Cooper 353

Cooper 353

Development
Designer	Stan Huntingford
Location	Canada
Year	1979
Builder(s)	Cooper Enterprises
Role	Cruiser
Name	Cooper 353
Boat
Displacement	13,000 lb (5,897 kg)
Draft	5.75 ft (1.75 m)
Hull
Type	monohull
Construction	fibreglass
LOA	35.00 ft (10.67 m)
LWL	28.50 ft (8.69 m)
Beam	12.00 ft (3.66 m)
Engine type	inboard motor
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	fin keel
Ballast	4,700 lb (2,132 kg)
Rudder(s)	skeg-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig type	Bermuda rig
I foretriangle height	45.50 ft (13.87 m)
J foretriangle base	15.00 ft (4.57 m)
P mainsail luff	40.00 ft (12.19 m)
E mainsail foot	11.00 ft (3.35 m)
Sails
Sailplan	masthead sloop
Mainsail area	220.00 sq ft (20.439 m^2)
Jib/genoa area	341.25 sq ft (31.703 m^2)
Total sail area	561.25 sq ft (52.142 m^2)
US Yachts US 35 & Cooper 367 →

The Cooper 353 is a Canadian sailboat that was designed by Stan Huntingford as a cruiser and first built in 1979.[1][2][3][4]

The design was later developed into the US Yachts US 35 after Bayliner purchased the moulds for the boat.[1][2][5][6]

Production

The design was built by Cooper Enterprises in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada, starting in 1979, but it is now out of production.[1][2][7][8]

Design

The Cooper 353 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig; a raked stem; a raised counter, reverse transom; a skeg-mounted rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 13,000 lb (5,897 kg) and carries 4,700 lb (2,132 kg) of ballast.[1][2]

The boat has a draft of 5.75 ft (1.75 m) with the standard keel fitted.[1][2]

The boat is fitted with an inboard engine with a saildrive for docking and manoeuvring.[1][2]

The design has sleeping accommodation for five people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin, a U-shaped settee around a drop-down dinette table and a straight settee in the main cabin. The galley is located on the port side just forward of the companionway ladder. A navigation station is opposite the galley, on the starboard side. The head is located just aft of the bow cabin on the starboard side.[1][2]

For sailing downwind the design may be equipped with a symmetrical spinnaker.[1][2]

The design has a hull speed of 7.15 kn (13.24 km/h).[2]

See also

• List of sailing boat types

Related development

• Cooper 416
• US Yachts US 35

References

1. McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Cooper 353". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 9 May 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
2. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Cooper 353". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 9 May 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
3. McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Stan Huntingford". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 9 May 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
4. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Stan Huntingford". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 9 May 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
5. McArthur, Bruce (2022). "US 35 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 9 May 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
6. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "US 35". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 9 May 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
7. McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Cooper Enterprises Inc. (CAN) 1970 - 1990". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 11 May 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
8. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Cooper Enterprises Inc". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 11 May 2022. Retrieved 11 May 2022.