Class CHeavy displacementCruiser/Racer

Comfort 34

Sweden Yachts · Kenneth Albinsson · 1976

Updated

Measured under the previous VPP (2021–2024)

The Comfort 34 is a 10.18 m heavy displacement racing yacht designed by Kenneth Albinsson and built by Sweden Yachts, first launched in 1976. It races in Class C.

Comfort 34 - Kenneth Albinsson - Sweden YachtsP 12.10 mLOA 10.18 m

Length

10.18 m

33′ 5″

Beam

3.48 m

Draft

1.79 m

Displacement

5.8 t

Sail area

60 m²

No boat of this design has been measured under the current VPP. The figures below come from measurement records issued between 2021 and 2024, on the earlier scale, so this design carries no Race Edge.

On the podium

Where a Comfort 34 finishes when she goes racing.

Not enough data yet to show how this design finishes. It has not been found in the race results we have collected so far.

Recent regattas

The latest events where a Comfort 34 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.

No regattas found yet.

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Round the buoys, or offshore

A short windward-leeward and a night at sea ask different things of a boat. Here is how this one does in each.

Round the buoys

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Not enough data yet: no races of 10 NM or less carry a published distance.

Offshore & coastal

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Not enough data yet: no races over 10 NM carry a published distance.

Who she races against

The designs a Comfort 34 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.

Not enough data yet to say who this design races against. No result we have collected puts it on the water beside another design we track.

Speed at every angle

The shape of this design's speed, drawn from the measured fleet. Pick a wind and watch it stretch.

3630°60°90°120°150°WIND

Speed in knots at 20 knots of true wind. Green marks the angles that pay: the closest useful beat and the deepest run worth sailing.

How fast is a Comfort 34

Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.

Angle6 kn10 kn14 kn20 kn
Beat VMG3.694.454.67—
52°5.506.386.63—
60°5.756.546.81—
75°5.956.697.02—
90°5.936.797.10—
110°6.106.967.47—
120°5.986.947.51—
135°5.516.757.36—
150°4.886.387.05—
Run VMG4.235.646.61—

How they are set up

The range each sail spans across the fleet.

Mainsail23 m² – 26 m²
Headsail34 m² – 37 m²
Spinnaker81 m² – 82 m²

Nearly all carry a folding propeller. Crew weight is declared around 530 kg.

Rigging

Comfort 34 rig and sail dimensions

A Comfort 34 carries 12.10 m of mainsail hoist on a 3.37 m boom, a forestay 13.45 m above the deck. Typical figures across the 2 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.

Rig

Mainsail hoistP12.10 m12.00 – 12.20
Boom lengthE3.37 m3.33 – 3.40
Forestay heightIG13.45 m13.45 – 13.45
Fore triangle baseJ4.11 m4.09 – 4.12
Spinnaker hoistISP13.50 m13.45 – 13.55
Boom above deckBAS1.21 m1.21 – 1.21

Sails

Mainsail24.3 m²22.5 – 26.2
Headsail35.5 m²33.9 – 37.1
Spinnaker81.4 m²80.9 – 81.9