Peterson 34
ISLAND YACHTS · Doug Peterson · 1991
Updated
Measured under the previous VPP (2021–2024)
The Peterson 34 is a 10.28 m heavy displacement racing yacht designed by Doug Peterson and built by ISLAND YACHTS, first launched in 1991. It races in Class C.
Length
10.28 m
33′ 9″
Beam
3.43 m
Draft
1.74 m
Displacement
5.2 t
Sail area
61 m²
On the podium
Where a Peterson 34 finishes when she goes racing.
0
Wins
0
Seconds
0
Thirds
4
Starts
Not enough races yet for a percentage — these are the counts so far. We keep collecting results, so this will fill in.
Read from 4 starts by 1 boat between 2023 and 2024, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Peterson 34 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
Shorthanded Regatta2024- Shorthanded Regatta2023
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
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Not enough data yet: 4 races over 10 NM carry a published distance.
Who she races against
The designs a Peterson 34 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Met too few times for a figure:
First 29 (4 meetings), Grand Soleil 42 (Carkeek) (4 meetings), Salona 40 (4 meetings), Sun Fast 32 (4 meetings), Apollo 12 (4 meetings), Mat 122 (4 meetings), Hanse 348 (4 meetings), Bavaria Cruiser 45 (4 meetings), First Class Challenge (2 meetings), 1d35 (2 meetings), Bavaria Match 35 (2 meetings), Nicholson 345 (2 meetings), X-41 (2 meetings), Bavaria Cruiser 51 (2 meetings), Sun Odyssey 40 (2 meetings), Oceanis 45 (Finot-Conq) (2 meetings)
Speed at every angle
The shape of this design's speed, drawn from the measured fleet. Pick a wind and watch it stretch.
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 Peterson 34
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 3.67 | 4.50 | 4.80 | — |
| 52° | 5.55 | 6.46 | 6.74 | — |
| 60° | 5.81 | 6.63 | 6.92 | — |
| 75° | 5.99 | 6.78 | 7.13 | — |
| 90° | 6.06 | 6.89 | 7.26 | — |
| 110° | 6.21 | 7.09 | 7.58 | — |
| 120° | 6.07 | 7.05 | 7.71 | — |
| 135° | 5.62 | 6.84 | 7.54 | — |
| 150° | 4.90 | 6.46 | 7.19 | — |
| Run VMG | 4.25 | 5.70 | 6.71 | — |
How they are set up
The range each sail spans across the fleet.
Roughly half carry a folding propeller. Crew weight is declared around 560 kg.
Rigging
Peterson 34 rig and sail dimensions
A Peterson 34 carries 11.93 m of mainsail hoist on a 3.53 m boom, a forestay 13.76 m above the deck and a 4.46 m bowsprit. 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 — 70 to 90 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.