Also known as the CHANCE 32. The same design was also built by:
Chantier Henri Wanquiez, France
Robertson’s of Sanbank, Scotland (finishing)
IOR 3/4 ton.
Evolution Non-BR
Discount Sails
Boater’s Closet Non-BR
Rigs: Masthead Sloop
Shoal draft version: 3.92′.
Keel/CB draft: BU:4.3′ BD: 8.3′
IOR 1/2 ton based on IRWIN 30.
Shoal draft version also available.
There are a number of stories about the origins of the ERICSON 35-1. One has it that the molds for this, the first of all the Ericsons, were purchased from Pearson Yachts.
Another version is quoted below:
“Pearson Yachts decided to discontinue the manufacture of ALBERG 35’s at its Sausalito, CA plant. They sent the molds to the San Francisco dump where they weren’t broken up, supposedly because the crew stopped to eat lunch. Someone saw them, claimed them, and trucked them down to Orange where they set up a manufacturing facility. Bruce King redesigned the keel, taking out 500 pounds of ballast. He also redesigned the cabin trunk with windows with a shape similar to that of the Columbia’s of the period.
Pearson sued Ericson over the hull. They lost. Columbia sued Ericson over the window shape. They won. As a result, later windows had the same general shape but were split in two.”
The only thing that can be said for certain is that lines of the ERICSON 35-1 do appear similar to those of the ALBERG 35.
Another, completely different ERICSON 35 was introduced in 1969, designed by King. (Here referred to as the ERICSON 35-2).
Hull #101 – #136.
Shoal draft: 4.25’/1.3m.
Rhodes Design #700.
Originally commissioned by US Yacht broker, George Walton and built in Denmark. They were sold under a number of names including DANBOAT 33 and ISL 33. Most boats were exported to the US and France. Gulf Marine in California bought the molds and also built about 10 hulls sold as the CABRRILLO 32.
SHORT RIG:
I: 39.00’/11.89m
J: 10.80’/3.29m
P: 34.00’/10.36m
E: 13.50’/4.11m
Bilge Keel version (draft: 3.75).
Thornycroft T80, T90 35hp or Volvo 2003 28hp diesel
Bruntons
Electric Yacht
