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The Crown 34 is a Canadian
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, that was designed by Hein Driehuyzen and first built in 1975. The Crown 34 design was later developed into the San Juan 34 in 1980.


Production

The boat was built by Calgan Marine in North Vancouver, BC,
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, with 30 examples completed between 1975 and 1979. After production of the Crown 34 ended in 1979, the molds were sold to GlassFab of
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, United States. That company only built five examples, under the name Sun 1020. The molds were then repossessed by Calgan and later sold again, this time to the Clark Boat Company in
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. After some modifications, the design became the San Juan 34, which was introduced in 1980.


Design

The Crown 34 is a small recreational
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, built predominantly of
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, with wood trim. It has a
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rig, a
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, a
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-mounted
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and a fixed fin
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. It displaces and carries of ballast. The boat has a draft of with the standard keel fitted. The boat is fitted with a Japanese
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2QM15H
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of . The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank has a capacity of . The boat has a
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racing average handicap of 138 and a
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of .


See also

*
List of sailing boat types The following is a partial list of sailboat types and sailing classes, including keelboats, dinghy, dinghies, and multihull (catamarans and trimarans). Olympic classes World Sailing Classes Historically known as the IYRU (International Yacht ...
Similar sailboats * Beneteau 331 *
Beneteau First Class 10 The Beneteau First Class 10 is a French sailboat that was designed by Jean Marie Finot of Groupe Finot and Jacques Fauroux as a Sailing (sport), racer/Cruising (maritime), cruiser and first built in 1982. Production The design was built by Ben ...
* C&C 34 *
C&C 34/36 The C&C 34/36 is a Canadian sailboat series, designed by Robert W. Ball and first built in 1989. Ball was the chief designer for C&C Yachts between 1969 and 1991.Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Editi ...
* Catalina 34 * Coast 34 * Columbia 34 * Columbia 34 Mark II * Creekmore 34 * CS 34 * Express 34 * Hunter 34 * Sea Sprite 34 * Sun Odyssey 349 * Tartan 34 C * Tartan 34-2 * Viking 34


References

{{Calgan Marine Keelboats 1970s sailboat type designs Sailing yachts Sailboat type designs by Hein Driehuyzen Sailboat types built by Calgan Marine