BoatsGrand Soleil 34 (Finot)

Grand Soleil 34 (Finot)

Masthead Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · 1972–1983

The inaugural Grand Soleil model, this Finot-designed masthead sloop features a skeg-hung rudder and high sail area.

Designed by Group Finot & Jean Marie Finot (Groupe Finot), built by Cantiere del Pardo.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin With Rudder On Skeg

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

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

Capsize screening 2.11
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 225
EasygoingPowered-up

23.1 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.

Sail area / displacement 23.1
TenderStiff

36% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 36%

Powered-up and quick to accelerate — this one likes to sail.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
35.6%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
23.1
Displacement / length
224.5
Comfort ratio
20.9
Capsize screening
2.11
Hull speed
7.0 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1090
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1972–1983
Units built
300
Designer
Group Finot, Jean Marie Finot (Groupe Finot)
Builder
Cantiere del Pardo, Grand Soleil (Cantiere del Pardo)

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Mirage 3310.21 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Robert Perry-designed masthead sloop offering a balanced, performance-oriented cruiser profile in a 33-foot hull
Cal Boats 3410.13 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA masthead sloop with a fin keel and spade rudder, favored by Jensen Marine founder Jack Jensen for personal cruising
Moody 33310.06 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA twin-keel cruiser featuring an aft cabin with a double berth accessible directly from the saloon
Moody 3410.19 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 1980s mid-sized cruiser with a 40% ballast ratio, designed for stability and predictable handling in coastal waters
Bavaria Yachts Cruiser 339.99 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterOriginally introduced as the Cruiser 32, this 9.99-metre fractional sloop offers a 1.95-metre draft for coastal sailing

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