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Prout Event 34

Catamaran, twin keels · Masthead Sloop · First built 1993

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Hull type
Catamaran Twin Keel

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The Prout Event 34, on the water

The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.

Footage from Lady K Sailing

Is it for you?

Character

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

Shoal draftDraws 0.83 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LightHeavy

142 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 142
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 21.0
  • Draws less than ~88% of boats her size on file
  • Narrower than ~82% of boats her size on file

Compared with 175 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Prout Event 34, as the fleet has seen it

Derived from the videos the fleet has analysed of this model. ▶ marks open the moment aboard.

The Prout Event 34 is a masthead sloop catamaran designed by Prout and built by Prout, Sons from 1993 to the present. It has an LOA of 10.4 meters, a beam of 4.8 meters, a draft of 0.8 meters, and a displacement of 3999 kg. The Prout 34 is a 34-foot, 9,000-pound production catamaran known for its seaworthiness, 15-foot beam, and shallow 3-foot draft, making it suitable for cruising the Bahamas and Florida Keys.7:28 The design features a cabin-forward layout, a deep, protected cockpit, and a single masthead rig with a small mainsail and large genoa.2:28 Performance typically averages 5 to 7 knots on passage.2:48 Lady K Sailing reviewed a 1990 Prout 34 catamaran with duct-taped gauges, a missing steering wheel, and water-damaged interior woodwork, suggesting it was suitable only for parts.2:46 Another Prout 34, named *Bear Necessities*, listed for $40,000, showed extensive water intrusion around windows and hatches, damaged interior woodwork, and fiberglass issues on the nacelle.4:38

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen 2 times across one channel of the fleet.

Basemap © Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

On the water

The Prout Event 34 on video

What they go for

Market signal

Where the fleet has seen this model for sale, and the asking prices that came with it.

1seen for sale
1channel looked into buying
$40,000Median asking

  • Listed for sale, but described as needing a full refit and possibly only good for parts

    from Lady K Sailingseen October 20240:48

  • This specific Prout 34 is listed for $40,000, but the video advises against buying it due to extensive neglect and required repairs

    from Lady K Sailingseen October 20256:59

From the fleet's own footage — our observed signal, not broker listings.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
21.0
Displacement / length
142.2
Hull
Hull type
Catamaran Twin Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1993
Designer
Prout
Builder
Prout, Sons

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The family

Related models

The designs closest to hers — usually the rest of the builder's range, sometimes the same hull sold under another name.

Prout 38Cutter · 11.58 mProut Ltd. Quest 33A twin-keeled cutter-rigged catamaran designed for shallow-draft cruising and bridging the gap between the 31 and 34Prout Catamarans Sirocco 26Cutter · 7.90 mProut Catamarans Quest 31A shallow-draft twin-keel catamaran designed for coastal cruising with a high sail area-to-displacement ratio

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