UFO 34
Derben Marine · UFO 34 · 2004
Updated
Measured under the previous VPP (2021–2024)
The UFO 34 is a 9.97 m displacement racing yacht designed by UFO 34 and built by Derben Marine, first launched in 2004. It races in Class C.
Length
9.97 m
32′ 9″
Beam
3.33 m
Draft
2.04 m
Displacement
3.9 t
Sail area
58 m²
On the podium
Where a UFO 34 finishes when she goes racing.
0
Wins
0
Seconds
0
Thirds
1
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 1 start by 1 boat between 2019, counting races with six boats or more.
Recent regattas
The latest events where a UFO 34 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.
50 Mijl Doublehanded2019
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: no races over 10 NM carry a published distance.
Who she races against
The designs a UFO 34 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.
Met too few times for a figure:
X-312 (1 meeting), Pogo 850 (1 meeting), Waarschip 101 (1 meeting), X-362 (1 meeting), Stadt 34 (1 meeting), First 31.7 (1 meeting), Spirit 32 (1 meeting), Winner 950 (2 meetings), Varianta 37 (1 meeting), X-34 (1 meeting), Dehler 34 (Judel/Vrolijk) (1 meeting), Comfortina 38 (1 meeting), Dehler 31 (1 meeting), Brise De Mer 34 (1 meeting), J/92 (2 meetings), F & F 95 (1 meeting), X-372 (1 meeting), Seascape 24 (1 meeting), X-99 (1 meeting)
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 UFO 34
Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.
| Angle | 6 kn | 10 kn | 14 kn | 20 kn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat VMG | 3.90 | 4.72 | 4.93 | — |
| 52° | 5.78 | 6.64 | 6.85 | — |
| 60° | 6.03 | 6.79 | 7.05 | — |
| 75° | 6.19 | 6.94 | 7.35 | — |
| 90° | 6.29 | 7.02 | 7.49 | — |
| 110° | 6.46 | 7.36 | 7.92 | — |
| 120° | 6.37 | 7.39 | 8.14 | — |
| 135° | 5.93 | 7.14 | 8.08 | — |
| 150° | 5.14 | 6.70 | 7.53 | — |
| Run VMG | 4.46 | 5.93 | 6.91 | — |
How they are set up
The range each sail spans across the fleet.
Nearly all carry a folding propeller. Crew weight is declared around 560 kg.
Rigging
UFO 34 rig and sail dimensions
A UFO 34 carries 12.09 m of mainsail hoist on a 3.65 m boom, a forestay 12.29 m above the deck. Typical figures across the 2 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.
Rig
Sails