BoatsTartan Marine 34-2

Tartan Marine 34-2

Masthead Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · 1984–1989

A Sparkman & Stephens masthead sloop featuring an extended stern and refined interior based on the Tartan 33R

Designed by Sparkman & Stephens.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/spade Rudder

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The Tartan Marine 34-2, on the water

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

Comfort ratio 23
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.97
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 205
EasygoingPowered-up

17.5 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.

Sail area / displacement 17.5
TenderStiff

40% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 40%

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

What the fleet has seen

The Tartan Marine 34-2, as the fleet has seen it

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The Tartan Marine 34-2 is a Masthead Sloop designed by Sparkman & Stephens, built by Tartan Marine from 1984 to 1989. This 10.5-meter sailboat, with a fin keel and spade rudder, is an updated version of the Tartan 33R, featuring an extended stern and a modified interior. It displaces 4989 kg and has a draft of 1.9 meters.0:33 Aboard *Be The Captain*, Kyle Jackney, who owned a 1972 Tartan 34, called it one of his favorite boats, noting its centerboard drew four feet up and ten feet down. *Practical Sailor* documented the refinishing of a water-damaged teak and holly cabin sole on a 2006 Tartan 34, where water intrusion from an open port light caused staining and bubbling.11:50

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Seen 2 times across 2 channels of the fleet.

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On the water

The Tartan Marine 34-2 on video

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
40.0%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
17.5
Displacement / length
204.9
Comfort ratio
23.0
Capsize screening
1.97
Hull speed
7.2 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1129
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1984–1989
Units built
110
Designer
Sparkman, Stephens
Builder
Tartan Marine

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