1984 Witness 35 (North Carolina)

S/V ORYOKI is an Edenton, NC based 1984 Witness 35 For Sale By Owner. This owner requires financial settlement only. No trades.

Catamarans, we all know, have two hulls. The Witness 35 is no exception, but she is exceptional in that she is really two boats in one. With her 2′-2″-inch draft, the Witness 35 is the perfect gunkholer, letting you poke about in the bays, backwaters, and byways of the world where even centerboard-equipped monohulls can’t go. A new world of cruising grounds and isolated anchorages will open up for you. Not many of your monohull friends will be able to follow you into three or four foot depths.

Because of the tremendous forces the wind and sea apply to catamarans, we who build the Witness 35 feel that construction techniques and practices must be of the highest standards. This will not only guarantee that your yacht will protect you when the wind pipes up, but will protect the value of your investment over the years.

The hand-laid, one-piece hulls have substantial thickness at the shoes, tapering to thinner sections at the sheer. PVC structural foam sandwich construction stiffens and insulates the hulls throughout the accommodations area.

The deck and bridge deck are also cored with structural foam to provide additional stiffness, insulation, and positive flotation. Naturally, all bulkheads and floorboards are bonded to the hulls for added strength and rigidity.

Under both power and sail the Witness 35 will please the most demanding yachtsmen. Her 625 square feet of working sail area will keep her footing in light breezes, and, as the breeze freshens, you will experience acceleration and speed that monohull sailors will never know. Tacking, even in a zephyr, is straightforward—no need to back the jib as in lesser performing designs.

Running rigging, including halyards, leads to the large, comfortable cockpit to make sail handling an easy, single handed operation. And when hard on the wind, twin dagger boards, combined with hull shapes, allow very little leeway.

The helm is extremely well balanced, responsive, and precise under both power and sail. The articulated engine makes docking and maneuvering in tight quarters a pleasure. The Witness 35 will turn in her own length and, most unusual for any sailboat, will hold a straight course in reverse. Yet, in addition to the advantages of coastal cruising, the Witness 35 is a true passage maker. She will sail you across the oceans of the world with safety, comfort, and surprising speed.