BoatsProut Event 34

Prout Event 34

Catamaran, twin keels · Masthead Sloop · First built 1993

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Hull type
Catamaran Twin Keel

See her sail

The Prout Event 34, on the water

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

Footage from Lady K Sailing

Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

Shoal draughtDraws 0.83 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LightHeavy

142 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 142
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 21.0
  • Draws less than ~88% of boats her size on file
  • Narrower than ~82% of boats her size on file

Compared with 175 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Prout Event 34, as the fleet has seen it

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

The Prout Event 34 is a 10.4-meter production catamaran, designed by Prout and built by Prout, Sons from 1993 to the present. It features a masthead sloop rig, a 4.8-meter beam, and a shallow 0.8-meter draft, making it suitable for cruising in areas like the Bahamas and Florida Keys.7:28 The design incorporates a cabin-forward layout and a deep, protected cockpit.1:50 With a displacement of 3999 kg, the Prout Event 34 typically averages 5 to 7 knots on passage.2:50 Aboard *Lady K Sailing*, a Prout Event 34 named *Bear Necessities* showed signs of neglect, including water intrusion around windows and hatches, damaged interior woodwork, and fiberglass issues on the nacelle, indicating that some boats of this model may require extensive refits.4:38

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

Basemap © Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

What they go for

Market signal

Where the fleet has seen this model for sale, and the asking prices that came with it.

1seen for sale
1channel weighed buying one
US$40,000Median asking

  • This specific Prout 34 is listed for $40,000, but the video advises against buying it due to extensive neglect and required repairs

    from Lady K Sailingseen October 20256:59

From the fleet's own footage — our observed signal, not broker listings.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
21.0
Displacement / length
142.2
Hull
Hull type
Catamaran Twin Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1993
Designer
Prout
Builder
Prout, Sons

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The family

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