BoatsMG RS34

MG RS34

Fractional Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · First built 1983

A high-performance IOR 3/4 ton design by Rob Humphreys, built for speed in both Grand Prix and Racer/Cruiser configurations

Designed by Rob Humphreys, built by Marine Glass.

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 light displacement on a moderate beam gives 16 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 16
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.26
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 136
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 21.9
TenderStiff

31% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 31%

Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.

  • Draws more than ~80% 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
31.5%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
21.9
Displacement / length
136.1
Comfort ratio
15.7
Capsize screening
2.26
Hull speed
7.3 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1182
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1983
Units built
15
Designer
Rob Humphreys
Builder
Marine Glass, Northshore Yachts

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