The Columbia 34 is an American sailboat that was designed by Wirth Munroe and Richard Valdez as a cruiser and first built in 1966.[1][2]

Columbia 34
Development
DesignerWirth Munroe and Richard Valdez
LocationUnited States
Year1966
Builder(s)Columbia Yachts
NameColumbia 34
Boat
Displacement10,500 lb (4,763 kg)
Draft8.00 ft (2.44 m) with centerboard down
Hull
TypeMonohull
ConstructionFiberglass
LOA34 ft (10 m)
LWL23.58 ft (7.19 m)
Beam9.92 ft (3.02 m)
Engine typeUniversal Atomic 4 gasoline engine
Hull appendages
Keel/board typelong keel with centerboard
Ballast4,200 lb (1,905 kg)
Rudder(s)internally-mounted spade-type rudder
Rig
Rig typeBermuda rig
I foretriangle height36.80 ft (11.22 m)
J foretriangle base12.30 ft (3.75 m)
P mainsail luff32.00 ft (9.75 m)
E mainsail foot15.00 ft (4.57 m)
Sails
SailplanMasthead sloop
Mainsail area240.00 sq ft (22.297 m2)
Jib/genoa area226.32 sq ft (21.026 m2)
Total sail area466.32 sq ft (43.323 m2)

The Columbia 34 is a development of the Columbia 33 Caribbean, using a deck adapted from the Columbia 40.[1][3]

The Columbia 34 was replaced in the company product line in 1970, by the unrelated William H. Tripp Jr. designed Columbia 34 Mark II.[1][4]

Production

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The design was built by Columbia Yachts in the United States, but it is now out of production. Some of the boats were sold as kits for owner completion.[1][5]

Design

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Dick Valdes described how the Columbia 34 design came about, in a talk given at the Long Beach Rendezvous on 23 February 2002. He said, "The C-33 was a fast and comfortable boat from Wirth Monroe who had designed and raced Commanche in the SORC. The boat was a direct descendent of Commanche but Wirth didn't have an eye for looks and we all called the C-33 the "Guanno" boat cause it looked like ----.! (Mike, a C-33 owner notes: they still had the nerve to market it as a "flagship" in the brochures). So after about fifty boats we decided to see if we could make a change. So we took a C-40 deck we had laying around and set it on a C-33 and it pretty much fit, and looked much better, so we took a saw and trimmed off all the overhangs and that's how the C-34 was born."[3]

The Columbia 34 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a spooned raked stem, a raised counter, transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed stub long keel, with a centerboard. It displaces 10,500 lb (4,763 kg) and carries 4,200 lb (1,905 kg) of ballast.[1]

The boat has a draft of 8.00 ft (2.44 m) with the centreboard extended and 3.50 ft (1.07 m) with it retracted. The boat is fitted with a Universal Atomic 4 gasoline engine for docking and maneuvering.[1]

The galley is located on the port side at the bottom of the companionway steps and features a two-burner stove. The head has a privacy door and is located forward, just aft of the bow "V"-berth and opposite the hanging locker. Additional sleeping accommodation includes the main cabin dinette table, which can be converted into a double berth, a single berth on the starboard side and an aft port side quarter berth. The raised stern counter configuration precludes an aft stateroom.[1]

See also

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Related development

Similar sailboats

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g McArthur, Bruce (2019). "Columbia 34 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 25 November 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  2. ^ McArthur, Bruce (2019). "Wirth Munroe 1902-1968". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 17 August 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  3. ^ a b Columbia Yacht Owners Association. "Columbia 34 Specifications". columbia-yachts.com. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  4. ^ McArthur, Bruce (2019). "Columbia 34 Mark II sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 2 October 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  5. ^ McArthur, Bruce (2019). "Columbia Yachts". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 11 November 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2019.