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Evasion 34 Keel and centerboard

Sailboat specifications

The Evasion 34 is a 33’11” (10.34m) motorsailer designed by André Bénéteau (France). She was built between 1980 and 1984 by Bénéteau (France) with 180 hulls completed. The Keel and centerboard version features a centerboard inside of a short fin-keel allowing shoal draft while maintaining upwind capabilities.

The Evasion 34 is as well listed, on Boat-Specs.com, in Fin keel and Ketch version (see all the versions compared).

Evasion 34's main features

Model
Evasion 34
Version
Keel and centerboard
Hull type
Monohull
Category
Offshore motorsailer
Sailboat builder
Sailboat designer
Sailboat range
Country
France
Construction
GRP (glass reinforced polyester):
- Hull: Single skin fiberglass polyester
- Deck: Sandwich balsa fiberglass polyester
Number of hulls built
180
First built hull
1980
Last built hull
1984
Appendages
Centerboard : pivoting centerboard in the keel
Helm
Twin helm wheels
Rudder
Single rudder on skeg
Unsinkable
No
Trailerable
No
Former French navigation category
1
Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only)
N/A

Evasion 34's main dimensions

Overall length
35’ 10”10.9 m
Hull length
33’ 11”10.34 m
Waterline length
28’ 11”8.8 m
Beam (width)
11’ 5”3.48 m
Draft
7’ 1”2.15 m
Draft when appendages up
3’ 11”1.2 m
Light displacement (MLC)
12125 lb5500 kg
Ballast weight
4850 lb2200 kg
Ballast type
Cast iron exterior ballast with steel centerboard

Evasion 34's rig and sails

Upwind sail area
664 ft²61.7 m²
Downwind sail area
1206 ft²112 m²
Mainsail area
237 ft²22 m²
Genoa area
427 ft²39.7 m²
Jib area
241 ft²22.4 m²
Stormjib area
65 ft²6 m²
Symmetric spinnaker area
969 ft²90 m²
Rigging type
Sloop Marconi masthead
Mast configuration
Deck stepped mast
Rotating spars
No
Number of levels of spreaders
1
Spreaders angle
0 °
Spars construction
Aluminum spars
Standing rigging
1x19 strand wire continuous

Evasion 34's performances

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.
213 ft²/T19.8 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.
387 ft²/T35.95 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.
229
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.
40 %
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.
7.20 knots

Evasion 34's auxiliary engine

Engine(s)
1 inboard engine
Engine(s) power (min./max.)
30 HP / 50 HP
Fuel type
Diesel
Fuel tank capacity
52.8 gal200 liters

Evasion 34's accommodations and layout

Cockpit
Closed aft cockpit
Cabin(s)
3
Berth(s) (min./max.)
6 / 8
Head(s)
1
Freshwater tank capacity
79.3 gal300 liters
Fridge/ice-box capacity
19.8 gal75 liters
Maximum headroom
5’ 11”1.8 m
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