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Legend 34

Masthead Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · First built 1969

A 1969 E.G. Van de Stadt masthead sloop with a skeg-mounted rudder, featuring a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio

Designed by E. G. Van de Stadt, built by Tyler Boat Co.

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

Comfort ratio 23
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.92
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 238
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 22.4
TenderStiff

39% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 39%

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

  • Draws less than ~83% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2954 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
38.6%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
22.4
Displacement / length
237.5
Comfort ratio
23.2
Capsize screening
1.92
Hull speed
6.8 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
922
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1969
Designer
E. G. Van de Stadt
Builder
Tyler Boat Co

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Peterson 3410.34 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Doug Peterson-designed IOR racer built to bridge the gap below the One Ton class with a stiff, performance-oriented hull
Seidelmann Yachts 3410.36 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 1981 masthead sloop with a 45% ballast ratio, balancing a light-displacement hull with a deep 1.65-meter fin keel
Victoria Marine 3410.44 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA versatile cruiser available as a masthead sloop or cutter, featuring a shallow 1.47m draft and a skeg-hung rudder
Formosa 3410.36 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 1975 masthead sloop featuring a skeg-hung rudder and a displacement-to-ballast ratio built for stable, comfortable cruising
Sabre Yachts 3410.42 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthProduced from 1976 to 1985, this fin-keeled masthead sloop offers a balanced 40% ballast ratio for coastal stability
Jeanneau 34.210.29 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Jacques Fauroux-designed masthead sloop widely favored for Mediterranean and Aegean charter fleets

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