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Beneteau Evasion 34

Cutter · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · First built 1982

A cutter-rigged cruiser with a fin keel and skeg-mounted rudder, offering a balanced sail plan for versatile handling

Designed by Andre Beneteau.

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

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

Comfort ratio 23
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.99
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 217
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 20.2
TenderStiff

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

Ballast 40%

Powered-up and quick to accelerate — this one likes to sail.

  • Draws less than ~75% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2963 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
40.0%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
20.2
Displacement / length
217.4
Comfort ratio
23.5
Capsize screening
1.99
Hull speed
7.2 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1192
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1982
Designer
Andre Beneteau
Builder
Beneteau

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