Seller's Description
**CRUISE READY**
Beautiful Sabre 34 shoal draft (4’) / center board keel (7’8”) MK II Racer/Cruiser ready to Sail Away.
Great Suite of Sails, New Isinglass, Large 10’’ Garmin plotter
New Davits just installed, Low Engine Hours (1150), overhauled/painted Mast
Annual winterization and haul out (mast down and shrink wrapped) since new
The Sabre brand of sailboats doesn’t get enough recognition in the market - they are a rare breed of high quality, semi-custom sailboats ranking high on the performance scale, and known to be a very well built boat.
Topaz spent the majority of her life, and its two owners, up in New England, where she was sailed for the summer months and then pulled out on the hard, mast unstepped, winterized and shrink wrapped. So, she had breakdown and re-rigging activities each year which shows when you examine the gel coat, hatches, rigging and deck - nearly zero gel coat cracks.
The current owners purchased the boat in 2018 and relocated to St. Simons Island, GA. in 2020 where they cruise the ICW and the surrounding barrier islands. The current owners have put some nice work into making Topaz perfect and in good sound condition for the next owner. Topaz would be the perfect boat for the cruising couple or small family looking for a comfortable, well built, safe cruising boat with great sailing performance for local club races.
This is a very clean, well maintained and thought after Sabre - she looks pristine and is a very good value for money. If you’re needing shipping quotes, I can help with that too. Dunbar ships boats as far away as California and can assist with trailer/ship prep so that boat arrives perfect - please get in touch.
Equipment: Inside Equipment Electric Bilge Pump Oven Manual Bilge Pump Electric Head Hot Water Battery Charger Electrical Equipment Shore Power Inlet Outside Equipment/Extras Cockpit Shower Davit(s) Cockpit Table Swimming Ladder
Specs
- Designer
- Roger Hewson
- Builder
- Sabre Yachts
- Association
- Sabre Owners Association
- # Built
- 170
- Hull
- Monohull
- Keel
- Fin
- Rudder
- Skeg
- Construction
- FG
Dimensions
- Length Overall
- 33′ 11″ / 10.4 m
- Waterline Length
- 28′ 2″ / 8.6 m
- Beam
- 11′ 2″ / 3.4 m
- Draft
- 4′ 3″ / 1.3 m
- Displacement
- 11,500 lb / 5,216 kg
- Ballast
- 4,600 lb / 2,087 kg (Lead)
Rig and Sails
- Type
- Sloop
- Reported Sail Area
- 541′² / 50.3 m²
- Total Sail Area
- 540′² / 50.2 m²
Mainsail
- Sail Area
- 233′² / 21.6 m²
- P
- 39′ 1″ / 11.9 m
- E
- 11′ 10″ / 3.6 m
- Air Draft
- ?
Foresail
- Sail Area
- 307′² / 28.6 m²
- I
- 44′ 8″ / 13.6 m
- J
- 13′ 8″ / 4.2 m
- Forestay Length
- 46′ 9″ / 14.3 m
Auxilary Power
- Make
- Westerbeke
- Model
- 27-4
- HP
- 27
- Fuel Type
- Diesel
- Fuel Capacity
- 25 gal / 95 l
- Engine Hours
- ?
Accomodations
- Water Capacity
- 75 gal / 284 l
- Holding Tank Capacity
- ?
- Headroom
- ?
- Cabins
- ?
Calculations
- Hull Speed
-
8.1 kn
Classic: 7.12 kn
Hull Speed
The theoretical maximum speed that a displacement hull can move efficiently through the water is determined by it's waterline length and displacement. It may be unable to reach this speed if the boat is underpowered or heavily loaded, though it may exceed this speed given enough power. Read more.
Formula
Classic hull speed formula:
Hull Speed = 1.34 x √LWL
A more accurate formula devised by Dave Gerr in The Propeller Handbook replaces the Speed/Length ratio constant of 1.34 with a calculation based on the Displacement/Length ratio.
Max Speed/Length ratio = 8.26 ÷ Displacement/Length ratio.311
Hull Speed = Max Speed/Length ratio x √LWL
- Sail Area/Displacement
-
17.0
Sail Area / Displacement Ratio
A measure of the power of the sails relative to the weight of the boat. The higher the number, the higher the performance, but the harder the boat will be to handle. This ratio is a "non-dimensional" value that facilitates comparisons between boats of different types and sizes. Read more.
Formula
SA/D = SA ÷ (D ÷ 64)2/3
- SA: Sail area in square feet, derived by adding the mainsail area to 100% of the foretriangle area (the lateral area above the deck between the mast and the forestay).
- D: Displacement in pounds.
- Ballast/Displacement
-
40.0
>40: stiffer, more powerful
Ballast / Displacement Ratio
A measure of the stability of a boat's hull that suggests how well a monohull will stand up to its sails. The ballast displacement ratio indicates how much of the weight of a boat is placed for maximum stability against capsizing and is an indicator of stiffness and resistance to capsize.
Formula
Ballast / Displacement * 100
- Displacement/Length
-
227.8
200-300: moderate
Displacement / Length Ratio
A measure of the weight of the boat relative to it's length at the waterline. The higher a boat’s D/L ratio, the more easily it will carry a load and the more comfortable its motion will be. The lower a boat's ratio is, the less power it takes to drive the boat to its nominal hull speed or beyond. Read more.
Formula
D/L = (D ÷ 2240) ÷ (0.01 x LWL)³
- D: Displacement of the boat in pounds.
- LWL: Waterline length in feet
- Comfort Ratio
-
23.7
20-30: coastal cruiser
Comfort Ratio
This ratio assess how quickly and abruptly a boat’s hull reacts to waves in a significant seaway, these being the elements of a boat’s motion most likely to cause seasickness. Read more.
Formula
Comfort ratio = D ÷ (.65 x (.7 LWL + .3 LOA) x Beam1.33)
- D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
- LWL: Waterline length in feet
- LOA: Length overall in feet
- Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet
- Capsize Screening
-
2.0
<2.0: better suited for ocean passages
Capsize Screening Formula
This formula attempts to indicate whether a given boat might be too wide and light to readily right itself after being overturned in extreme conditions. Read more.
Formula
CSV = Beam ÷ ³√(D / 64)
- Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet
- D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
Notes
SABRE 34-2 refers to hulls #256 - #430.
Keel/CB version:
Draft BD: 7.7’/2.35m
Draft BU: 4.0’/1.22m
Disp. 11900 lbs./5398 kg
Bal. 4900 lbs./2223 kg
Wing keel version:
Draft: 4.0’/1.22m
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