Salona 34
AD Boats · J&J Design · 2008
Updated
The Salona 34 is a 9.93 m displacement racing yacht designed by J&J Design and built by AD Boats, first launched in 2008. It races in Class C. Across the measured fleet it goes better than its own numbers promise, ahead of 71% of the designs it races against. It is at its best in light air and struggles to hold that once it blows.
Goes better than its own measurements promise, and does it better than 71% of the boats it races against.
47th of 159 in its class.
This design has been found in real race results — 30 starts across 15 events — not only in measurement files.
Length
9.93 m
32′ 7″
Beam
3.27 m
Draft
2.13 m
Displacement
5.1 t
Sail area
63 m²
On the podium
Where a Salona 34 finishes when she goes racing.
On the podium
10%
of 30 starts by 7 boats
Wins
3%
Read from 30 starts by 7 boats between 2015 and 2026, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Salona 34 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
Skagen Offshore Race2026- Island Offshore - Race to the Arctic2026
- Bundefjorden Onsdagsseilaser2026
Kopun Kaksinpurjehdus2026- Björkholmen - Blekholmen2026
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: 6 races of 10 NM or less carry a published distance.
Offshore & coastal
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Not enough data yet: 5 races over 10 NM carry a published distance.
Who she races against
The designs a Salona 34 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Also met, too few times for a figure:
J/109 (7 meetings), IMX 38 (7 meetings), Bavaria Match 35 (7 meetings), Aphrodite 101 (7 meetings), Arcona 370 (7 meetings), Hanse 371 (7 meetings), Dufour 40 (6 meetings), Swan 42 (6 meetings), Dehler 38 (Judel/Vrolijk) (6 meetings), J/99 (6 meetings), Bonin 358 (6 meetings), Archambault 34 (6 meetings), Cobra 33 (6 meetings), Elan 310 (6 meetings), First 35 (Farr) (5 meetings)
Some of the boats it races against
How the Salona 34 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
5.05
38°
Beam reach
8.08
90°
Broad reach
9.00
135°
Downwind VMG
7.72
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 across the wind in light air, where it goes better than its measurements say it should. It holds that advantage off the wind as well, so the gain is not down to one leg of the course.
Where it pays
There is no condition where it falls away badly, which is worth something over a season of mixed weather.
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 beam reach.
How fast is a Salona 34
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 3.35 | 4.56 | 4.98 | 5.05 |
| 52° | 5.09 | 6.57 | 7.02 | 7.14 |
| 60° | 5.36 | 6.77 | 7.22 | 7.37 |
| 75° | 5.57 | 6.93 | 7.43 | 7.75 |
| 90° | 5.56 | 7.05 | 7.51 | 8.08 |
| 110° | 5.59 | 7.19 | 7.92 | 8.64 |
| 120° | 5.42 | 7.11 | 7.88 | 9.04 |
| 135° | 4.88 | 6.81 | 7.69 | 9.00 |
| 150° | 4.14 | 6.21 | 7.28 | 8.38 |
| Run VMG | 3.58 | 5.40 | 6.61 | 7.72 |
How they are set up
The range each sail spans across the fleet.
Nearly all carry a folding propeller. A bowsprit is standard across the fleet. Crew weight is declared around 550 kg.
Rigging
Salona 34 rig and sail dimensions
A Salona 34 carries 12.50 m of mainsail hoist on a 4.37 m boom, a forestay 13.70 m above the deck and a 4.41 m bowsprit. Typical figures across the 8 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails
The spinnaker spreads widest of all — 64 to 96 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.