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30th June 2014

'Rare' Bashford J/35 Cruiser–Racer Yacht For Sale By Liverpool Broker

#cruiserracing – A rare Bashford–made J/35 has recently come up for sale and is on the Afloat boats for sale site through Irish Sea based Liverpool boat Sales (LBS). This race proven example that has been well kept and maintained say LBS

Not to be confused with the standard J 35, the Bashford built example is exactly the same weight as the others but is lighter in the bow and the stern to give it a faster profile.

The boat has an IRC Rating of 1008

She is available for sail test/racing test on most Sundays out of Liverpool (subject to terms and conditions).

Click for more details on this 1993 J35 cruiser/racer

Published in ICRA

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William M Nixon has been writing about sailing in Ireland and internationally for many years, with his work appearing in leading sailing publications on both sides of the Atlantic. He has been a regular sailing columnist for four decades with national newspapers in Dublin, and has had several sailing books published in Ireland, the UK, and the US. An active sailor, he has owned a number of boats ranging from a Mirror dinghy to a Contessa 35 cruiser-racer, and has been directly involved in building and campaigning two offshore racers. His cruising experience ranges from Iceland to Spain as well as the Caribbean and the Mediterranean, and he has raced three times in both the Fastnet and Round Ireland Races, in addition to sailing on two round Ireland records. A member for ten years of the Council of the Irish Yachting Association (now the Irish Sailing Association), he has been writing for, and at times editing, Ireland's national sailing magazine since its earliest version more than forty years ago