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The TRADEWIND 35 is a blue water cruser with a 20 year pedigree. She is a heavy displacement, long keel, GRP, cruising yacht with exceptional sea keeping and handling characteristics. With a deep seagoing cockpit, wide side decks and huge flush foredeck she is designed for safe long distance cruising. Her heavy displacement means she is comfortable at sea as her motion is slow and purposeful and slamming into
head seas is reduced. It also means she has the volume to carry a good quantity of gear and stores.
She sleeps four but is really comfortable with a crew of two who would sleep in the saloon at sea and the fore cabin in port. The cutter rig makes sail handling easier as the headsails are smaller and sheet loads lighter and the directional stability of the long keel makes her ideal for wind vane steering.
The Navigation Area incorporates a chart table ideally positioned for the Navigator's comfort.
With wheel steering and a Yanmar 30 hp diesel engine driving a three bladed propeller, the vessel is easily manoeuvred in harbour and adequately powered to meet the varied needs of an ocean cruising yacht. With more than 70 yachts completed, the design is well proven.

L.O.A 35 feet / 10.67 metres
L.W.L. 25 feet 10 inches / 7.87 metres
BEAM 10 feet 6 inches / 3.2 metres
DRAUGHT 5 feet 6 inches / 1.68 metres
DISPLACEMENT 8.68 tons / 8,819 kilograms
MAST HEIGHT 43 feet 3 inches / 13.2 metres
WATER CAPACITY 75 gallons / 340 litres
FUEL CAPACITY 40 gallons / 182 litres
BALLAST 3.7 tons / 3,759 kilograms
BALLAST RATIO 43%
http://tradewindyachts.co.uk/index.htm

michel
born in Gent, Belgium, architect since 1994
My favourite work: Handelsbeurs concert hall Gent

Turn on’s
architectural minimalism, paintings and sculptures, playing guitar/piano,
Travelling and adventure, sports, enjoying a beautiful sunset with my girl,
sunshine, originality, cheesecake, oldscool Ducati’s, sailing/surfing/diving,
Francis Cabrel (in the morning), lightdesign, chocolate, fruit cocktails, Aikido,
poetry, Wally high-tech yachts and antique wooden pilot cutters,
the Madonna from Munch, the Aeromodeller from Panamarenko,...
I love animals (except creepy bugs),

Lifestyle
Respect for my body and mind, I don’t really drink alcohol
nor coffee, I don’t smoke and don’t do drugs, I love fresh fruit and veggies,
I enjoy freedom but my freedom ends where other people’s
freedom start.

Turn off’s
traffic jams, pollution, loud noise, cold weather,
liars-cheeters-shmoozers-and-asslickers, paying taxes

Favourite buildings Guggenheim museum (New York),
Contemporary Art Museum Niteroi, Rio (Brazil),
Thermal baths in Vals and museum in Bregenz,
and so many more...

Favourite objects
My all-time favourite object is the PK22 from Poul Kjaerholm, and
the butterfly from Arne Jacobsen

Books
I'm not much of a reader but I like books learning me
something about life, Le petit prince from Saint- Exuperie,
The Alchemist Pauolo Choello, La longue route Alain Moitessier, ...

Food Japanese, Thai, and Belgian food of course

Languages:
Dutch (mainly) and French are my native languages,
English fluently, some Spanish and a little Italian.

Design
Peter Zumthor, Biebl&Biebl, Gigon&Guyer, John Pawson, Ogawa Shinichi
Mac computers, Oscar Niemeyer...

Lifestyle
ZEN encourages us to live consciously and peacefully. It's the key to
awakening one's true nature. Take care of your Mind-Body-Spirit.

michel.bocquearchitect


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