Design and Construction
Brohäll's hull is a solid fibreglass monohull with wood trim, a raked stem, and a slightly angled transom, carrying 3,750 pounds of ballast against an 8,820-pound displacement for a 43 percent ballast ratio that beats 62 percent of comparable designs. The fixed fin keel itself is iron, paired with a skeg-mounted rudder controlled by a wheel. At 33.67 feet overall with a 27.33-foot waterline and 10.82-foot beam, the length-to-beam ratio of 3.09 makes her roomier than 62 percent of all other designs, and the 5.17-foot standard draft keeps her into most marinas. She is a recreational keelboat of moderate displacement — a DL-ratio of 198 places her among "moderate racers," with 76 percent of similar sailboats rated heavier.
Rig and Handling
The Singoalla 34 wears a deck-stepped aluminum masthead sloop rig with wire standing rigging and a single unswept spreader set. Sail area with the reference mainsail and jib is about 501 square feet, and a 135 percent genoa pushes the sail-area-to-displacement ratio to 21.8, a figure that leaves her faster than 73 percent of similar boats in light wind. The same data describes her as significantly overrigged — carrying more rig than 85 percent of similar sailboats — which, with the 7-knot theoretical hull speed, sketches a boat built to move under canvas rather than motor. A symmetrical spinnaker of 969 square feet is an option for downwind work.
Accommodations
Below, the Singoalla 34 is laid out for six with a double V-berth in the bow cabin, a U-shaped and a straight settee around a drop-leaf table in the main saloon, and an aft double berth to starboard. The U-shaped galley sits portside just forward of the companionway, fitted with a two-burner stove and sink, while the navigation station faces it to starboard. The enclosed head is just aft of the bow cabin on the port side. Headroom is above average for the class, and the boat is equipped with nine berths including the settee conversions.
Power and Specifications
The standard Swedish Albin Marine AD-21 diesel of 22 horsepower is there for docking and manoeuvring, turning a shaft drive and giving a calculated 6.0-knot max; a smaller AD-2 of 20 horsepower was also fitted to some, at 5.7 knots. Fuel capacity is 19.8 US gallons and fresh water 42.3 US gallons. The motion comfort ratio of roughly 19.2 to 20.2 is more comfortable than only 21 percent of similar designs, and a capsize screening value of 2.07 means she would not qualify for ocean racing — a coastal cruiser by the numbers, not a bluewater racer.
The Verdict
The Singoalla 34 is a Brohäll cruiser with an unusually generous beam and a powerful light-air rig, let down for offshore ambitions by her capsize screening and comfort figures but well suited to sheltered-water and coastal cruising in a compact, scarce package.
Pros
- Beam-driven interior volume exceeding most peers
- Light-wind speed advantage from high sail-area-to-displacement ratio
- Shallow-enough draft for marina access
Cons
- Capsize screening excludes ocean racing
- Comfort ratio below most similar designs
- Brief production and low sales
