The
Hallberg-Rassy 34 is a 33’8” (10.28m) cruising sailboat designed by
Frers Naval Architecture & Engineering (Argentina). She was built between 1990 and 2005 by
Hallberg-Rassy (Sweden) with 484 hulls completed.
The
Hallberg-Rassy 34 is as well listed, on Boat-Specs.com, in
Shoal draft version (
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Hallberg-Rassy 34's main features
Model
Hallberg-Rassy 34
Version
Standard
Hull type
Monohull
Category
Offshore cruising sailboat
Sailboat builder
Sailboat designer
Country
Sweden
Construction
GRP (glass reinforced polyester):
Single skin bottom, sandwich sides and deck: Divinicell fiberglass polyester
Number of hulls built
484
First built hull
1990
Last built hull
2005
Appendages
Keel : L-shaped keel (with bulb)
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 < 0,5mA
Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only)
Hallberg-Rassy 34's main dimensions
Hull length
33’ 8”10.28 m
Waterline length
28’ 6”8.69 m
Beam (width)
11’ 2”3.42 m
Draft
6’ 1”1.85 m
Mast height from DWL
50’ 11”15.5 m
Light displacement (MLC)
11684 lb5300 kg
Ballast weight
4630 lb2100 kg
Ballast type
Lead on deep GRP bilge
Hallberg-Rassy 34's rig and sails
Upwind sail area
665 ft²61.8 m²
Downwind sail area
1246 ft²115.8 m²
Mainsail area
310 ft²28.8 m²
Genoa area
355 ft²33 m²
Symmetric spinnaker area
936 ft²87 m²
Rigging type
Sloop Marconi 9/10
Mast configuration
Deck stepped mast
Rotating spars
No
Number of levels of spreaders
2
Spreaders angle
0 °
Spars construction
Aluminum spars
Standing rigging
1x19 strand wire
Hallberg-Rassy 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.219 ft²/T20.33 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.410 ft²/T38.09 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 1.34.7.15 knots
Hallberg-Rassy 34's auxiliary engine
Engine(s)
1 inboard engine
Engine(s) power
29 HP
Fuel type
Diesel
Fuel tank capacity
40.9 gal155 liters
Hallberg-Rassy 34's accommodations and layout
Cockpit
Closed aft cockpit
Cabin(s)
2
Berth(s) (min./max.)
4 / 6
Head(s)
1
Freshwater tank capacity
67.4 gal255 liters
Hallberg-Rassy 34's saloon
Maximum headroom
6’ 1”1.86 m
Berth length
7’ 1”2.16 m
Hallberg-Rassy 34's fore cabin
Berth length
6’ 8”2.03 m
Berth width
6’ 8”2.04 m
Hallberg-Rassy 34's aft cabin
Berth length
7’2.13 m
Berth width
5’ 5”1.66 m
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