This 34.76-foot monotype succeeded the Selection 37 as the one-design boat for the Tour de France à la voile, serving from 1992 through 1998. The Mumm 30 took over the role in 1999. The Jod 35 was also used for the ACI Match Race Cup in Croatia.
Design and Construction
Andrieu gave the Jod 35 a raked stem and a reverse transom with steps. The structure is predominantly polyester fiberglass, built around a PVC-fiberglass sandwich with carbon fiber reinforcement. The manufacturer also highlighted specific characteristics in the waterlines, keel, and rudder. The boat carries a CE Category 1 rating.
The fixed fin keel has an L-shaped weighted bulb and draws 6.40 feet. An internally mounted spade rudder is controlled by a tiller. Displacement is 8,070 pounds, including 2,750 pounds of cast-iron ballast, for a ballast-to-displacement ratio of about 34 percent. Beam is 11.48 feet, and the waterline measures 29.69 feet.
Rig, Sail Plan, and Handling
The Jod 35 is a fractional sloop with a Bermuda rig. Its keel-stepped mast and two sets of swept spreaders are aluminum, with discontinuous stainless steel rod rigging.
Upwind sail area totals 774 square feet: a 448-square-foot mainsail and a 326-square-foot jib. The class may also carry an 844-square-foot symmetrical spinnaker, bringing total downwind sail area to 1,292 square feet.
The deck plan and cockpit put adjustments within easy reach and allow them to be made without undue effort. That arrangement suits the short-handed and match-racing demands associated with the design’s use in the ACI Match Race Cup. The Jod 35 has a PHRF handicap ranging from 78 to 90 and a hull speed of 7.30 knots.
Accommodations
Below deck, the Jod 35 sleeps six. There’s a double V-berth in the bow cabin, two straight settee berths in the main cabin, and two quarter berths aft. Maximum headroom is 68 inches.
The L-shaped galley is to port, just forward of the companionway ladder, and includes a two-burner stove, ice box, and sink. A navigation station faces it to starboard. The head is tucked beneath the V-berth in the bow cabin.
Jeanneau’s literature lists capacity for six to eight people. Even so, the compartmentalized arrangement reflects the boat’s racing purpose and berth layout rather than the open saloon of a conventional cruiser. Fuel and water capacity is 14 U.S. gallons.
The Verdict
The Jod 35 is a purpose-built one-design racer with a stiff, well-ballasted hull and a responsive, tiller-steered spade rudder. It rewards crews who value class-rule parity over creature comforts. Its carbon-reinforced sandwich construction and cockpit ergonomics mark it as a serious regatta boat, while the racing interior and limited fuel and water capacity make it better suited to coastal and inshore competition than long-range cruising.
Pros
- One-design pedigree, with 240 identical hulls and service as the Tour de France à la voile class
- Carbon-reinforced fiberglass sandwich construction and CE Category 1 rating
- Fractional sloop rig with rod rigging and provision for an 844-square-foot spinnaker
Cons
- Racing accommodations limit cruising livability
- 14-gallon fuel and water capacity restricts range
- The tiller and tight quarter berths suit racing better than family cruising
