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Colvic Craft Victor 34

Masthead Ketch · Long Keel · First built 1978

A John A. Bennett-designed masthead ketch with a long keel, sharing its hull design with the Canadian-built North Sea 34

Designed by John A. Bennett.

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 28 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 28
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.87
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 279
TenderStiff

44% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 44%

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

  • Draws more than ~95% of boats her size on file

Compared with 426 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
43.9%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Ketch
Ratios
Displacement / length
279.1
Comfort ratio
28.0
Capsize screening
1.87
Hull speed
7.0 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1081
Hull
Hull type
Long Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1978
Designer
John A. Bennett
Builder
Colvic Craft

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Wright Princess 3610.97 mSame hull family0.6 m longerA long-keeled masthead ketch available as a cutter, offering a stable 1.37-metre draft for versatile cruising
Vindo 5010.65 mSame hull family0.3 m longerA 10.65-metre masthead sloop with a 46% ballast ratio, engineered for a stiff, predictable motion in open water
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

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