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The Sea Sprite 34, also called the Luders 34, is an
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that was designed by
Bill Luders Alfred Edward "Bill" Luders, Jr. (December 31, 1909 – January 31, 1999) was an American naval architect, who designed all but one of the Sea Sprite Sailing Yachts. Born in Stamford, Connecticut, Luders attended The Hill School in Pottstown, ...
as a cruiser and first built in 1980. The design is the largest of the series of
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.


Production

The design was built by C. E. Ryder in
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,
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. The company completed 45 examples, but it is now out of production.


Design

The Sea Sprite 34 is a recreational
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, built predominantly of
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, with wood trim. It has a fractional
sloop A sloop is a sailboat with a single mast typically having only one headsail in front of the mast and one mainsail aft of (behind) the mast. Such an arrangement is called a fore-and-aft rig, and can be rigged as a Bermuda rig with triangular sa ...
rig, with a keel-stepped mast, a spooned
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, a raised
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, a keel-mounted
rudder A rudder is a primary control surface used to steer a ship, boat, submarine, hovercraft, aircraft, or other vehicle that moves through a fluid medium (generally aircraft, air or watercraft, water). On an aircraft the rudder is used primarily to ...
controlled by a
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and a fixed long
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. It displaces and carries of lead ballast. The boat has a draft of with the standard long keel fitted. The boat is fitted with a
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Model 30
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of . The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank has a capacity of . The boat's
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is located on the port side of the cabin and includes a
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sink and a two-burner stove. The
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is located forward, just aft of the bow "V"-berth. Additional sleeping space is provided by the dinette settees. Ventilation is provided by a forward hatch. The design has a
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of .


See also

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List of sailing boat types The following is a partial list of sailboat types and sailing classes, including keelboats, dinghies and multihull ( catamarans and trimarans). Olympic classes World Sailing Classes Historically known as the IYRU (International Yacht Racing ...
Related development *
Sea Sprite 27 The Sea Sprite 27, also called the Sea Sprite 28 and the Luders 28, is an American sailboat that was designed by Bill Luders as a cruiser and first built in 1960.Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Editi ...
Similar sailboats *
Beneteau 331 The Beneteau 331 is a French sailboat that was designed by Group Finot/Conq for cruising and first built in 1999. The Beneteau 331 has also been marketed as the Oceanis 331, Oceanis Clipper 331 and Moorings 332. The design replaced the Oce ...
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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 racer/ cruiser and first built in 1982. Production The design was built by Beneteau in France between 1982 and 19 ...
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C&C 34 The C&C 34 is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by Robert W. Ball and first built in 1977. The design was replaced in the C&C line in 1989 by a new Robert Ball design, the C&C 34/36. Production The boat was built by C&C Yachts in Canada ...
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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 ...
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Catalina 34 The Catalina 34 is an American sailboat designed by Frank V. Butler and first built in 1985. The design is out of production. Production The boat was built by Catalina Yachts in the United States, which completed 1,438 examples. Design The ...
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Coast 34 The Coast 34 is a Canadian sailboat that was designed by Bruce Roberts and Grahame Shannon as a cruiser and first built in 1980.Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition'', pages 266-267. Houghton Miff ...
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Columbia 34 The Columbia 34 is an American sailboat that was designed by Wirth Munroe and Richard Valdez as a cruiser and first built in 1966. The Columbia 34 is a development of the Columbia 33 Caribbean, using a deck adapted from the Columbia 40. The ...
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Columbia 34 Mark II The Columbia 34 Mark II is an American sailboat that was designed by William H. Tripp Jr. as a coastal cruising sailboat and first built in 1970. The Columbia 34 Mark II's hull molds were later used to develop the Coronado 35 and also the Hugh ...
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Creekmore 34 The Creekmore 34 is an American sailboat that was designed by Lee Creekmore as a cruiser and first built in 1975. The Creekmore 34 design was developed into the Endeavour 37 in 1977. A hull from a Creekmore 34 was extended by and then used as ...
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Crown 34 The Crown 34 is a Canadian sailboat, 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, C ...
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CS 34 The CS 34 is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by Tony Castro and first built in 1989. The design is out of production. Production The boat was built by CS Yachts in Canada and is derived from the MG 335 also designed by Castro and built ...
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Express 34 The Express 34 is an American light displacement sailboat, designed by Carl Schumacher as a racer-cruiser and first built in 1986. Production The design was built by Alsberg Brothers Boatworks in Santa Cruz, California from 1986 to 1988, but ...
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Hunter 34 The Hunter 34 is an American sailboat, that was designed by Cortland Steck. Production The boat was built by Hunter Marine in the United States between 1983 and 1987, but it is now out of production. Design The Hunter 34 is a small recreation ...
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San Juan 34 The San Juan 34 is an American sailboat, that was originally designed by Canadian Hein Driehuyzen, modified by Don Clark and first built in 1980. The San Juan 34 design is a development of the 1975 Crown 34. Production The Crown 34 was first ...
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S&S 34 S&S 34 is a cruising and racing fibreglass monohull sailboat class. It was based on a design by Olin Stephens from Sparkman and Stephens after a commission from British yachtsman Michael Winfield. The design features a skeg-hung rudder and a ...
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Sun Odyssey 349 The Sun Odyssey 349 is a French sailboat that was designed by Marc Lombard Design for Cruising (maritime), cruising and first built in 2014. Production The design is built by Jeanneau in France and in the United States starting in 2014. It rem ...
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Tartan 34-2 The Tartan 34-2 is an American sailboat, that was designed by Sparkman & Stephens and first built in 1984. The Tartan 34-2 is a development of the 1979 Sparkman & Stephens-designed Tartan 33 R, with the stern extended and a different interio ...
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UFO 34 UFO 34 is a cruising and racing fibreglass monohull sailboat class. It is a sloop based on a design by Holman and Pye. The design features a spade rudder and a Bermuda rig with a large, overlapping headsail. Over 150 UFO 34s have been built both i ...
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Viking 34 The Viking 34 is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by C&C Design and first built in 1973. The Viking 34 is a development of the Viking 33, with a taller mast, 4% more sail area, a deeper Peterson-style keel and a revised interior layout ...


References


External links

* {{Sea Sprite sailboats Keelboats 1980s sailboat type designs Sailing yachts Sailboat type designs by Bill Luders Sailboat types built by C. E. Ryder