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Najad Yachts 34

Masthead Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · 1972–1980

An Olle Enderlein design available in multiple cockpit and rig configurations, marking the debut of the Najad line

Designed by O. Enderlien & Olle Enderlein.

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

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The Najad Yachts 34, on the water

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

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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 heavy displacement on a narrow beam gives 31 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 31
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.72
LightHeavy

282 — heavy for her waterline, built to carry stores and ride steadily.

Displacement / length 282
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 15.4
TenderStiff

42% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 42%

Built heavy and sea-kindly — a boat made to cross oceans and forgive a rough night.

What the fleet has seen

The Najad Yachts 34, as the fleet has seen it

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

The Najad Yachts 34, designed by O. Enderlein and built by Najad Varvet AB from 1972 to 1980, is a masthead sloop with a fin keel and rudder on skeg. This 10.4-meter sailboat has a beam of 3.1 meters, a draft of 1.6 meters, and displaces 6000 kg.3:56 It was the first model to carry the NAJAD name and was available in several variations, including mid-cockpit, aft-cockpit, and a performance-oriented version with a taller rig.12:29

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

The record

Full specifications

The complete reference set — tap any figure to switch between metric and imperial.

Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
41.7%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.4
Displacement / length
282.1
Comfort ratio
31.5
Capsize screening
1.72
Hull speed
7.0 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1001
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1972–1980
Designer
O. Enderlien, Olle Enderlein
Builder
Najad Varvet AB

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