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Northshore Yachts 340

Fractional Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · First built 1997

A fractional sloop with a 43% ballast ratio, designed as a performance-oriented successor to the Northshore 33

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

Is it for you?

Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a moderate beam gives 21 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 21
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.94
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 156
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 18.1
TenderStiff

43% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 43%

Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
43.3%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
18.1
Displacement / length
155.9
Comfort ratio
21.0
Capsize screening
1.94
Hull speed
7.3 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1097
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1997
Builder
Northshore Yachts

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