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353:Beneteau 34
221:Bermuda rig
204:Spade-type
166:Engine type
81:Beneteau 34
27:Development
22:Beneteau 34
1754:Categories
1677:R/C series
1349:260 Spirit
1160:Catamarans
930:US Sailing
900:"Beneteau"
869:"Beneteau"
551:References
523:In a 2008
509:hull speed
446:plumb stem
423:fractional
415:glassfibre
389:Production
383:Oceanis 34
378:magazine.
361:Finot/Conq
130:glassfibre
58:Builder(s)
36:Finot/Conq
1760:Keelboats
1486:Cabochard
1481:Baroudeur
487:"V"-berth
434:aluminium
430:spreaders
201:Rudder(s)
1736:First 14
1729:Dinghies
1668:Platu 25
1648:Figaro 3
1643:Figaro 2
1496:Escapade
1369:Class 10
1223:Evasion
990:Beneteau
986:Sailboat
932:(2023).
908:Archived
877:Archived
846:Archived
815:Archived
777:Archived
743:Archived
712:Archived
681:Archived
635:Archived
589:Archived
539:See also
411:keelboat
395:Beneteau
357:sailboat
291:Mainsail
276:Sailplan
217:Rig type
120:monohull
62:Beneteau
42:Location
32:Designer
1663:Mumm 36
1658:Mumm 30
1653:Farr 30
1633:Class 8
1491:Capelan
1173:Blue 41
1168:Blue II
943:25 June
914:25 June
883:25 June
852:25 June
821:25 June
783:25 June
749:25 June
718:25 June
687:25 June
641:25 June
595:25 June
365:cruiser
334:147-150
193:Ballast
72:Cruiser
1638:Figaro
494:galley
473:Yanmar
454:rudder
405:Design
324:Racing
206:rudder
170:Yanmar
45:France
1628:1 Ton
1537:44 CC
1527:42 CC
1299:18 SE
1039:44 CC
1029:42 CC
490:berth
458:wheel
440:wire
426:sloop
419:balsa
363:as a
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306:genoa
284:sloop
279:9/10
271:Sails
102:Draft
1740:Wizz
1512:35.1
1410:51.5
1405:44.3
1400:43.4
1395:43.3
1390:41.3
1385:37.2
1324:34.7
1314:25.7
1214:51.5
1209:50.5
1204:50.4
1199:43.4
1194:43.3
1189:39.3
1150:6.60
1145:5.50
1140:5.20
1135:4.70
1014:34.7
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916:2023
885:2023
854:2023
823:2023
785:2023
751:2023
720:2023
689:2023
643:2023
597:2023
513:PHRF
502:head
462:keel
448:, a
432:and
351:The
330:PHRF
308:area
293:area
157:Beam
116:Type
111:Hull
86:Boat
78:Name
68:Role
53:2008
50:Year
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1715:363
1710:323
1705:322
1700:311
1612:523
1607:473
1602:461
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1339:210
1309:25S
1284:10R
1119:523
1114:473
1109:461
1104:423
1099:393
1094:373
1089:361
1084:343
1079:331
1074:323
1069:311
397:in
302:Jib
212:Rig
147:LWL
137:LOA
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