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Irwin Yachts 34

Masthead Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · First built 1982

A Ted Irwin-designed masthead sloop offering a balanced, moderate-displacement cruiser available in shoal draft

Designed by Ted Irwin.

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

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The Irwin Yachts 34, on the water

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

Comfort ratio 24
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.00
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 252
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 17.1
TenderStiff

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

Ballast 39%

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

What the fleet has seen

The Irwin Yachts 34, as the fleet has seen it

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The Irwin Yachts 34 is a masthead sloop designed by Ted Irwin, built from 1982 to the present, featuring a fin keel with a spade rudder. It measures 10.6 meters LOA, with a 3.4-meter beam, 1.6-meter draft, and 5216 kg displacement.30:49 A shoal draft version was also available, drawing 4.0 feet. The Irwin 34 is similar in design to the Irwin Citation 34.0:46

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

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The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
39.1%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
17.1
Displacement / length
251.5
Comfort ratio
24.0
Capsize screening
2.00
Hull speed
7.0 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1099
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1982
Designer
Ted Irwin
Builder
Irwin Yachts

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The family

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

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