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X-342 Mast head rigging

Sailboat specifications

The X-342 is a 33’6” (10.22m) cruiser-racer sailboat designed by Niels Jeppesen (Denmark). She was built between 1988 and 1994 by X-Yachts (Denmark) with 105 hulls completed. The Mast head rigging version is offered with a classic masthead Marconi sloop rig.

The X-342 is as well listed, on Boat-Specs.com, in Fractional rigging version (see all the versions compared).

X-342's main features

Model
X-342
Version
Mast head rigging
Hull type
Monohull
Category
Cruiser-racer sailboat
Sailboat builder
Sailboat designer
Country
Denmark
Construction
GRP (glass reinforced polyester):
Sandwich Divinicell fiberglass vinylester
Number of hulls built
105
First built hull
1988
Last built hull
1994
Appendages
Keel : fin without bulb
Helm
Single tiller (helm wheel in option)
Rudder
Single spade rudder
Unsinkable
No
Trailerable
No
Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only)
N/A

X-342's main dimensions

Overall length
34’ 11”10.65 m
Hull length
33’ 6”10.22 m
Waterline length
26’ 7”8.12 m
Beam (width)
10’ 10”3.28 m
Draft
6’ 1”1.85 m
Light displacement (MLC)
9259 lb4200 kg
Ballast weight
4299 lb1950 kg
Ballast type
Cast iron / lead fin

X-342's rig and sails

Upwind sail area
711 ft²66.06 m²
Downwind sail area
1267 ft²117.68 m²
Mainsail area
268 ft²24.91 m²
Genoa area
443 ft²41.15 m²
Solent area
295 ft²27.43 m²
Symmetric spinnaker area
999 ft²92.77 m²
Rigging type
Sloop Marconi masthead
Mast configuration
Keel stepped mast
Rotating spars
No
Number of levels of spreaders
2
Spreaders angle
0 °
Spars construction
Aluminum spars

X-342'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.
273 ft²/T25.38 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.
487 ft²/T45.21 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.
222
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.
46 %
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.
6.92 knots

X-342's auxiliary engine

Engine(s)
1 inboard engine
Engine(s) power
18 HP
Fuel type
Diesel

X-342's accommodations and layout

Cockpit
Closed aft cockpit
Cabin(s)
2
Berth(s) (min./max.)
4 / 6
Head(s)
1
Maximum headroom
6’ 1”1.87 m
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