, minimising
condensation. The company makes extensive use of custom aluminium
and stainless fabrications produced in-house. Etaps have never been
cheap, but are very well engineered and built.
In production from 1991 until 1994, with about 50 built, the Etap 35i was designed by Phillippe Harle and Alain Mortain and is a modern fast cruiser with a very attractive and light interior. She has some unusual but practical design features,
and all the high quality engineering that made Etaps different
from other production boatbuilders. The usual keel was a 5' 1" draught winged fin keel, as seen here, with an option of a shallower draught tandem keel aslo available.
'Yachting Monthly' tested an Etap 35i in 2010 and reported "....She's a joy to sail: light responsive and manoeuvrable, with passage-making potential to boot" and ".... this is a very well designed yacht that is a dream to sail". |
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