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Vancouver 34 Classic

Cutter · Long Keel · 1991–2005

A Robert B. Harris-designed cutter featuring a long keel and a balanced hull form refined with lead ballast for stability

Designed by Robert B. Harris, built by Northshore Yachts Ltd.

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 32 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 32
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.75
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 301
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 16.6
TenderStiff

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

Ballast 43%

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
42.9%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.6
Displacement / length
300.5
Comfort ratio
32.0
Capsize screening
1.75
Hull speed
7.0 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1032
Hull
Hull type
Long Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Cast Iron
Production
Years built
1991–2005
Units built
122
Designer
Robert B. Harris
Builder
Northshore Yachts Ltd

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