S&S 34 Sailboats for Sale & Market Overview

Drawing Diagram

Builder drawing

Hull type

Monohull · fin

Rig

Masthead Sloop

LOA

33.5' · 10.21 m

Displ.

9,195 lbs · 4,171 kg

First year

1968

The Sparkman & Stephens 34, or S&S 34, is a quintessential example of the "Golden Era" of yacht design, a vessel that bridged the gap between traditional heavydisplacement cruisers and the modern performanceoriented racer. Born from the drawing boards of the legendary Olin Stephens in 1966—specifically as Design No. 1934—the boat was originally commissioned for British yachtsman Michael Winfield. It gained international fame almost immediately when Sir Edward Heath campaigned his first Morning Cloud to victory in the 1969 SydneyHobart Race. While primarily built by Winfield & Partners in the United Kingdom and Swarbrick Brothers in Australia, the S&S 34 became a global standard for seaworthiness, eventually becoming the vessel of choice for some of history's most ambitious solo circumnavigations.