With a comfy motion and
predictable handling, this is a
good boat for long-distance cruisingThe Sadler 34 evolved from the 32 and
while the 32 was a tough, capable seakindly
yacht, the 34 offers much more in the way of
accommodation thanks to her wider beam.
Apart from being pretty, the most notable
feature of the 34 is her double-skinned hull,
sandwiched with thick closed-cell foam,
making her unsinkable and eliminating
condensation thanks to the added insulation.
She came with a deep fin, shoal fin or
bilge keels, and the post-1990 models had a
Stephen Jones-designed, foiled fin keel with
ballast bulb that upped upwind performance.
Under sail, she is responsive and vice free
with a comfy motion and predictable handling.
While her pinched (in modern terms) stern
might limit the width of the aft cabin, it workswell at sea, allowing her deep full skeg-hung
rudder to keep a good bite on the water.
The Sadler 34 is quite a powerful
performer and despite having a fairly
high displacement, achieves excellent
passage times due to her ability to soldier
on through foul weather and rough seas.
Her deep and secure cockpit is perfectly
dimensioned so as not to get thrown around
at sea and yet it
provides enough
clear seating for
dining alfresco
with mates.
Stowage is also
good, especially in
the full-depth lockerto port. There are harness points in the
cockpit but the mainsheet track runs across
the bridge deck, which can catch out the
unwary if the traveller isn’t locked in place.
On deck, the layout is practical and the
side decks uncluttered. Her foredeck is set
up ideally for regular anchoring with a twin-
roller stem head fitting and big anchor locker.
Her accommodation is spacious enough
for four. Though it was
called a ‘double’ aft
cabin, it only really
works as a single,
roomy quarterberth.
She has an excellent
U-shaped galley where
pretty much everything
can be reached with
ease. The chart table
opposite faces forward
with its own seat and
there’s room aplenty
for instruments and pilot books. Her saloon
is roomy and the table and seating are large
enough for six to dine in comfort.
To port, the heads has a basin and its own
door, allowing access to the forecabin. But in
shower mode, the entire compartment runs
athwartships which isn’t ideal, especially as
the hanging locker is in the same enclosure.
There’s a decent-sized vee berth forward
which makes an ideal owner’s cabin at
anchor. Stowage is reasonable although
the watertank is under the starboard settee.SADLER 34
SPECIFICATIONS
LOA 10.59m (34ft 9in)
LWL 8.48m (27ft 10in)
BEAM 3.27m (10ft 9in)
DRAUGHT
(Fin) 1.77m (5ft 10in)
DISPLACEMENT
5,818kg (12,800lb)
DESIGNER Martin Sadler
BUILDER Sadler Yachts
OWNERS ASSOCIATION
http://www.sadlerand
starlight.co.ukThe Sadler 34 is a beamier
development of the Sadler 32With lots of wood, accommodation
is comfortable for four crewFIND ME A...
PRICE £20£35,000 YEAR 19831997