Didi 34 radius chine plywood boat
"Spoon", the first Didi 34, was built by
Gert Bruwer of Saldanha Bay,
South Africa

Didi 34 radius chine plywood boat

 

Didi 34 radius chine plywood boat

 

Didi 34 radius chine plywood boat

 

Didi 34 radius chine plywood boat

 

Didi 34 "Spoon" on launch day

Didi 34 "Spoon" on launch day

Didi 34 "Spoon" on launch day

Didi 34 "Wasabi"

Didi 34 "Spoon" galley

Didi 34 "Spoon" interior looking forward

Didi 34 "Spoon" under sail

 

CHARACTERISTICS

LOA 10,50m (34'5")

LWL 9,60m (31'6")

Beam 3,40m (11'2")

Draft 1,90m (6'3")

Displ to DWL 4300kg (9477lb)

Displ IMS trim 3600kg (7935lb)

Ballast 1730kg (3813lb)

Waterplane area 17.07sq.m (184sq.ft)

Immersion rate 175kg/cm (980lb/inch)

Wetted surface 24.4sq.m (263sq.ft)

Sail area (main + 100% fore triangle) 49.8sq.m (536sq.ft)

Sail Area/Wetted Surface 2.04

Sail Area/Displ 18.7

Displ/length 135

Prismatic coef .56

Block coef .43

Fineness coef .66

Righting Moment @ 30 deg 2908kgm (21034ft.lb)

Righting Moment @ 60 deg 3912kgm (28296ft.lb)

Righting Moment @ 90 deg 2952kgm (21352ft.lb)

I 12,24m (40'2")

J 3,62m (11'10")

P 12,50m (35'11")

E 4,5m (14'9")

Mainsail (excl roach) 28,13sq.m (303sq.ft)

Foretriangle 21,70sq.m (234sq.ft)

150% Genoa 38,28sq.m (412sq.ft)

Powering 15-25hp diesel

Headroom aft 1.87m (6'2")

Headroom at mast 1.76m (5'9")

Fuel 150 litres (41 US gals)

Water 600 litres (165 US gals)