The D35 boats
The D35 was developed around 2000 as a response to the ever-increasing costs and extremism in multihull sailing on Lake Geneva. A group of owners got together with designer Sebastien Schmidt to bring to life a fast, high-tech, but affordable one-design catamaran, keeping in mind a class spirit and the limitation of costs.
With a length of 35 feet (10,81 meters), for a mast height of over 20 meters, the D35 is a boat which combines great technological qualities. The prepreg carbon hull, thinner than a millimeter, perfectly illustrates it.
Her structure presents a unique characteristic: the boat is made of three hulls, but only two are floats.
Technical data
Length Overall LOA : 14.95m
Width of Hull : 6.89m
Overall Width : 8.74m
Dry weight : 1200kg
Main Sail Area : 81.6m2
Jib Area : 21m2
Solent Area : 40.7m2
Genoa : 70.8m2
Reacher : 131.1m2
Crew : 5 (minimum)
Crew weight : 456kg (maximum)
Damien Cardenoso, Bertrand Cardis, Christian Favre, Jean-Marie Fragnière, Gerard Gautier, Rémi Laval-Jeantet, Steve Wasem, under the supervision of Sebastien Schmidt. www.sebschmidt.ch
Décision S.A.
Since its creation in 1983, Decision builds structures whose common base is the creative exploitation of research on composite materials. The expertise gained in carbon fibers, aramid or glass has applications in boatbuilding industry, but also in building, industry and sports.