Welcome to Coast 34 Owners - a site dedicated to Coast 34 sailboats.
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August 23, 2022 Claus Andrup writes: I am a former owner of the the Randle Yacht Corporation/Cape Marine Corporation which followed Peter Randle's Marquis Marine. Between 1992 and 1996 I worked with Peter. At the time we had a wonderful rendition/painting of the Coast 34 at the shop which now hangs in my basement. Now in the process of downsizing I am interested in finding a buyer for this piece of Coast 34 memorabilia (Asking: Canadian $500). Claus can be reached at clausandrup at me DOT com
August 15, 2022 - Robert Bent is interested in getting in touch with the Jack Pyle, the owner of Gypsy Soul, or making contact with anyone considering selling their Coast 34. He can be reached at rpbent at shaw DOT ca
The Coast 34 is a seaworthy double ender, most often sporting a cutter rig. It is a semi-custom boat based on the Roberts 341, which was designed by Grahame Shannon while he worked for the Bruce Roberts Design Group. Since about 1980 more than 50 have been built by various builders in British Columbia including Clearwater Marine, Cape Marine, Marquis Marine, and Randle Yachts. An informative brochure can be found here and an excellent review in Bluewater Boats can be found here.
Do you own a Coast 34? We would like to include you in our fleet and share our site with you! If you have information, technical data, or interesting stories about the Coast 34, we would love to hear from you. To get in touch with us, please contact Chris via email at crbennet at gmail.com.
Plan - Most Coast 34s seem to follow the layout shown above with variations in the V berth area, dining arrangement, and sink placement.
Profile
The side profile shows a 1/2 length keel with encapsulated ballast and a beefy skeg to protect the rudder. On many Coast 34s, the engine has been moved forward into a box under the companionway, which allows a regular, but short shaft to protrude from behind the keel, supported at the aft end by a strut. Other details that vary by boat include the number, size, and placement of portlights and location of chainplates.