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H05525	Victoria 34 cutter			Lying	afloat Cornwall
Builder	Victoria Marine, Southampton			Year	1991
Builder	Victoria Marine, Southampton			Price	£48,000
Length on deck *	34' 3"	Sail area	approx 570 sq ft *	Brief details
LWL	28' 4"	Rig	Cutter	The Victoria 34 is a modern classic, a traditional styled cruising yacht with a very high quality build and fit-out. Shortly after the design was introduced, 'Yachting Monthly' reviewed the boat and commented "....Conservative through and through, she is deceptively fast and powerful too". This yacht had a new engine in 2016 and a further extremely expensive refit in 2021 including totally renewed teak decks and cockpit teak.
Beam	10' 8"	Cabins	2
Draught	4' 10"	Berths	5/6
Displacement	12,719 lbs	Engine	Yanmar 3YM30AE diesel
Ballast	5,525 lbs	BHP	27
Keel type	Fin and skeg with lead encapsulated ballast
* Length overall and sail area of the cutter version are not shown on the builders brochures. The figures given are for the sloop rig: whilst sail area is probably similar y=the overall length will be slightly higher.

Designed for Victoria Marine by American Chuck Paine, whose cruising boats are always geared towards genuine sea-going, the Victoria 34 has a longish shallow fin keel and a strong skeg-hung rudder. The boats were built to Lloyds specs, with solid GRP hulls and balsa-cored decks. The design continued in production from 1985 to around 2000. Victoria Marine could make minor changes to internal fittings as a semi-custom build, so not all are identical.

The Victoria 34 was designed to be either tiller or wheel steered, this yacht being wheel-steered. She has a moderate draught fin keel with encapsulated lead ballast. Options included cutter rig with a short bowsprit, as in this yacht, or sloop rig without bowsprit.

Very traditional in appearance (looking almost like a mini version of Paine's bigger Bowmans), the Victoria 34 was chosen as one of the models bought by the Army as adventure training yachts - they always chose tough boats! They were always expensive boats for their size, and this shows in the quality of the joinery and equipment.

Yachtsnet photographs and video May 2025

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	Photographs May 2025
	The original teak decking, cockpit seating and cockpit sole, was removed and renewed in 2021 with 12mm teak at a total cost of considerably over £30,000. Now in 2025 there is no visible wear on this new teak.

The autopilot is a Raymarine linear drive type, and on the stern is a Hydrovane servo-pendulum vane gear.

There is an infill piece to make the forward cabin berth into a double.
The polished bronze opening portlights are non-standard, and look lovely.

Saloon headroom is 6' 1"

The berth aft of the chart table which is described in the builders brochure as a double, is used by the
present owners as a storage area. The Yanmar 3YM30AE engine was fitted in 2016, and has run
only around 360 hours to date.

Photo above ashore 2023 - by courtesy of Paul Kerridge yacht surveyors

This is a genuine traditional cruising yacht, with a history of moderately long-distance passage-making (Mediterranean and Caribbean) but subsequently has been very expensively professionally refitted. In the present ownership for only two years, she is for sale now only because of health reasons.

Inventory:
Engine details		Yanmar 3YM30AE three-cylinder freshwater cooled diesel, installed new in 2016, run approx 360 hours
Fuel tank capacity		83 litres
Propeller		Three bladed on shaft drive
Batteries		2 x 110AH services batteries and separate engine starting battery
Battery charging/electrics		Engine alternator, Mastervolt shorepower charger and movable solar panel
Sails and deck equipment
Rig details		Sloop rig, Selden alloy spars with S/S standing rigging replaced 2014. Boom brake.
Mainsail		Battened mainsail with slab reefing and stackpack type cover
Jib		Roller jib on headstay
Jib furling		Harken Mk 4
Staysail		Hank on staysail
Primary winches		2 x Lewmar 43 two-speed self-tailing
Secondary winches		2 x Lewmar 16 self-tailing for staysail sheets
Mast winches		2 x Lewmar 16 halliard winches and Lewmar 8 reefing winch
Bower anchor		Rocna Vulcan with 50 metres stainless steel chain
Kedge anchors		CQR
Anchor windlass		Simpson-Lawrence Anchorman manual windlass
Steering		Whitlock Cobra wheel with emergency tiller
Self-steering		Hydrovane servo-pendulum windvane
Autopilot		Raymarine ST6000+ with linear drive
Steering compass		Plastimo Olympic 135 on binnacle
Warps & fenders		4 warps and 6 fenders
Miscellaneous		Cockpit sprayhood, cockpit table
Navigation Equipment and instruments
Radar		JRC 1000 radar with monochrome LCD display at chart table
Log/speed		Raymarine i50
Depth sounder		Raymarine ST60+
Windspeed/direction		Raymarine i50
Navtex		ICS-NAV6
VHF radio		Icom IC-M120 non-DSC
Safety/emergency equipment
Lifebuoy		Horseshoe with danbuoy
Bilge pumps		Manual and electric pumps
Miscellaneous		Jackstays and in-date flares
Interior
Cabin layout		Forecabin, heads and saloon
Cabin heating		Eberspacher D4 blown hot air diesel heating
Berths		5/6. Forecabin vee-berth with infill to make double, two settee berths in saloon and "small double" quarterberth aft of chart table
Water tank capacity		approx 35 gallons. Hot and cold pressurised water from engine calorifier
Cooker		Taylors 043 two-burner and oven - gas
Coolbox		Refrigerated coolbox
Heads		Jabsco
Miscellaneous
Dinghy	*	Inflatable - new 2025 - available by separate negotiation
Outboard	*	Suzuki 2.5 four-stroke - new 2024 - available by separate negotiation
These particulars are believed to be correct but cannot be guaranteed and are subject to confirmation by the purchaser subject to still being available. For further information or to arrange a viewing, please contact Yachtsnet on 01326-212234 or

The particulars detailed herein are intended to give a fair description of the vessel but their accuracy cannot be guaranteed. These particulars are not a part of any contract or offer, and are supplied on the understanding that all negotiations shall be conducted via Yachtsnet Ltd., who are acting as brokers for the vendor. The vendor is not selling in the course of business unless otherwise stated. The prospective purchaser is strongly recommended to check the particulars, and where appropriate, at his own expense, to employ qualified agents to carry out surveys, structural and/or mechanical & electrical checks or tests

UK sailing yacht brokerage and boat sales

SOLD

H05525

Victoria 34 cutter

Lying

afloat Cornwall

Builder

Victoria Marine, Southampton

Year

1991

Price

£48,000

Length on deck *

34' 3"

Sail area

approx 570 sq ft *

Brief details

LWL

28' 4"

Rig

Cutter

Beam

10' 8"

Cabins

2

Draught

4' 10"

Berths

5/6

Displacement

12,719 lbs

Engine

Yanmar 3YM30AE diesel

Ballast

5,525 lbs

BHP

27

Keel type

Fin and skeg with lead encapsulated ballast

* Length overall and sail area of the cutter version are not shown on the builders brochures. The figures given are for the sloop rig: whilst sail area is probably similar y=the overall length will be slightly higher.

Yachtsnet photographs and video May 2025

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Photographs May 2025

The original teak decking, cockpit seating and cockpit sole, was removed and renewed in 2021 with 12mm teak at a total cost of considerably over £30,000. Now in 2025 there is no visible wear on this new teak.

The autopilot is a Raymarine linear drive type, and on the stern is a Hydrovane servo-pendulum vane gear.

There is an infill piece to make the forward cabin berth into a double. The polished bronze opening portlights are non-standard, and look lovely.

Saloon headroom is 6' 1"

The berth aft of the chart table which is described in the builders brochure as a double, is used by the present owners as a storage area. The Yanmar 3YM30AE engine was fitted in 2016, and has run only around 360 hours to date.

Photo above ashore 2023 - by courtesy of Paul Kerridge yacht surveyors

This is a genuine traditional cruising yacht, with a history of moderately long-distance passage-making (Mediterranean and Caribbean) but subsequently has been very expensively professionally refitted. In the present ownership for only two years, she is for sale now only because of health reasons.

Inventory:

Engine details

Yanmar 3YM30AE three-cylinder freshwater cooled diesel, installed new in 2016, run approx 360 hours

Fuel tank capacity

83 litres

Propeller

Three bladed on shaft drive

Batteries

2 x 110AH services batteries and separate engine starting battery

Battery charging/electrics

Engine alternator, Mastervolt shorepower charger and movable solar panel

Sails and deck equipment

Rig details

Sloop rig, Selden alloy spars with S/S standing rigging replaced 2014. Boom brake.

Mainsail

Battened mainsail with slab reefing and stackpack type cover

Jib

Roller jib on headstay

Jib furling

Harken Mk 4

Staysail

Hank on staysail

Primary winches

2 x Lewmar 43 two-speed self-tailing

Secondary winches

2 x Lewmar 16 self-tailing for staysail sheets

Mast winches

2 x Lewmar 16 halliard winches and Lewmar 8 reefing winch

Bower anchor

Rocna Vulcan with 50 metres stainless steel chain

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There is an infill piece to make the forward cabin berth into a double.
The polished bronze opening portlights are non-standard, and look lovely.

The berth aft of the chart table which is described in the builders brochure as a double, is used by the
present owners as a storage area. The Yanmar 3YM30AE engine was fitted in 2016, and has run
only around 360 hours to date.