BoatsVancouver 34 Pilot

Vancouver 34 Pilot

Cutter · Long Keel · 1994–2005

A Robert B. Harris-designed cutter featuring a deck saloon for protected cruising on a stable, long-keeled hull

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

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

See her sail

The Vancouver 34 Pilot, on the water

The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.

Footage from Golden Globe Race Official

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.

What the fleet has seen

The Vancouver 34 Pilot, as the fleet has seen it

Derived from the videos the fleet has analysed of this model. ▶ marks open the moment aboard.

The Vancouver 34 PILOT is a 10.4-meter cutter-rigged sailboat with a long keel, designed by Robert B. Harris and built by Northshore Yachts Ltd. between 1994 and 2005. It is a deck saloon variant of the Vancouver 34 Classic, displacing 6350 kg with a 1.4-meter draft and a 3.2-meter beam. Its sail plan includes a 22.57 m² mainsail, a 22.67 m² yankee, and a 9.57 m² staysail, with an optional 40.41 m² genoa. The model is frequently chosen for demanding offshore races, including the Golden Globe Race (GGR), a solo, non-stop circumnavigation.4:41 Aboard his Vancouver 34, painted high-visibility fire orange, GGR entrant Guido Cantini prepares for the race by focusing on daily objectives, acknowledging the Southern Ocean as a primary challenge.32:28 The Vancouver 34 PILOT is among the production and custom designs, such as the Rustler 36 and Endurance 35, that participate in GGR shakedown races like the Citroën Challenge Prologue, where crews test systems and sail trim.0:07

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen 2 times across one channel of the fleet.

Basemap © Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

On the water

The Vancouver 34 Pilot on video

The record

Full specifications

The complete reference set — tap any figure to switch between metric and imperial.

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
Production
Years built
1994–2005
Units built
22
Designer
Robert B. Harris
Builder
Northshore Yachts Ltd

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The family

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