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Salona 34
19 January 2010 · 4 min · 23K views · Trieste
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The Salona 34 is a 10-metre (34-foot) cruiser-racer that qualifies as a "natante" under Italian regulations, keeping it in a lighter registration category.▶ 0:00 Deck and topsides use closed-cell PVC sandwich construction; the hull below the waterline is solid laminate, laid up by hand with tri-axial, bi-axial, and unidirectional fabrics following a computer-generated load map.▶ 1:17 A steel internal cage is bonded and tabbed to the hull.▶ 1:57 The cockpit seats six, has high coamings, and two large lockers for gear stowage.▶ 1:57 Minor ergonomic drawbacks noted: the gap between the two cockpit benches makes bracing difficult when heeled, the raised mainsheet traveller obstructs movement toward the stern, and the large steering wheel compounds that restriction.▶ 2:34 Sidedecks measure nearly 40 cm wide even at the shroud chainplates.▶ 3:07 The fractional 9/10ths rig carries a high-aspect sail plan and a high-overlap genoa.▶ 3:27 Sea trials ran in a typical Bora Triestina — 20 knots of north-east wind with gusts above 25.▶ 3:31 With full main and furled jib the boat held 40 degrees to the wind at 6.5 knots; tacking recovery was quick.▶ 3:53 Downwind under whites only, the hull reached 9 knots with the stern lifting clear of the water.▶ 3:53
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