2001 Tiara 35' Express Blue Hull Plan B Cummins powered

[Chris Burkard]

Comfort in large seas is certainly a factor of weight, speed, hull design and length to beam ratio. Unfortunately every thing is a compromise when it comes to boats. The best riding hull in heavy seas would be heavy, narrow, tender and would have poor steering due to the narrow deep V or rounded hull bottom. The most spacious design would be wide and flat bottomed. The trick is combining the two into a compromise that meets an owners needs.

The 35 Express is actually a good running vessel in moderate sea-conditions. If you are running into a chop, just trim the nose down and bring the speed back to where it is somewhat comfortable while still making headway. It does however have a wide beam, so anything over a 4' chop is not going to be perfectly comfortable. The largest seas I remember running in a 35 where about 6 - 7' off of Nassau. I want to say we were running at about 13 - 15 knots. Still rough, but we kept from beating the boat and the passengers too badly.