Review of M 34 Tour de France

Basic specs.

The M 34 Tour de France is a sailboat designed by the maritime architect bureau Joubert / Nivelt together with Alexandre Mercier from France.

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Interior

The boat is equipped with 4+2 berths and 100.0 liter fresh water capacity.

Sailing characteristics

This section covers widely used rules of thumb to describe the sailing characteristics. Please note that even though the calculations are correct, the interpretation of the results might not be valid for extreme boats.

Stability and Safety

What is Capsize Screening Formula (CSF)?

The capsize screening value for M 34 Tour de France is 2.24, indicating that this boat would not be accepted to participate in ocean races.

EU classification

M 34 Tour de France holds a CE certification:

The boat is by European Union certified as Class A. OCEAN:

Designed for extended voyages where conditions may exceed wind force 8 (Beaufort scale) and significant wave heights of 4 m and above but excluding abnormal conditions, and vessels largely self-sufficient.

Immersion rate

The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for M 34 Tour de France is about 206 kg/cm, alternatively 1156 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 206 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 1156 lbs cargo on the boat it will sink 1 inch.

Sailing statistics

This section is statistical comparison with similar boats of the same category. The basis of the following statistical computations is our unique database with more than 26,000 different boat types and 350,000 data points.

L/B (Length Beam Ratio)

What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?

The l/b ratio for M 34 Tour de France is 3.47.

Compared with other similar sailboats it is slimmer than 76% of all other designs. It seems that the designer has chosen a significantly more speedy hull design.

Maintenance

Rig

If you need to renew parts of your running rig and is not quite sure of the dimensions, you may find the estimates computed below useful.

**Guiding dimensions of running rig**
Usage	Length		Diameter
Jib sheet	10.3 m	(33.9 feet)	12 mm	(1/2 inch)
Genoa sheet	10.3 m	(33.9 feet)	12 mm	(1/2 inch)
Mainsheet	25.9 m	(84.8 feet)	12 mm	(1/2 inch)
Spinnaker sheet	22.7 m	(74.6 feet)	12 mm	(1/2 inch)

Boat owner's ideas

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Finally

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References

[Ref 1]: ISO 8666 Small craft — Principal data.
[Ref 3]: ISO 12215-5 Small craft — Hull construction and scantlings.