Ganbare 35

The Ganbare 35 is a Canadian sailboat that was designed by American Doug Peterson as an International Offshore Rule One Ton class racer-cruiser and first built in 1973.

The Ganbare 35 is a development of the one-off Petersen-designed One Ton Cup racer Ganbare. The name is derived from the Japanese term, meaning stand firm.

Production
The design was built by Cooper Enterprises in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia and also by Martin Yachts, starting in 1973. A total of 35 boats were built before production ended.

Design
The Ganbare 35 is a racing keelboat, built predominantly of fibreglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, a reverse transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 13200 lb and carries 6500 lb of lead ballast.

The boat has a draft of 6.25 ft with the standard keel.

The boat is fitted with a Farymann A30M diesel engine of 12 hp for docking and manoeuvring. The fuel tank holds 20 u.s.gal and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 24 u.s.gal.

The design has a hull speed of 7.15 kn.

Operational history
The boat is supported by an active class club that organizes racing events, the One Ton Class.