Development | |
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Designer | Joubert/Nivelt/Mercier |
Location | France |
Year | 2010 |
Builder(s) | Archambault Boats |
Role | One-design racer |
Name | M34 |
Boat | |
Displacement | 5,952 lb (2,700 kg) |
Draft | 8.16 ft (2.49 m) |
Hull | |
Type | monohull |
Construction | fibreglass |
LOA | 34.00 ft (10.36 m) |
LWL | 33.08 ft (10.08 m) |
Beam | 9.75 ft (2.97 m) |
Engine type | Volvo 20 hp (15 kW) diesel engine |
Hull appendages | |
Keel/board type | fin keel with weighted bulb |
Ballast | 2,315 lb (1,050 kg) |
Rudder(s) | internally-mounted spade-type rudder |
Rig | |
Rig type | Bermuda rig |
I foretriangle height | 43.33 ft (13.21 m) |
J foretriangle base | 13.20 ft (4.02 m) |
P mainsail luff | 45.40 ft (13.84 m) |
E mainsail foot | 15.70 ft (4.79 m) |
Sails | |
Sailplan | fractional rigged sloop |
Mainsail area | 452 sq ft (42.0 m2) |
Jib/genoa area | 312 sq ft (29.0 m2) |
Gennaker area | 1,399 sq ft (130.0 m2) |
Upwind sail area | 764 sq ft (71.0 m2) |
Downwind sail area | 1,851 sq ft (172.0 m2) |
The M34 is a French sailboat that was designed by Joubert/Nivelt/Mercier as a one-design racer and first built in 2010. The boat was used as the class for the Tour de France à la voile.[1][2][3][4]