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Sadler Yachts 34

Masthead Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · 1983–1995

A robust masthead sloop designed by the Sadlers, featuring a skeg-hung rudder and a balanced hull for offshore cruising

Designed by David & Martin Sadler.

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

See her sail

The Sadler Yachts 34, on the water

The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.

Footage from Eternal Sailing

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 28 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 28
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.84
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 265
EasygoingPowered-up

14.6 — modest power for her weight; easygoing rather than lively, and happier with a breeze.

Sail area / displacement 14.6
TenderStiff

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

Ballast 39%

A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.

What the fleet has seen

The Sadler Yachts 34, as the fleet has seen it

Derived from the videos the fleet has analysed of this model. ▶ marks open the moment aboard.

The Sadler Yachts 34 is a masthead sloop designed by David and Martin Sadler and built by Sadler Yachts from 1983 to 1995, featuring a fin keel with a rudder on skeg. With an LOA of 10.6 meters, a beam of 3.3 meters, and a draft of 1.8 meters, it displaces 5806 kg. Aboard *Wanderling*, a Sadler Yachts 34, Matthias and Luisa sailed 15,000 miles over three and a half years, including an Atlantic crossing, two seasons in the Caribbean, and transits to the Bahamas and the US East Coast.7:00 They praised its seakindly motion, functional galley, and spacious salon, using it for passages across the Gulf Stream, through Hell Gate, and along the US East Coast.10:30 The crew regularly performed maintenance, including antifouling, replacing the propeller shaft seal, and upgrading the alternator's positive cable.8:35 They navigated challenging conditions, including 40-knot thunderstorms that caused equipment failures and dense fog.11:10 After extensive cruising, the crew sold *Wanderling* to upgrade to a Wharram Pahi 42 catamaran for more living space and stability.2:19

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen 6 times across one channel of the fleet.

Basemap © Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

On the water

The Sadler Yachts 34 on video

Anchored in New York - We're staying here! ❤️ Sailing in the USA ⛵️🇺🇸The crew of the 34-ft *Wanderling* repainted their deck and secured a mooring in New York before selling.Eternal SailingWe are sailing to New York City!🗽 INCREDIBLE moment 🥹A 34-ft Saddler completes a 250-mile passage from Maryland to New York City despite heavy thunderstorm fronts.Eternal Sailing750 miles north 🌊 Calm weather & SEVERE thunderstorms 😬Matthias and Luisa sail their Saddler 34 *Wanderling* 750 miles from Florida to the Chesapeake Bay.Eternal SailingA new chapter of our world tour! | Sailing to the USAThe 34-foot Saddler *Wanderling* crosses the Gulf Stream from the Bahamas to Fort Pierce, Florida.Eternal SailingWe're selling our boat… What happens next?The 34-foot Saddler 34 *Wanderling* is for sale in New York City following the owners' catamaran upgrade.Eternal Sailing

What they go for

Market signal

Where the fleet has seen this model come up for sale.

1seen for sale
1seen sold

For sale

Sold

  • The channel creators sold their boat, Wanderling, after four years of ownership and ten months in the USA, to new owners in Vero Beach, Florida

    from Eternal Sailingseen May 2025watch

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
39.1%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
14.6
Displacement / length
265.1
Comfort ratio
28.0
Capsize screening
1.84
Hull speed
7.1 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1069
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1983–1995
Units built
260
Designer
David, Martin Sadler
Builder
Sadler Yachts

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The family

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