Show 34
Barberis · Doug Peterson · 1978
Updated
The Show 34 is a 10.24 m heavy displacement racing yacht designed by Doug Peterson and built by Barberis, first launched in 1978. It races in Class C.
Length
10.24 m
33′ 7″
Beam
3.39 m
Draft
1.83 m
Displacement
5.3 t
Sail area
62 m²
On the podium
Where a Show 34 finishes when she goes racing.
0
Wins
2
Seconds
1
Thirds
7
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 7 starts by 2 boats between 2021 and 2026, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a Show 34 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
Regata Brindisi-Corfù2026- Regata Brindisi-Corfù2023
- Regata Brindisi-Corfù2021
Seanergya Regatta2021
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: 4 races of 10 NM or less carry a published distance.
Offshore & coastal
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Not enough data yet: 2 races over 10 NM carry a published distance.
Who she races against
The designs a Show 34 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Also met, too few times for a figure:
Grand Soleil 37 (Design) (5 meetings), Peterson 25 (4 meetings), Hanse 370 (4 meetings), Oceanis 40 (4 meetings), J/80 (4 meetings), Bavaria 36 (4 meetings), Grand Surprise (4 meetings), J/92 (4 meetings), Hanse 320 (4 meetings), Bavaria 42 (4 meetings), Dufour 360 (4 meetings), Oceanis 31 (4 meetings), Bavaria Cruiser 39 (3 meetings), X-412 (3 meetings), First 40.7 (5 meetings), Oceanis 393 (2 meetings), Comet 36 (2 meetings), Dehler 34 (Judel/Vrolijk) (2 meetings), Marchi 39 (2 meetings), Sun Odyssey 42 (Lombard) (2 meetings), First 31.7 (1 meeting), Oceanis 43 (1 meeting), Dufour 350 (1 meeting), Comet 33 (1 meeting), First 36.7 (1 meeting), Sun Odyssey 36 (1 meeting), X-35 (1 meeting), Comet 105 (1 meeting), Elan 410 (1 meeting), Sun Odyssey 54 (1 meeting), Solaris 36 (1 meeting), Grand Soleil 40 (Paperini) (1 meeting), Sun Odyssey 49 (2 meetings), Elan 40 (1 meeting), First 35 (Farr) (1 meeting), Bavaria 430 (1 meeting), Grand Soleil 341 (1 meeting), Dufour 40 (1 meeting), Salona 37 (1 meeting)
Some of the boats it races against
How the Show 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
4.63
39°
Beam reach
7.47
90°
Broad reach
8.15
135°
Downwind VMG
7.23
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 running deep in a working breeze, where it goes better than its measurements say it should. It holds that advantage on the beat 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 Show 34
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 3.16 | 4.21 | 4.58 | 4.63 |
| 52° | 4.82 | 6.13 | 6.54 | 6.63 |
| 60° | 5.08 | 6.33 | 6.71 | 6.83 |
| 75° | 5.25 | 6.50 | 6.91 | 7.17 |
| 90° | 5.16 | 6.51 | 7.00 | 7.47 |
| 110° | 5.09 | 6.67 | 7.25 | 7.79 |
| 120° | 4.93 | 6.61 | 7.29 | 8.09 |
| 135° | 4.49 | 6.33 | 7.14 | 8.15 |
| 150° | 3.84 | 5.78 | 6.83 | 7.79 |
| Run VMG | 3.33 | 5.03 | 6.23 | 7.23 |
How they are set up
The range each sail spans across the fleet.
Nearly all carry a folding propeller. Crew weight is declared around 460 kg.
Rigging
Show 34 rig and sail dimensions
A Show 34 carries 12.05 m of mainsail hoist on a 3.31 m boom, a forestay 13.34 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 — 74 to 84 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.