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Panda 34

Cutter · Long Keel · First built 1983

A heavy-displacement cutter with a long keel, designed by Gary Grant as a refined evolution of the BABA 35

Designed by Grant, Perry & Gary Grant, built by Tashing.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Long Keel

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 moderate beam gives 36 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 36
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.72
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 329
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 15.4
TenderStiff

34% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 34%

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

  • Draws more than ~83% of boats her size on file

Compared with 425 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
34.3%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.4
Displacement / length
328.7
Comfort ratio
35.6
Capsize screening
1.72
Hull speed
7.1 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1117
Hull
Hull type
Long Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1983
Designer
Grant, Perry, Gary Grant
Builder
Tashing, Ta Shing Yacht Building Ltd

Boats like this, on the water

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Comparable boats the fleet has on camera: same type, within a quarter of her length. Open the boat, or watch the video — a timestamp means she only appears in passing.

Morgan Yachts Out Island 3610.92 mSame hull family0.6 m longerA 1970s production cruiser featuring a 1.14-metre draft and a heavy ballast ratio for stability in shallow waters
Nauticat 3310.11 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterSiltala's inaugural production model, this long-keeled ketch offers a stable, high-comfort platform for extended cruising
Hans Christian 339.98 mSame hull family0.4 m shorterA heavy-displacement cutter with a long keel, designed by Harwood Ives for comfortable, steady offshore passage-making
Chris-Craft Sail Yacht 3510.67 mSame hull family0.3 m longerA long-keeled masthead sloop from the boards of Sparkman & Stephens, featuring a hull shared with the Caribbean 35
Rustler Yachts 3610.77 mSame hull family0.4 m longerA Holman and Pye designed masthead sloop featuring a heavy-displacement long keel hull built for offshore stability
Tashiba 3610.97 mSame hull family0.6 m longerA 1986 cutter with a 43% ballast ratio, engineered for heavy-displacement stability and offshore passage-ready motion

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