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Review of Event 34


Basic specs.

sail specifications
The Event 34 is a sailboat designed by the maritime architect bureau Pas & Razinger in the early 2000. The Event 34 is built by Adria-Event.

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Hull
The hull is made of fibreglass. Generally, a hull made of fibreglass requires only a minimum of maintenance during the sailing season.

Rig
The boat equipped with a fractional rig. A fractional rig has smaller headsails which make tacking easier, which is an advantage for cruisers and racers, of course. The downside is that having the wind from behind often requires a genaker or a spinnaker for optimal speed.

Engine

The boat is typically equipped with an inboard Volvo Penta MD2030 diesel engine at 29.0 hp (21 kW), which gives a max speed about 6.4 knots.

The fuel tank has a capacity of 83.0 liters (21 US gallons, 18 imperial gallons).


Sailing characteristics

This section covers widely used rules of thumb to describe the sailing characteristics. Please note that even though the calculations are correct, the interpretation of the results might not be valid for extreme boats.

Stability and Safety

What is Capsize Screening Formula (CSF)?

The capsize screening value for Event 34 is 2.01, indicating that this boat would not be accepted to participate in ocean races.


Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed

What is Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed?

The theoretical maximal speed of a displacement boat of this length is 7.2 knots. The term "Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed" is widely used even though a boat can sail faster. The term shall be interpreted as above the theoretical speed a great additional power is necessary for a small gain in speed.


Immersion rate

The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for Event 34 is about 203 kg/cm, alternatively 1139 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 203 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 1139 lbs cargo on the boat it will sink 1 inch.


Sailing statistics

This section is statistical comparison with similar boats of the same category. The basis of the following statistical computations is our unique database with more than 26,000 different boat types and 350,000 data points.

Motion Comfort Ratio

What is Motion Comfort Ratio (MCR)?

The Motion Comfort Ratio for Event 34 is 22.8.

Low High 34% 0 50 100
Comparing this ratio with similar sailboats show that it is more comfortable than 34% of all similar sailboat designs. This comfort value is just below average.


L/B (Length Beam Ratio)

What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?

The l/b ratio for Event 34 is 3.00.

Slim Wide 69% 0 50 100
Compared with other similar sailboats it is more spacy than 69% of all other designs. It seems that the designer has chosen a slightly more spacy hull design.


D/L (Displacement Length Ratio)

What is Displacement Length Ratio?

The DL-ratio for Event 34 is 212 which categorizes this boat among 'light crusers & offshore racers'.

Heavy Light 66% 0 50 100
66% of all similar sailboat designs are categorized as heavier. A light displacement requires less sailarea and has higher accellerations.


SA/D (Sail Area Displacement ratio)

What is SA/D (Sail Area Displacement ratio)?

The SA/D for Event 34 with ISO 8666 reference sail is 14.7, with a 135% genua the SA/D is 17.3.

Low High 24% 0 50 100
The SA/D ratio indicates that it is faster than 24% of all similar sailboat designs in light wind.


Maintenance

Rig

Dimensions of sail for fractional rig.

mainsail specifications headsail specifications

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If you need to renew parts of your running rig and is not quite sure of the dimensions, you may find the estimates computed below useful.



Guiding dimensions of running rig
UsageLengthDiameter
Mainsail halyard 30.1 m(98.6 feet)10 mm(3/8 inch)
Jib/genoa halyard30.1 m(98.6 feet)10 mm(3/8 inch)
Spinnaker halyard30.1 m(98.6 feet)10 mm(3/8 inch)
Jib sheet 10.3 m(34.0 feet)12 mm(1/2 inch)
Genoa sheet10.3 m(34.0 feet)12 mm(1/2 inch)
Mainsheet 25.9 m(84.9 feet)12 mm(1/2 inch)
Spinnaker sheet22.8 m(74.7 feet)12 mm(1/2 inch)
Cunningham3.8 m(12.3 feet)10 mm(3/8 inch)
Kickingstrap7.5 m(24.6 feet)10 mm(3/8 inch)
Clew-outhaul7.5 m(24.6 feet)10 mm(3/8 inch)

Boat owner's ideas

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Finally

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