Archambault 35
Archambault · Joubert/Nivelt · 2005
Updated
The Archambault 35 is a 10.62 m displacement racing yacht designed by Joubert/Nivelt and built by Archambault, first launched in 2005. It races in Class C. Across the measured fleet it goes better than its own numbers promise, ahead of 83% of the designs it races against.
Goes better than its own measurements promise, and does it better than 83% of the boats it races against.
28th of 159 in its class.
This design has been found in real race results — 102 starts across 18 events — not only in measurement files.
Length
10.62 m
34′ 10″
Beam
3.59 m
Draft
2.16 m
Displacement
4.6 t
Sail area
67 m²
On the podium
Where a Archambault 35 finishes when she goes racing.
On the podium
31%
of 102 starts by 11 boats
Wins
19%
Read from 102 starts by 11 boats between 2021 and 2026, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Archambault 35 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
66. Yil Donanma Kupasi2026- 25. Bosphorus Cup2026
- EAYK-TAYK Dogu Ege Yat Sampiyonasi2026
Rodos Cup2026- MIYC Winter Trophy 2026 - Act 62026
Raced one we are missing?
Report a regattaRound the buoys, or offshore
A short windward-leeward and a night at sea ask different things of a boat. Here is how this one does in each.
Round the buoys
18%
of these races end on the podium
Offshore & coastal
24%
of these races end on the podium
Better the longer it gets. Boats that settle into a groove and hold it gain ground once the course stops turning.
Who she races against
The designs a Archambault 35 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Some of the boats it races against
How the Archambault 35 has fared against each of them, boat against boat on corrected time. Ordered by how often the two meet, not by who wins.
Speed at every angle
The shape of this design's speed, drawn from the measured fleet. Pick a wind and watch it stretch.
Upwind VMG
5.45
37°
Beam reach
8.67
90°
Broad reach
10.36
135°
Downwind VMG
8.14
170°
Speed in knots at 20 knots of true wind. Green marks the angles that pay: the closest useful beat and the deepest run worth sailing.
Where it wins and where it pays
Every boat is judged against its own measurements — length, weight, sail area. The quicker those say it should be, the more it has to deliver just to break even. Going fast is not enough: it has to go faster than its own numbers promised.
The stronger it blows, the better this design looks. Give it a fresh day and long legs and it delivers more than it promised; in a drifter it is working uphill.
Where it gains
Its best ground is off the wind when it blows, where it goes better than its measurements say it should, and by a margin worth having. It holds that advantage running deep as well, so the gain is not down to one leg of the course.
Where it pays
There is no condition where it falls away badly, which is worth something over a season of mixed weather.
Above the line it delivers more than promised and gains on the fleet. Below, it falls short. Move the wind: plenty of boats sit on one side in the light and the other when it blows.
Full width is 0.8 kn either way.
At 10 knots this design makes back more than its rating asks on the downwind.
How fast is a Archambault 35
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 3.53 | 4.88 | 5.31 | 5.45 |
| 52° | 5.37 | 6.96 | 7.41 | 7.57 |
| 60° | 5.65 | 7.13 | 7.60 | 7.82 |
| 75° | 5.84 | 7.27 | 7.84 | 8.25 |
| 90° | 5.98 | 7.47 | 7.97 | 8.67 |
| 110° | 6.06 | 7.71 | 8.48 | 9.36 |
| 120° | 5.91 | 7.64 | 8.61 | 9.96 |
| 135° | 5.31 | 7.29 | 8.31 | 10.36 |
| 150° | 4.47 | 6.59 | 7.70 | 9.15 |
| Run VMG | 3.87 | 5.71 | 6.86 | 8.14 |
How they are set up
The range each sail spans across the fleet.
Nearly all carry a folding propeller. A bowsprit is standard across the fleet. Crew weight is declared around 620 kg.
Rigging
Archambault 35 rig and sail dimensions
A Archambault 35 carries 13.64 m of mainsail hoist on a 4.55 m boom, a forestay 13.57 m above the deck and a 5.52 m bowsprit. Typical figures across the 25 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails
The spinnaker spreads widest of all — 75 to 132 m² depending on bowsprit and set-up. Before ordering a sail, read the figure on your own measurement record rather than the typical one for the design.