Rival 34
Masthead Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · First built 1972
A 1972 masthead sloop with a 39% ballast ratio, designed for offshore stability and a steady 6.68-knot hull speed
Designed by Peter Brett, built by Southern Shipbuilding.
- LOA
- Beam
- Draft (max)
- Displacement
- Ballast
- Hull type
- Fin With Rudder On Skeg
See her sail
The Rival 34, on the water
The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.
Footage from The Sailing Brothers
Is it for you?
Character
Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.
LivelyComfort 32Sea-kindly
CoastalCapsize 1.70Bluewater
LightD/L 347Heavy
EasygoingSA/D 13.9Powered-up
TenderBallast 39%Stiff
Built heavy and sea-kindly — a boat made to cross oceans and forgive a rough night.
- Narrower than ~77% of boats her size on file
Compared with 2954 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.
The living fleet
Sailed by the fleet
Where the fleet has filmed this boat.
Seen 70 times across one channel of the fleet.
On the water
The Rival 34 on video
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What they go for
Market signal
Where the fleet has seen this model come up for sale.
1seen sold
The channel creators sold this boat in Pitwater after sailing it there
from The Sailing Brothersseen February 2026watch
The channel sold this boat to a new owner, Chris, who plans to cruise on her
from The Sailing Brothersseen December 20252:06
The creators sailed this boat halfway around the world and then changed boats
from The Sailing Brothersseen March 2026watch
The channel sold this boat and bought a Prout Snow Goose 37 Elite
from The Sailing Brothersseen April 2026watch
From the fleet's own footage — our observed signal, not broker listings.
The record
Full specifications
The complete reference set — tap any figure to switch between metric and imperial.
Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
39.5%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
13.9
Displacement / length
347.0
Comfort ratio
32.5
Capsize screening
1.70
Hull speed
6.7 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
858
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1972
Units built
174
Designer
Peter Brett
Builder
Southern Shipbuilding, Marine Construction Ltd
Boats like this, on the water
More boats like her, on the water
Comparable boats the fleet has on camera: same type, within a quarter of her length. Open the boat, or watch the video — a timestamp means she only appears in passing.
Pacific Seacraft 3410.39 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA William Crealock-designed cutter featuring a skeg-mounted rudder and an optional shallow-draft keel for versatile cruising
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
Westerly Yachts Ltd. Discus 3310.14 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterAn aft-cockpit evolution of the Westerly 33, featuring a masthead rig and the choice of fin or twin keels
Aragosa Yachts 3510.59 mSame hull family0.2 m longerAn aluminum-hulled masthead sloop from 1989, built to a Ted Brewer design featuring a skeg-mounted rudder
Hallberg-Rassy 35210.59 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA classic center-cockpit cruiser from Enderlein and Rassy, featuring a skeg-hung rudder and a stiff, stable hull
Moody 34610.52 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA 10.5-metre masthead sloop with a 40% ballast ratio, offering a stable and comfortable platform for coastal cruising
The family
Related models
The designs closest to hers — usually the rest of the builder's range, sometimes the same hull sold under another name.
Rival 41A Peter Brett-designed cutter with a skeg-hung rudder, built for heavy-weather stability and offshore passage makingRival 41 CCA masthead ketch featuring a fin keel and skeg-hung rudder, built since 1973 for stable, long-distance cruisingRival 38A Peter Brett-designed cruiser available in multiple cockpit and rig configurations, built for stability and comfortRival 32A Peter Brett-designed masthead sloop featuring a counter-stern, serving as the evolution between the Rival 31 and 34Rival 31A Peter Brett-designed masthead sloop with a skeg-hung rudder, built for offshore stability since 1969Rl 34A Rob Legg-designed fractional sloop with a swing keel, built for versatile coastal cruising since 1979
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