 A UFO 34 built in West Australia | |
| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Holman & Pye |
| Year | 1973 |
| Name | UFO 34[1] |
| Boat | |
| Crew | 1 to 6 |
| Draft | 1.86 metres (6 ft 1 in) |
| Hull | |
| Type | Monohull keelboat |
| Construction | Fibreglass |
| LOA | 10.54 metres (34.6 ft) |
| LWL | 8.56 metres (28.1 ft) |
| Beam | 3.35 metres (11.0 ft) |
| Rig | |
| Sails | |
| Total sail area | 47.47 metres (155.7 ft) |
UFO 34 is a cruising and racing fibreglass monohull sailboat class. It is a sloop based on a design by Holman and Pye.[2] The design features a spade rudder and a Bermuda rig with a large, overlapping headsail. Over 150 UFO 34s have been built both in the United Kingdom and Australia.[1]
The UFO 34 is a seaworthy yacht for offshore voyages, including extreme weather conditions, which also performs well in yacht racing. UFO 34 yachts competed both in the disastrous 1979 Fastnet and 1998 Sydney to Hobart yacht races, where lives and yachts were lost in the extreme conditions.[3][4] UFO 34s performed effectively in both races, winning class IV in the Fastnet race and retiring without incident in the Sydney to Hobart.[5][6]
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
Sailboat_Datawas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Previous Models: UFO". Oyster Yachts. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ Forbes, Laing & Myatt 1979.
- ^ Bruce 2004, p. 31.
- ^ "The 2015 Awards - The OCC Port Office Medal" (PDF). Ocean Cruising Club. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
- ^ Abernethy 2000, Vol 9A - Yachts Without Incidents, Record of Interview - Dolphin, Michael J, Owner Not Negotiable, 18 April 1999.