BoatsFalmouth Cutter 34

Falmouth Cutter 34

Cutter · Long Keel w/trans. Hung Rudder · First built 1982

A Lyle Hess design revived in 2003, featuring a long-keeled fiberglass hull and a cutter rig for blue-water capability

Designed by Lyle C. Hess, built by Channel Cutter Yachts.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Long Keel w/trans. Hung 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 heavy displacement on a narrow beam gives 33 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 33
CoastalBluewater

1.74 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.74
LightHeavy

289 — heavy for her waterline, built to carry stores and ride steadily.

Displacement / length 289
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 18.7
TenderStiff

35% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 35%

Built heavy and sea-kindly — a boat made to cross oceans and forgive a rough night.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
34.7%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
18.7
Displacement / length
289.5
Comfort ratio
32.6
Capsize screening
1.74
Hull speed
7.4 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1276
Hull
Hull type
Long keel w/trans. hung rudder
Construction
Molded fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 1982
Designer
Lyle C. Hess
Builder
Channel Cutter Yachts

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