Grand Soleil 34 (Finot)
Cantiere del Pardo · Jean-Marie Finot · 1974
Updated
The Grand Soleil 34 (Finot) is a 10.11 m heavy displacement racing yacht designed by Jean-Marie Finot and built by Cantiere del Pardo, first launched in 1974. It races in Class C.
Length
10.11 m
33′ 2″
Beam
3.48 m
Draft
1.79 m
Displacement
4.6 t
Sail area
56 m²
On the podium
Where a Grand Soleil 34 (Finot) finishes when she goes racing.
On the podium
25%
of 48 starts by 3 boats
Wins
4%
Read from 48 starts by 3 boats between 2018 and 2026, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Grand Soleil 34 (Finot) was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
Αγώνας Ανοικτής Θαλάσσης ΄262026- "Μακης Πανταζης" - Αγκιστρι2026
- "Αιγινα2026
- "Κυπελλο Δεη 2025"2025
- 8ο Κυπελλο Καλλιθεας2025
Raced one we are missing?
Report a regattaRound 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
26%
of these races end on the podium
Who she races against
The designs a Grand Soleil 34 (Finot) actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Some of the boats it races against
How the Grand Soleil 34 (Finot) has fared against each of them, boat against boat on corrected time. Ordered by how often the two meet, not by who wins.
Speed at every angle
The shape of this design's speed, drawn from the measured fleet. Pick a wind and watch it stretch.
Upwind VMG
4.62
40°
Beam reach
7.39
90°
Broad reach
8.08
135°
Downwind VMG
7.14
170°
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.
Where it wins and where it pays
Every boat is judged against its own measurements — length, weight, sail area. The quicker those say it should be, the more it has to deliver just to break even. Going fast is not enough: it has to go faster than its own numbers promised.
It does most things without giving much away. It rewards preparation and crew work more than it rewards picking the right day.
Where it gains
Its best ground is off the wind in a working breeze, where it goes better than its measurements say it should. It holds that advantage upwind as well, so the gain is not down to one leg of the course.
Where it pays
It falls short cracked off in a strong breeze, giving away time it never gets back. That is weight that has to be driven rather than released.
Above the line it delivers more than promised and gains on the fleet. Below, it falls short. Move the wind: plenty of boats sit on one side in the light and the other when it blows.
Full width is 0.4 kn either way.
At 10 knots this design makes back more than its rating asks on the downwind.
How fast is a Grand Soleil 34 (Finot)
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 3.00 | 4.04 | 4.49 | 4.62 |
| 52° | 4.59 | 5.94 | 6.43 | 6.64 |
| 60° | 4.83 | 6.14 | 6.61 | 6.85 |
| 75° | 4.99 | 6.31 | 6.82 | 7.18 |
| 90° | 4.94 | 6.43 | 6.91 | 7.39 |
| 110° | 5.02 | 6.57 | 7.21 | 7.79 |
| 120° | 4.86 | 6.50 | 7.22 | 8.09 |
| 135° | 4.36 | 6.21 | 7.04 | 8.08 |
| 150° | 3.76 | 5.64 | 6.73 | 7.67 |
| Run VMG | 3.25 | 4.92 | 6.13 | 7.14 |
How they are set up
The range each sail spans across the fleet.
Roughly half carry a folding propeller. Crew weight is declared around 400 kg.
Rigging
Grand Soleil 34 (Finot) rig and sail dimensions
A Grand Soleil 34 (Finot) carries 11.80 m of mainsail hoist on a 3.16 m boom, a forestay 13.28 m above the deck. Typical figures across the 4 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails
The spinnaker spreads widest of all — 69 to 82 m² depending on bowsprit and set-up. Before ordering a sail, read the figure on your own measurement record rather than the typical one for the design.
Other designs under the same name
The name has been carried by more than one design. They are different boats.