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Dehler Yachts 34-3

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/bulb & Spade Rudder · First built 2015

A Judel-Vrolijk fractional sloop designed for performance, featuring a stiff fin-and-bulb keel and a balanced sail plan

Designed by Judel, Vrolijk & Co.

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 moderate beam gives 23 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 23
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.00
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 189
EasygoingPowered-up

18.3 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.

Sail area / displacement 18.3
TenderStiff

35% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 35%

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

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
35.0%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
18.3
Displacement / length
188.9
Comfort ratio
23.4
Capsize screening
2.00
Hull speed
7.5 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1329
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/bulb & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 2015
Designer
Judel, Vrolijk, Co
Builder
Dehler

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