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Review of OVNI 435


Basic specs.

sail specifications
The OVNI 435 is a large sailboat designed by the French maritime architect Philippe Briand in the early 2000. The OVNI 435 is built by the French yard SAS Alubat Chantier Naval.

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Hull
The hull is made of aluminium.

Keel

The boat can only enter major marinas as the draft is about 2.03 - 2.13 meter (6.66 - 6.96 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.


Sailing characteristics

This section covers widely used rules of thumb to describe the sailing characteristics. Please note that even though the calculations are correct, the interpretation of the results might not be valid for extreme boats.

Immersion rate

The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for OVNI 435 is about 364 kg/cm, alternatively 2042 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 364 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 2042 lbs cargo on the boat it will sink 1 inch.


Sailing statistics

This section is statistical comparison with similar boats of the same category. The basis of the following statistical computations is our unique database with more than 26,000 different boat types and 350,000 data points.

L/B (Length Beam Ratio)

What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?

The l/b ratio for OVNI 435 is 3.06.

Slim Wide 79% 0 50 100
Compared with other similar sailboats it is more spacy than 79% of all other designs. It seems that the designer has chosen a significantly more spacy hull design.


Maintenance

Rig

Dimensions of sail.

mainsail specifications headsail specifications

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Guiding dimensions of running rig
UsageLengthDiameter
Mainsail halyard 36.8 m(120.7 feet)12 mm(1/2 inch)
Jib/genoa halyard36.8 m(120.7 feet)12 mm(1/2 inch)
Spinnaker halyard36.8 m(120.7 feet)12 mm(1/2 inch)
Jib sheet 12.9 m(42.3 feet)14 mm(0.55 inch)
Genoa sheet12.9 m(42.3 feet)14 mm(0.55 inch)
Mainsheet 32.2 m(105.8 feet)14 mm(0.55 inch)
Spinnaker sheet28.4 m(93.1 feet)14 mm(0.55 inch)
Cunningham4.4 m(14.6 feet)12 mm(1/2 inch)
Kickingstrap8.9 m(29.1 feet)12 mm(1/2 inch)
Clew-outhaul8.9 m(29.1 feet)12 mm(1/2 inch)

Boat owner's ideas

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Finally

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