{"product_id":"shaw-riptide-35-too-loco","title":"Shaw Riptide 35 - Too Loco","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eToo Loco\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (ex \u003cem\u003eRipple\u003c\/em\u003e) was designed by renowned naval architect Paul Bieker for Olympic medalist Jonathan McKee. Under McKee, she won her class in her inaugural Pacific Cup, finishing in 8.5 days with a average close to 260 miles per day. This off the wind speed is made possible by her 5,500 lb displacement and 1604 sq foot downwind sail area. On the wind, 1,200 lbs of water ballast help her stay on her feet. Nearly 30 years after her launch, \u003cem\u003eToo Loco \u003c\/em\u003eand her sistership \u003cem\u003eTerremoto \u003c\/em\u003ehave proven themselves to be successful and tough to beat. She was beautifully constructed to a high level, and was recently repainted inside and out. While blazing fast, she also has some level of comfort for crew, with standing headroom, good bunks, galley and head – features very much appreciated on a long distance race.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSince 2020, \u003cem\u003eToo Loco \u003c\/em\u003ehas received a significant refit, including: repainted mast and boom, new standing rigging, new running rigging, deck hardware and winches, repainted hull, deck and interior, new JEFA rudder bearings, new electronics, a full rewire with lithium batteries for house and start, reconfigured ballast pump, transfer and dump system and more. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eComments from the designer, Paul Bieker:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cspan\u003eThe Riptide 35 was my first design for Jonathan and Libby McKee of Seattle. The concept for the 35 was conceived by Jonathan during a long and uncomfortable distance race on an ultralight 50 footer. He realized that a high percentage of the sailors on board were there purely as human ballast. His design brief was for a high performance racer\/cruiser capable of blistering speed on the race course (Jonathan is an Olympic gold medalist in the FD class and a silver medalist in the 49er class). The boat was intended to be sailed only by the number of people required to handle the boat. In addition the boat also needed to have reasonable accommodations for family cruising with standing headroom, galley and enclosed head. She is capable of being sailed to a large percentage of her potential with a crew of two or three persons. Both Riptide 35s raced in the ’98 Pacific Cup race to Hawaii with crews of four and placed 1st and 2nd in class, beating all but one (turboed) Santa Cruz 50 over the line.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Swiftsure Yachts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47758889648291,"sku":null,"price":145000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0747\/6271\/5299\/files\/2022_SDPV_D21162-ZF-5335-84823-1-001.jpg?v=1781032250","url":"https:\/\/swiftsureyachts.com\/products\/shaw-riptide-35-too-loco","provider":"Swiftsure Yachts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}