Beneteau 34

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The Beneteau 34, on the water

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

Footage from Podcast Maré Sonora ®

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 beamy beam gives 22 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 22

CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.07

LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 194

EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 16.1

TenderStiff

26% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 26%

A balanced, easily-driven cruiser — comfortable and forgiving for coastal work.

Beamier than ~76% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2934 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Beneteau 34, as the fleet has seen it

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The Beneteau 34 is a fractional sloop designed by Finot, Conq Assoc. and Jean Marie Finot, built by Beneteau in France since 2008. It measures 10.3 meters LOA with a 3.7-meter beam, a 1.9-meter draft, and displaces 5699 kg. A shallow draft version is available. Aboard *Connect*, his Beneteau 34, Stefano Gigli departed Ventotene Island, Italy, for a solo circumnavigation.6:00 Gigli refitted the boat's systems after purchasing it from a friend.6:15 His planned route includes the Mediterranean, Balearic Islands, Gibraltar, Canary Islands, Caribbean, South Pacific, and New Zealand.11:03 Gigli prioritizes weather analysis and risk management, maintaining a Garmin satellite tracking system for safety.18:51 He plans to sail solo but is open to hosting crew during the multi-year voyage.9:22

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

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The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions

Weights

Ballast / displacement

25.5%

Rig & sail area

Rig

Fractional Sloop

Ratios

SA / displacement

16.1

Displacement / length

194.4

Comfort ratio

22.4

Capsize screening

2.07

Hull speed

7.4 kn

Pounds / inch immersion

1315

Hull

Hull type

Fin w/bulb & spade rudder

Construction

Fiberglass

Ballast type

Iron

Production

Years built

First built 2008

Designer

Finot, Conq Assoc, Jean Marie Finot (Groupe Finot)

Builder

Beneteau

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Hunter Marine 3410.49 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA 10.49-metre cruiser offering a shoal-draft option of 1.30 metres for versatile coastal access

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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

Episode 3 - Rachael Sprot15:24 from SheHelms Sailing

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

Moody 346 - A Yacht Delivery from Sardinia to Greece (Via Albania).0:50 from Halcyon Yachts - International Yacht Delivery

The family

Boats like this

Nearby designs by size, type, and era — worth a look alongside her.

Beneteau Oceanis 34A Finot-designed fractional sloop balancing a modern, beamy hull form with a versatile choice of deep or shallow drafts Beneteau 34.7A Farr-designed fractional sloop built for performance with a deep bulb keel and a light, stiff hull Beneteau Oceanis 34.1A Marc Lombard-designed cruiser featuring a hull with dual rudders and multiple keel options for versatile performance Beneteau 37A 1.4-metre draught cruiser built for shoal water, featuring a balanced 30% ballast ratio and a 3.91-metre beam Beneteau 40A 2007 Berret-Racoupeau design with a 1.9m draft, also marketed internationally as the Oceanis 40 and Moorings 41.3 Beneteau 31A Groupe Finot-designed fractional sloop balancing a modern fin-and-bulb hull with a comfortable, stable cruising interior

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