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Swarbrick Brothers S&s 34

Masthead Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · First built 1968

A Sparkman & Stephens design #1959 masthead sloop, built by Swarbricks as a stiff, seaworthy cruiser with a skeg-hung rudder

Designed by Sparkman & Stephens.

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

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 34 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 34
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.72
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 398
EasygoingPowered-up

12.5 — modest power for her weight; easygoing rather than lively, and happier with a breeze.

Sail area / displacement 12.5
TenderStiff

42% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 42%

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

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
42.0%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
12.5
Displacement / length
397.6
Comfort ratio
34.3
Capsize screening
1.72
Hull speed
6.6 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
880
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1968
Designer
Sparkman, Stephens
Builder
Swarbrick Brothers

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