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Beneteau 34

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · First built 2008

A 2008 production cruiser featuring a modern fin-and-bulb hull and a 7.42-knot hull speed for efficient coastal sailing

Designed by Finot, Conq Assoc & Jean Marie Finot (Groupe Finot).

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder

Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a beamy beam gives 22 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 22
CoastalBluewater

2.07 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.

Capsize screening 2.07
LightHeavy

194 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 194
EasygoingPowered-up

16.1 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.

Sail area / displacement 16.1
TenderStiff

26% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 26%

A balanced, easily-driven cruiser — comfortable and forgiving for coastal work.

  • Beamier than ~76% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2934 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
25.5%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.1
Displacement / length
194.4
Comfort ratio
22.4
Capsize screening
2.07
Hull speed
7.4 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1315
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Iron
Production
Years built
First built 2008
Designer
Finot, Conq Assoc, Jean Marie Finot (Groupe Finot)
Builder
Beneteau

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