M34

Sailboat specifications

The M34 is a 33’11” (10.34m) one design sailboat designed by Joubert Nivelt Design (France). She was built between 2010 and 2013 by Archambault (France).

M34's main features

Model: M34
Hull type: Monohull
Category: One design sailboat
Sailboat builder: Archambault
Sailboat designer: Joubert Nivelt Design
Sailboat collection: Tour de France à la Voile
Country: France
Construction: Fiberglass reinforced epoxy:
Sandwich Core-Cell fiberglass epoxy
First built hull: 2010
Last built hull: 2013
Appendages: Lifting keel : fin with bulb, lifting
Helm: Single tiller
Rudder: Single spade rudder
Unsinkable: No
Trailerable: No
EC design category iThe CE design category indicates the ability to cope with certain weather conditions (the sailboat is designed for these conditions) A: Wind < force 9, Waves < 10m B: Wind < force 8, Waves < 8m C: Wind < force 6, Waves < 4m D: Wind < force 4, Waves < 0,5m: A
Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only): N/A €

M34's main dimensions

Hull length: 33’ 11”10.34 m
Waterline length: 33’ 1”10.08 m
Beam (width): 9’ 10”2.98 m
Draft: 8’ 2”2.5 m
Draft when appendages up: 5’ 11”1.8 m
Light displacement (M_LC): 5952 lb2700 kg
Ballast weight: 2315 lb1050 kg
Ballast type: Carbon fiber fin with lead bulb

M34's rig and sails

Upwind sail area: 764 ft²71 m²
Downwind sail area: 1851 ft²172 m²
Mainsail area: 452 ft²42 m²
Genoa area: 312 ft²29 m²
Asymmetric spinnaker area: 1399 ft²130 m²
I iFore triangle height (from mast foot to fore stay top attachment): 43’ 4”13.2 m
J iFore triangle base (from mast foot to bottom of forestay): 13’ 2”4.03 m
P iMainsail hoist measurement (from tack to head): 45’ 5”13.85 m
E iMainsail foot measurement (from tack to clew): 15’ 8”4.8 m
Rigging type: Sloop Marconi 7/8
Mast configuration: Keel stepped mast
Rotating spars: No
Number of levels of spreaders: 2
Spreaders angle: 20 °
Spars construction: Carbon fiber mast and aluminum boom

M34's performances

Crew: 5-9 (624kg max)
HN (French rating) iHN or "Handicap Nationale" is an empirical rating system used in France allowing various monohulls, of different sizes and designs, to race each other fairly. It is particularly suitable for cruiser and cruiser-racer. Therefore, by comparing these values, we can have an indication of the relative speed of 2 boats.: 32.0
Upwind sail area to displacement iThe ratio sail area to displacement is obtained by dividing the sail area by the boat's displaced volume to the power two-thirds. The ratio sail area to displacement can be used to compare the relative sail plan of different sailboats no matter what their size. Upwind: under 18 the ratio indicates a cruise oriented sailboat with limited performances especially in light wind, while over 25 it indicates a fast sailboat.: 394 ft²/T36.62 m²/T
Downwind sail area to displacement iThe ratio sail area to displacement is obtained by dividing the sail area by the boat's displaced volume to the power two-thirds. The ratio sail area to displacement can be used to compare the relative sail plan of different sailboats no matter what their size.: 955 ft²/T88.71 m²/T
Displacement-length ratio (DLR) iThe Displacement Length Ratio (DLR) is a figure that points out the boat's weight compared to its waterline length. The DLR is obtained by dividing the boat's displacement in tons by the cube of one one-hundredth of the waterline length (in feet). The DLR can be used to compare the relative mass of different sailboats no matter what their length: a DLR less than 180 is indicative of a really light sailboat (race boat made for planning), while a DLR greater than 300 is indicative of a heavy cruising sailboat.: 75
Ballast ratio iThe Ballast ratio is an indicator of stability; it is obtained by dividing the boat's displacement by the mass of the ballast. Since the stability depends also of the hull shapes and the position of the center of gravity, only the boats with similar ballast arrangements and hull shapes should be compared. The higher the ballast ratio is, the greater is the stability.: 39 %
Critical hull speed iAs a ship moves in the water, it creates standing waves that oppose its movement. This effect increases dramatically the resistance when the boat reaches a speed-length ratio (speed-length ratio is the ratio between the speed in knots and the square root of the waterline length in feet) of about 1.2 (corresponding to a Froude Number of 0.35) . This very sharp rise in resistance, between speed-length ratio of 1.2 to 1.5, is insurmountable for heavy sailboats and so becomes an apparent barrier. This leads to the concept of "hull speed". The hull speed is obtained by multiplying the square root of the waterline length (in feet) by 1.34.: 7.71 knots