Trident Marine Challenger 35
Description
Trident Marine produced around 300 units across all three variants (Challenger, Warrior, and Voyager) sharing the hull. This figure comes from owner reports and reviews (e.g., Yachting Monthly archives). The Challenger 35 (aft cockpit) was a significant portion but not the majority—many were exported, and bare hulls were sold for custom/amateur completion, leading to fit-out variations. Production ran from ~1975/early 1980s to mid-1990s. Exact Challenger-specific numbers aren't broken out publicly, but the total low hundreds make it uncommon but not ultra-rare compared to mass-market boats.
Construction Details
| Designer | Angus Primrose |
|---|---|
| Builder | Trident Marine Ltd. (UK) |
| Length | 35.000 ft |
| LOA | 35.000 ft |
| LWL | 26.080 ft |
| Beam | 10.500 ft |
| Displacement | 14950 lb |
| Ballast | 5111 lb |
| Max Draft | 5.000 ft |
| Year Built | 1975 |
The standard boat dimensions
| i | 40 ft |
|---|---|
| j | 13.25 ft |
| p | 33.50 ft |
| e | 15.50 ft |
| p2 | - |
| e2 | - |
| i2 | - |
| j2 | - |
| I | J | P | E | P2 | E2 | I2 | J2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 ft | 13.25 ft | 33.50 ft | 15.50 ft | - | - | - | - |
Sails
Trident Marine Challenger 35 - MAINSAIL
| Luff | * 33.5 ft - (10211 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 15.5 ft - (4724 mm) |
| Leech | * 36.21 ft - (11037 mm) |
| Tack Angle | * 88.01 ° |
| Diagonal | * 36.42 ft - (11101 mm) |
| Head (inches) | * 6 in - (152 mm) |
| Area | 259.31 ft² |
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Trident Marine Challenger 35 - JIBSAIL
| Luff | * 33.71 ft - (10275 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 17.65 ft - (5380 mm) |
| Leech | * 29.1 ft - (8870 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 115 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 15.24 ft - (4645 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 12 ° |
| Area | 256.75 ft² |
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Trident Marine Challenger 35 - GENOA
| Luff | * 40.03 ft - (12201 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 21.49 ft - (6550 mm) |
| Leech | * 37.56 ft - (11448 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 150 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 19.88 ft - (6059 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 4 ° |
| Area | 397.89 ft² |
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Trident Marine Challenger 35 - SPINNAKER
| Stays | * 40.03 ft - (12201 mm) |
|---|---|
| MidGirth | * 23.85 ft - (7269 mm) |
| Foot | * 23.85 ft - (7269 mm) |
| Perc LP | * 180 % |
| Area | 811.51 ft² |
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Disclaimer. Boats are not all the same -- even when produced in the same factory of the same model. Sailrite does its best to publish accurate dimensions, but we often find it worthwhile to have our customers measure their boats carefully before we produce kits for them. You should take the same precautions, especially when the data is not from Sailrite. The information on this site is not guaranteed to be accurate. Sailrite offers this content as a service to our community, but takes no responsibility for the reliability of the data provided.
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