T 34
T-Yachts · Marco Lostuzzi · 2010
Updated
The T 34 is a 9.98 m semi-displacement racing yacht designed by Marco Lostuzzi and built by T-Yachts, first launched in 2010. It races in Class C.
Length
9.98 m
32′ 9″
Beam
3.28 m
Draft
2.27 m
Displacement
4.4 t
Sail area
65 m²
On the podium
Where a T 34 finishes when she goes racing.
On the podium
2%
of 59 starts by 6 boats
Wins
0%
Read from 59 starts by 6 boats between 2018 and 2026, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a T 34 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
Campionato Invernale Marina di Loano2026
Oslofjorden Rundt2026- Campionato Italiano ORC - Triestina della Vela2025
- 151 Miglia - Trofeo Cetilar2025
- Campionato Invernale West Liguria2024
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
3%
of these races end on the podium
Offshore & coastal
0%
of these races end on the podium
Level across both. Plenty of designs fall away once the course gets long — a light hull that thrives round the cans can struggle through a night at sea. This one does not.
Who she races against
The designs a T 34 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Also met, too few times for a figure:
Waarschip 36 (7 meetings), Melges 32 (7 meetings)
Some of the boats it races against
How the T 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
5.17
38°
Beam reach
8.38
90°
Broad reach
9.66
135°
Downwind VMG
8.08
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.
There is no obvious weak spot here. It rewards preparation and crew work more than it rewards picking the right day.
Where it gains
Its best ground is off the wind when it blows, where it outruns what it looks like on paper, and by a margin worth having. It holds that advantage running deep 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 T 34
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 3.54 | 4.75 | 5.08 | 5.17 |
| 52° | 5.39 | 6.82 | 7.14 | 7.28 |
| 60° | 5.68 | 7.01 | 7.34 | 7.50 |
| 75° | 5.91 | 7.18 | 7.64 | 7.94 |
| 90° | 5.96 | 7.34 | 7.86 | 8.38 |
| 110° | 5.79 | 7.44 | 8.24 | 9.01 |
| 120° | 5.58 | 7.33 | 8.27 | 9.55 |
| 135° | 5.00 | 6.98 | 7.96 | 9.66 |
| 150° | 4.21 | 6.32 | 7.51 | 8.95 |
| Run VMG | 3.65 | 5.48 | 6.82 | 8.08 |
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 520 kg.
Rigging
T 34 rig and sail dimensions
A T 34 carries 13.03 m of mainsail hoist on a 4.70 m boom, a forestay 13.41 m above the deck and a 4.55 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 — 66 to 104 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.