Class CHeavy displacementCruiser/Racer

Van Der Stadt 34

Henry Vink · E.G. van de Stadt · 1989

Updated

Measured under the previous VPP (2021–2024)

The Van Der Stadt 34 is a 10.37 m heavy displacement racing yacht designed by E.G. van de Stadt and built by Henry Vink, first launched in 1989. It races in Class C.

Van Der Stadt 34 - E.G. van de Stadt - Henry VinkP 11.03 mLOA 10.37 m

Length

10.37 m

34′ 0″

Beam

3.25 m

Draft

1.80 m

Displacement

5.3 t

Sail area

61 m²

No boat of this design has been measured under the current VPP. The figures below come from measurement records issued between 2021 and 2024, on the earlier scale, so this design carries no Race Edge.

On the podium

Where a Van Der Stadt 34 finishes when she goes racing.

Not enough data yet to show how this design finishes. It has not been found in the race results we have collected so far.

Recent regattas

The latest events where a Van Der Stadt 34 was on the start line, named as the organisers publish them.

No regattas found yet.

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Round 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 Van Der Stadt 34 actually lines up with, most often first. The bar shows how those meetings ended.

Not enough data yet to say who this design races against. No result we have collected puts it on the water beside another design we track.

Speed at every angle

The shape of this design's speed, drawn from the measured fleet. Pick a wind and watch it stretch.

3630°60°90°120°150°WIND

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 Van Der Stadt 34

Boat speed in knots, by true wind angle and wind strength.

Angle6 kn10 kn14 kn20 kn
Beat VMG3.594.424.70—
52°5.426.376.66—
60°5.676.546.83—
75°5.846.697.04—
90°5.816.797.11—
110°5.946.947.45—
120°5.786.897.45—
135°5.296.667.29—
150°4.666.227.00—
Run VMG4.045.476.54—

How they are set up

The range each sail spans across the fleet.

Mainsail24 m² – 26 m²
Headsail33 m² – 39 m²
Spinnaker68 m² – 72 m²

Most run a fixed propeller. Crew weight is declared around 520 kg.

Rigging

Van Der Stadt 34 rig and sail dimensions

A Van Der Stadt 34 carries 11.82 m of mainsail hoist on a 4.11 m boom, a forestay 12.66 m above the deck. Typical figures across the 2 boats measured under the current VPP, with the range each one spans.

Rig

Mainsail hoistP11.82 m11.03 – 12.62
Boom lengthE4.11 m3.70 – 4.52
Forestay heightIG12.66 m12.55 – 12.77
Fore triangle baseJ4.00 m3.80 – 4.19
Spinnaker hoistISP13.05 m12.99 – 13.10
Boom above deckBAS1.68 m1.67 – 1.70

Sails

Mainsail25.2 m²24.0 – 26.4
Headsail35.9 m²32.7 – 39.1
Spinnaker70.0 m²67.8 – 72.1