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Friendship Yachts 34

Masthead Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · 1996–2001

A Van de Stadt-designed masthead sloop with a performance-oriented displacement and rare shallow keel options

Designed by Van de Stadt Design & E. G. Van de Stadt.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/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 21 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 21
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.05
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 217
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 17.4
TenderStiff

41% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 41%

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

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
40.7%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
17.4
Displacement / length
217.4
Comfort ratio
21.1
Capsize screening
2.05
Hull speed
7.0 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1041
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1996–2001
Units built
8
Designer
Van de Stadt Design, E. G. Van de Stadt
Builder
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