[1][3] The Goderich 35 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of steel, with wood trim.
[3] The boat is fitted with a Swedish Volvo diesel engine of 24 hp (18 kW) for docking and maneuvering.
[4] Reviewer Richard Sherwood wrote in 1994, "this steel cutter is built in Canada.
"[3] Marvin Creamer, a geography professor from New Jersey did a circumnavigation in a Goderich 35, Globe Star, starting 21 December 1982 from Cape May, New Jersey, completing the voyage with use of any instruments, save an hourglass to determine watch lengths.
[4] Another Goderich 35, Nomad, was built with aluminum construction for Ed Arnold in Washington state.