Used Summit 35 Sailboats for Sale

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Production Year(s)
2009 - ??

The search results provide a lot of the required information:

  • Designer: Mark Mills of Mills Design.
  • Builder: M Boats (Argentina) and Summit Yachts (US), with Edgewater Boats building in Florida. The builder article explicitly mentions M Boats. I should specify both if applicable. The says "builder_slug": "m", which aligns with M Boats. The search results clarify that Summit Yachts commissioned the design and M Boats built it.
  • Purpose: IRC Cruiser-Racer, dual-purpose. Winner of Sailing World's 2010 IRC Race Boat of the Year. Described as a "buoy racer with enough" interior.
  • Designer's Philosophy: Mark Mills is known for successful mid-sized IRC designs. The Summit 35 was designed to follow the successful King 40, aiming for a dual-purpose IRC Cruiser-Racer. The philosophy is to be fast, stable, good in light air, and maintain momentum through chop.
  • Variations: No explicit MkI/MkII or rig variations found, but it's a "performance One Design" and an "IRC racer-cruiser," implying a specific design rather than many variations.
  • Handling: Fast, stable boat that can stand up to a blow. Fast in light air and able to keep momentum through a chop. Clean, efficient deck layout. Good rating for IRC.
  • Interior: "Open and comfortable interior boasts three double berths, standing headroom, and a spacious galley.". Described as "minimalist interior for low maintenance". "Compact galley suitable for sandwiches and MRE's". "It's hard to fault the interior of this boat. The layout is just good".

I have enough information to construct the article sections now. I will weave in the and search results. I will avoid the optional "Owner's Perspectives" section as I didn't find sufficient synthesized owner feedback to constitute a full section, beyond general positive comments on performance and interior practicality.

Revised plan:

  1. Introduction:
    • Synthesize purpose (IRC racer/cruiser), reputation (award-winning performance), designer (Mark Mills), and builders (M Boats, Summit Yachts).
    • Use production start year (2009).
  2. History and Design:
    • Narrative around creation from 2009, designer's goals (following King 40, dual-purpose, speed, stability).
    • M Boats' ethos of "Creators of New Classics" and high-quality construction.
    • Mention lack of significant variations if none found.
  3. Sailing Performance and Handling:
    • Interpret calculated ratios (SA/D=23.7, B/D=0.523, D/L=164.25).
    • Incorporate search results on handling: fast, stable, good in light/heavy air, maintains momentum.
    • Mention clean deck layout.
  4. Accommodations and Layout:
    • Describe interior from search results: three double berths, standing headroom, spacious/compact galley, minimalist, hard to fault layout.
    • Mention max_headroom_ft if available in (it's null).
    • Comment on materials based on general information about race-cruisers and M Boats' "new classics" approach (likely blend of practical and quality finish).

Let's begin writing.

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