BoatsSea Sprite 34

Sea Sprite 34

Fractional Sloop · Long Keel · First built 1980

A 10.3-metre fractional sloop with a long keel, also marketed as the Luders 34

Designed by A. E. Luders & Alfred E. Luders, built by C. E. Ryder.

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 33 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 33
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.76
LightHeavy

413 — very heavy for her waterline, a serious load-carrying cruiser.

Displacement / length 413
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 15.5
TenderStiff

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

Ballast 39%

A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
39.1%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.5
Displacement / length
413.4
Comfort ratio
33.1
Capsize screening
1.76
Hull speed
6.6 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
879
Hull
Hull type
Long Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 1980
Units built
45
Designer
A. E. Luders, Alfred E. Luders
Builder
C. E. Ryder

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